Native American Environmental Protection Coalition

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPAND THE COALITION'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, OF

THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION (NAEPC) IS A CONSORTIA COMPOSED OF 22-MEMBER TRIBES IN THE SAN DIEGO BORDER REGION. THE OBJECT

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION (NAEPC), A TRIBAL CONSORTIUM OF 23 REGION 9 TRIBES, TO WORK WITH MEMBER TRIBES TO BUILD AND INCREASE CAPACITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER TRIBES; REGULAR COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION WITH MEMBER TRIBES TO IDENTIFY CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS; PROVIDING TIMELY ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION OF CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTER, AND THE NAEPC WEBSITE; DEVELOPMENT OF A CONSORTIUM STRATEGIC PLAN BASED ON THE TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS OF MEMBER TRIBES, AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,000.

THE RECIPIENT WILL USE GAP FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING WORKPLAN COMPONENTS; PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, AN INFORMATION COMPONENT INCLUDIN

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT BY THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION (NAEPC) PROPOSES TO EXPAND UPON A PREVIOUSLY BUILT UST/LUST DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBER TRIBES WITH THE GOAL OF STREAMLINING THE FLOW OF RELEVANT INFORMATION TO EPA; AND ADD NEW CAPABILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THE EXISTING DATA EXCHANGE CONSORTIUM. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT NAEPC MEMBER TRIBES BY INCREASING DATA MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AND CAPABILITIES. EXPECTED ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS INCLUDE TIMELY ACCESS TO HIGHER QUALITY AMBIENT WATER QUALITY DATA, AND GREATER SUPPORT TO HELP TRAIN, STREAMLINE, AND IMPROVE THE TRIBAL UST/LUST SYSTEM. AWARD PURPOSE: TO ENHANCE IT AND DATA MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES THAT FACILITATE THE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION, REPORTING, EXCHANGE, SHARING AND INTEGRATION OF THE FULL RANGE OF DATA THAT INFORMS THE BUSINESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: EXPANDING UPON A PREVIOUSLY BUILT UST/LUST DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBER TRIBES WITH THE GOAL OF STREAMLINING THE FLOW OF RELEVANT INFORMATION TO EPA; AND ADDING NEW CAPABILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THE EXISTING DATA EXCHANGE CONSORTIUM.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: A GAP ANALYSIS ON REUSED GSE-UST; A REVIEW OF CURRENT EPA GUIDANCE FOR TRIBES FOR MANAGING AND PUBLISHING UST/LUST; CODING CHANGES TO THE REUSED GSE-UST; A REUSED, INTEGRATED SUITE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR TRACKING AND EXCHANGING WATER QUALITY DATA; AND TRAINING AND USER ASSISTANCE FOR NEW AND EXISTING TRIBAL USERS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: GREATER SUPPORT FOR THE EXISTING UST/LUST SYSTEMS; ENHANCED DATA REPORTING TO EPA AND INTERNAL TRIBAL STAKEHOLDERS; AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TRIBES IN THE REGION WITH PROCESSES FOR TRACKING, ANALYZING, ASSESSING, AND SUBMITTING DATA TO THE EPA; IMPROVED TRIBAL CAPACITY; AND HIGHER-QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL DATA PROVIDED BY REGION 9 TRIBES. PROJECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE: EXISTING AND NEW TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE NAEPC CONSORTIUM.

THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROTECTION COALITION WILL PROVIDE PROPER TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES ON THE WATER QUALITY EXCHANGE (WQX) NETWORK FLOW AND U

THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE IT AND DATA MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES THAT FACILITATE THE ELECTRONIC COLLECTION, REPORTING, EXCHANGE, SHARING AND INTEGRATION OF THE FULL RANGE OF DATA THAT INFORMS THE BUSINESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THE PROJECT WILL 1) INCREASE DATA ACCESS AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS PROCESSES; 2) ELIMINATE PAPER SUBMITTALS AND EXPAND E-REPORTING; AND 3) AUGMENT THE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF EN PARTNERS. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE INTEGRATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS/ LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST/LUST) ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING AND DATA MANAGEMENT INTO THE SHARED PLATFORM MANAGED BY THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROTECTION COALITION AND TRAINING FOR REGION 9 TRIBES ON HOW TO FLOW DATA TO SEVERAL PLATFORMS AND /OR FEDERAL SYSTEMS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES IS THE USE OF IMPROVED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITH STANDARDS FOR UST AND 5 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FLOWS BY OVER 100 SUBSCRIBERS; USE OF THE SHARED PLATFORM TO PUBLISH AND SHARE DATA WITH A WIDE AR

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION TO ENHANCE ITS TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY TO USE AND SUPPORT THE EXCHANGE NETWORK (EN). THE EN AND THIS PROJECT, WILL ULTIMATELY STREAMLINE AND MODERNIZE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. THIS IN TURN WILL IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND EASE OF EXCHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS, WITH THE REGULATED COMMUNITY, THE PUBLIC OR BETWEEN CO-REGULATORS WHICH IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SPECIALLY, THE PROJECT'S WORK SEEKS TO REUSE AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING CONTINUOUS MONITORING DATA FEATURES OF AWQMS TO IMPLEMENT A TRIBAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING CAPABILITY; ADD CAPACITY THROUGH ADDITION OF NEW PARTICIPATING NAEPC MEMBER TRIBES; AND LEVERAGE NEW AWQMS CAPABILITIES AVAILABLE FROM OTHER AWQMS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION. THE RECIPIENT WILL BUILD ITS AND MEMBER TRIBES CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER AN EPA PROGRAM AND/OR IMPLEMENT SOLID/HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES PARTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,581. SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REVIEWING AND UPDATING AN EPA-TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH MEMBER TRIBES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE AN UPDATED EPA-TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE KNOWLEDGEABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF AND IMPROVED STRATEGIC PLANNING CAPACITY. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE MEMBER TRIBES OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION.

THIS PROJECT WILL FUND THE COALITION TO HIRE AND TRAIN AN INSPECTOR WHO WILL BE QUALIFIED TO OBTAIN A FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CREDENT

THIS PROJECT WILL FUND THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COALITION (NAEPC) TO HIRE AND TRAIN A UST INSPECTOR(S) WHO WILL BE QUALIFIED TO OBTAIN A FEDERAL USEPA CREDENTIAL. THIS INSPECTOR WILL CONDUCT COMPLIANCE AND OUTREACH INSPECTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE USEPA FOR TRIBES THAT HAVE JOINED INTO AGREEMENTS WITH NAEPC TO HAVE ITS INSPECTOR COME TO THEIR TRIBAL LANDS TO CONDUCT UST INSPECTIONS. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES PARTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,678.