The ten Tribes receiving the EPA grants are in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The grants will help fund climate pollution reduction action plans.
Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program provides $25 million in Tribal grants nationwide.
The CPRG program makes awards in two phases. CPRG Phase 1 includes noncompetitive funding for Tribes and U.S. territories to plan for greenhouse gas reduction across all sectors of their economies.
This CPRG funding will accelerate greenhouse gas reductions and advance environmental justice efforts in Tribal communities across the Mountains and Plains region.
KC Becker, EPA Regional Administrator
10 Tribes Receive Planning Grants
Ten Tribes in the EPA Mountains and Plains region each received $371,750 in CPRG planning grants. The tribes receiving Phase 1 planning grants are:
- Blackfeet Nation
- Chippewa Cree Tribe
- Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
- Norther Arapaho Tribe
- Northern Cheyenne Tribe
- Northwest Band of the Shoshone Nation
- Rosebeud Sioux Tribe
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe
- Spirit Lake Nation
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
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The Phase 2 grants will help fund implementation of the plans that the tribes and territories develop. The application deadline for Phase 2 is May 1, 2024. Complete applications must be submitted through Grants.gov to be considered for funding.
About EPA Region 8
EPA’s Region 8 is based in Denver. The Region serves Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and 28 tribal nations.
Like EPA’s other regional offices, Region is responsible for executing EPA programs within several states and territories.
EPA’s geographic focus enable the agency to address health and environmental concerns in a specific area of the country across a set of environmental, economic, cultural, and other conditions common in that area.
Learn More about EPA Region 8 by visiting its website.
