Terragraphics International Foundation Inc

DESCRIPTION:TERRAGRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC (TIFO), THE RECIPIENT, WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE SHOSHONE-PAIUTE (A.K.A. SHO PAI) TRIBE OF THE DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION LOCATED BETWEEN IDAHO AND NEVADA TO ADAPT NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS). THE NIMS IS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS FAST MOVING MINING PROJECTS IN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REVIEW PROCESS, FACILITATING USE OF TRIBAL CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE TO ADDRESS MINING IMPACTS. THE PROJECT WILL ADAPT THREE COMPONENTS OF NIMS (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COORDINATION; AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES) TO IMPROVE TRIBAL RESPONSE TO NEPA REQUESTS BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING (EJCPS) PROCESS. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000. PREAWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO JANUARY 1, 2024. REFER TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACTIVITIES:THE FOUR ACTIVITIES LISTED BELOW WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THREE YEARS: WORKSHOPS: EIGHT WORKSHOPS ON THE RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY; TRAINING: FIVE TRAINING EVENTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COVERING NEPA PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW, HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, NIMS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) APPLICATION AND TOOLS; COMMUNITY FORUMS: SIX COMMUNITY FORUMS OVER THE THREE YEARS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ON THE GRANT EARLY AND THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD; HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: THREE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, BEGINNING WITH BASELINE DATA COLLECTION OF THE TRIBE'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THEY WANT TO PROTECT, FOLLOWED BY ADAPTING AND REFINEMENT OF THE NIMS TO RESPOND TO MIMING PROJECTS REVIEWED UNDER NEPA. SUBRECIPIENT:SHO PAI OF DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE A CO-PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AS SUBAWARDEE IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. THESE FOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THREE YEARS AND RESULT IN OUTPUTS (DELIVERABLES) AS LISTED BELOW: - WORKSHOPS: EIGHT WORKSHOPS ON THE RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY; - TRAINING: FIVE TRAINING EVENTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COVERING NEPA PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW, HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, NIMS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) APPLICATION AND TOOLS; - COMMUNITY FORUMS: SIX COMMUNITY FORUMS OVER THE THREE YEARS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ON THE GRANT EARLY AND THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD. - HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: THREE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, BEGINNING WITH BASELINE DATA COLLECTION OF THE TRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THEY WANT TO PROTECT, FOLLOWED BY ADAPTING AND REFINEMENT OF THE NIMS TO RESPOND TO MIMING PROJECTS REVIEWED UNDER NEPA. THE RECIPIENT MUST REPORT ON ITS SUBAWARD MONITORING ACTIVITIES UNDER 2 CFR 200.332(D) AS A SUBAWARDEE, AS NOTED HEREIN (AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS). SHO PAI WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING TO TIFO ON PROGRESS OF ACTIVITIES, AS FOLLOWS: 1. SUMMARIES OF FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS, INCLUDING REPORTS DEMONSTRATING SUBAWARDEE (SUBRECIPIENT) EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS THE SUBRECIPIENT ACHIEVED, AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS RELATIVE TO GRANT ACTIVITIES; AND ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MEET OUTCOMES, MILESTONES, OR SCHEDULES AND CORRECT ACTIONS . OUTCOMES:THE GRANTEE TIFO WITH ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM TRIBE SHO PAI OF DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION (DVIR) A SUBAWARDEE TO TIFO, WILL DEVELOP CAPACITY AND TOOLS FOR TRIBE TO EFFECTIVELY AND MORE RAPIDLY RESPOND TO GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED MINING PROJECTS. TIFO AND SHO PAI OF DVIR WILL COLLABORATE TO COMPLETE WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, COMMUNITY FORUMS AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AS THEIR DELIVERABLES (OUTPUTS): COMPLETE EIGHT WORKSHOPS ON THE RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF SHO PAI TRIBE; COMPLETE FIVE TRAINING EVENTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COVERING NEPA PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW, HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, NIMS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) APPLICATI

DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANT TERRAGRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC IS A PROJECT CALLED ONE HABITAT - SUMU'YOO TÜPIPPÜH: AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE ON THE SHOSHONE-PAIUTE DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 7TH-12TH GRADE NATIVE STUDENTS INCLUDING CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, FIELD ACTIVITIES, SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE STUDENTS BEING BETTER PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AND JOBS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. THERE WILL BE SUBAWARDS FOR THIS PROJECT. SDWA 1442: HANDWASHING IS A WELL-ACCEPTED APPROACH TO COMBATING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. CLEAN WATER IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER WASHING OF HANDS. SDWA 1442 GRANT PROJECTS CONTRIBUTE TO PROVIDING CLEAN WATER FOR HANDWASHING IN COMBATTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. ACTIVITIES: PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOUR CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS, TWO FIELD TRIPS, THREE FIELD ACTIVITIES, THREE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES, AND TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS. CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS (4): CURRICULUM WILL BE DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED FOR 4 CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS BEFORE THE FIELD TRIPS AND FIELD ACTIVITIES. WORKSHOP 1 WILL BE LED BY STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE SUMMER 2021 PILOT BEAVER TRAPPING WORK, DESCRIBING BEAVERS' ROLE IN A HEALTHY RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM. THIS WILL BE PAIRED WITH COMMUNITY MEETING 1 TO INTRODUCE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE PROJECT. WORKSHOP 2 WILL COVER THE MINING HISTORY IN THE REGION, IMPACTS OF MINING ON RIPARIAN (AND HUMAN) HEALTH, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND MINERAL DEMAND. WORKSHOP 3 WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO CONCEPTS OF RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WILDFIRES AND HOW CONTROLLED BURNS CAN HELP THE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM. STUDENTS WILL PLANT NATIVE SEEDLINGS AS PART OF RESTORING HABITAT DAMAGE FROM THE 2018 WILDFIRE. WORKSHOP 4 WILL COVER SALMON MIGRATION AND TEK PRIOR TO VISITING LOWER GRANITE DAM. FIELD TRIPS (2): TWO FIELD TRIPS WILL HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE INTERCONNECTED NATURE OF THE EFOR AND ASSOCIATED HABITAT AS PART OF THE LARGER UPPER SNAKE RIVER BASIN. THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE DVIR MAKES THESE ACTIVITIES COSTLY (18% OF BUDGET IS FOR OCS STUDENT TRAVEL) AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENT LEARNING; STUDENTS HAVE FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE HOW THEIR ENVIRONMENT IS CONNECTED TO THE HEALTH OF HUMANS AND WILDLIFE REGIONALLY. STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SALMON MIGRATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, AND MINING DURING VISITS TO THE FORT MCDERMITT RESERVATION (FIELD TRIP 1) AND THE LOWER GRANITE DAM (FIELD TRIP 2). FORT MCDERMITT (A USRT SISTER TRIBE) IS GRAPPLING WITH A PROPOSED LITHIUM MINE AT THACKER PASS TO MEET US DEMAND FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THE LOWER GRANITE DAM IS ONE OF FOUR DAMS PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL ON THE SNAKE RIVER. THE DAM TRIP WILL INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL STOPS: THE NEZ PERCE FISH HATCHERY AND UI CAMPUS. THE FISH HATCHERY IS MANAGED BY THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE, AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAINTAINING THE SACRED FISHING TRADITIONS OF THE NIMIIPUU (NEZ PERCE) PEOPLE. THE CAMPUS VISIT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY UI TRIBAL RELATIONS AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT CENTER. FIELD ACTIVITIES (FA) (3): STUDENTS WILL PERFORM ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING, RIPARIAN RESTORATION (PLANTING), AND BEAVER TRAPPING/RELOCATION. EVENTS WILL FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT ALONG THE EFOR, INCLUDING THE DVIR RESERVOIR, STREAMS, AND PRIVATE WELLS TO INTRODUCE CONCEPTS OF WATERSHEDS, HYDROLOGY, AND WATER QUALITY. FIELD ACTIVITY 1 (RESTORATION) WILL INVOLVE PLANTING NATIVE PLANTS IN THE FIRE-IMPACTED AREA UPSTREAM OF THE RESERVATION, NEAR THE LOCATION WHERE BEAVERS WILL