2022 Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes in the US
Deadline: 12-May-22
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 2022 Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes to ensure that hazardous waste is managed safely from “cradle to grave” from the moment it is generated; while it is transported, treated, or stored; until it is finally re-used or disposed of in a safe manner.
This grant program will support projects designed to develop and implement hazardous waste management programs. These programs must improve the applicant’s ability to properly identify, manage, or dispose of hazardous waste.
Types of Projects
Applicants must address at least one project type in their application:
Hazardous Waste Identification;
Hazardous Waste Generator Siting, Monitoring, and Compliance (Large Quantity, Small Quantity, and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators/Very Small Quantity Generators);
Hazardous Waste Minimization and Recycling, and the Management of Used Oil, and Universal Wastes;
Hazardous Waste Transportation;
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Siting, Permitting, Monitoring, Corrective Action, and Enforcement;
Land Disposal Restrictions; and
Combustion.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
Award Ceiling: $100,000
The estimated start date for projects resulting from this announcement is October 1, 2022. All project activities must be completed within the negotiated project performance period of one year.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from:
an Indian tribal government, or
an intertribal consortium or consortia.
An Indian tribal government is any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior as eligible for the special services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
A consortium is a partnership between two or more Indian tribal governments authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance under this program. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
Intertribal consortia are eligible to receive grants under this program only if the consortium demonstrates that all members of the consortium meet the eligibility requirements for the grant and authorize the consortium to apply for and receive assistance by submitting to EPA documentation of:
the existence of the partnership between Indian tribal governments, and
authorization of the consortium by all its members to apply for and receive the grant.
Documentation can be in the form of letters signed by all member tribes, approved by-laws that contain language that specifically address the eligibility requirements and/or other forms of documentation that adequately meet the eligibility requirements.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338970