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DESCRIPTION:EPA'S SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECYCLING (SWIFR) GRANTS FOR TRIBES AND INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA WILL FUND PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; FUND PROJECTS THAT RESULT IN A DECREASE IN THE GENERATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND/OR AN INCREASE IN THE DIVERSION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FROM LANDFILLS AND INCINERATION; AND/OR FUND PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE OR EXPAND ACCESS TO SOURCE REDUCTION, REUSE, RECYCLING, BACKHAUL, ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, AND COMPOSTING FOR TRIBES AND INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE NELSON ISLAND CONSORTIUM TO CONDUCT A PROJECT THAT SUPPORTS THESE ELEMENTS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE BACKHAUL TRAINING FOR STAFF; 2) SET-UP STORAGE CENTERS IN EACH OF THE SEVEN VILLAGE TO COLLECT E-WASTE, BATTERIES, BULBS, AND WHITES; 3) STAGE ITEMS TO BE RECYCLED; 4) SHIP ITEMS TO A WASHINGTON STATE RECYCLER; 5) PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH; AND 6) COLLECT DATA ON NUMBER OF ITEMS RECYCLED.SUBRECIPIENT:THE SUBAWARDEE WILL PROVIDE BACKHAUL TRAINING WHICH WILL INCLUDE DOT HAZMAT REGULATIONS (HMR), INVENTORY, STORAGE, PACKING, SHIPPING, LABELING, AND SHIPPING PAPERWORK.OUTCOMES:COMPLETION OF THESE ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTE THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND WILL RESULT IN A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WILL BENEFIT AND PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE NELSON ISLAND CONSORTIUM COMMUNITY THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

TRIBAL CONSORTIA WILL BUILD CAPACITY FOR SURROUNDING MEMBER TRIBES THROUGH INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SUBSISTENCE HABITAT AS THEY R

NELSON ISLAND CONSORTIUM WILL BUILD TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY BY HOSTING MEETINGS OF MEMBER TRIBES TO PRIORITIZE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, RESEARCHING SUBSISTENCE RESOUCE PROTECTION AND PROPER SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.

DESCRIPTION:THE NELSON ISLAND CONSORTIA CONTINUES ITS EFFORTS IN IMPROVING TRIBAL MEMBER HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. ONE, IN INCREASED CAPACITY TO MANAGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. TWO, MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AND PRESENCE IN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING PROJECTS THAT WILL SPAN THE 4-YEAR LIFE OF THIS PROGRAM, WRITTEN INTO EACH YEAR AS WELL AS NEW PROJECTS ALONG THE WAY. THE EPA TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN WILL BE DISCUSSED TO REFLECT REAL-TIME PRIORITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT ARE PENDING AS REQUIRED. ACTIVITIES:THE NELSON ISLAND TRIBAL CONSORTIA WILL CREATE A NEWSLETTER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WE FACE IN OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, DISCUSS WAYS THE TRIBAL MEMBERS MAY COME TOGETHER AND MITIGATE ISSUES AND KEEP LANDFILL WASTE OF THE LAND WHERE WE SUBSIST AND MAINTAIN A CLEANER LANDFILL AND ORGANIZE THE LANDFILL DISPOSAL. MAKE SURE TRIBAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF PROPER DISPOSAL METHODS AND TRASH BINS AND DISPOSAL AT CAMPSITE AREAS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT IS THE LONG TERM GOAL. A MORE AESTHETIC AREA TO LIVE WILL BE VALUED AND WILL CHANGE THE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE TRIBAL MEMBERS WHO WILL WANT TO ASSIST IN MAINTAINING THE ENVIRONMENT. REDUCE TRIPS TO THE CLINIC FOR ILLNESS THAT MAY BE CONTRACTED THROUGH LANDFILL WASTE AND AIRBORNE ISSUES.

COMMUNITY AND RESEARCH: EQUAL PARTNERS IN HEALTH (CAREPH)

HABITAT RESTORATION IN NORTHERN PUGET SOUND