Dear Tribal Environmental Directors in EPA Region 9:
USDA Rural Development is currently soliciting for two grant applications related to solid waste management. Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations in rural areas. These web links provide an application guide and lists of previous grantees.
Solid Waste Management Grants Technical Assistance - Application deadline December 31, 2011
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-solidwastemangement.htm
Technical Assistance and Training Grants for Rural Waste Systems - Application deadline December 31, 2011
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-wwtat.htm
This grant can be used for both drinking water and solid waste management issues.
If you have questions regarding these grants, please contact Janice Waddell Janice.Waddell@ca.usda.gov 530-792-5810, USDA Rural Development Community Programs Director | Native American Coordinator in California, Cheryl Couch | Acting Community Programs Director, 775.887.1222, cheryl.couch@nv.usda.gov, in Nevada, and Leonard Gradillas, Community Programs Director, 602-280-8747, Leonard.Gradillas@az.usda.gov, in Arizona
Please note two 2011 grantees for the Solid Waste Management Grant that may also be able to provide your tribe with technical assistance:
• National Indian Justice Center, CA $122,500: NIJC will provide hands-on training and ongoing professional development to tribal SWM personnel in the more than 150 rural Native American tribes in CA, NV, and AZ to help them safely deal with and reduce the volume of illegally dumped solid waste on tribal lands.
• Northern Arizona University, AZ $157,718: Northern Arizona University in collaboration with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) will provide training to interested federally recognized tribes within the United States. Training will emphasize the importance of tribal environmental management. The training session will include topics such as hazardous materials awareness, developing effective strategies for source reduction activities, managing illegal dump sites, creating and enforcing solid waste codes, and managing tribal transfer stations. The entity will also assist tribes in the development and implementation of Integrated Solid Waste Management Plans.
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