Tribal IAQ Resource Directory: Helpful IAQ Contacts

 EPA’s Regional Tribal Air Coordinators
Find your regional Tribal air coordinator here. They can guide you through EPA funding processes and offer programmatic guidance.

 Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Based out of Northern Arizona University. ITEP provides information regarding environmental and natural resource management through culturally relevant education, research, partnerships and policy-based services.

 EPA Tribal Air Resources
The website provides Tribal regulatory resources, policy and planning, energy resources, and Tribal air quality analysis.

 Tribal Healthy Homes Network
The Tribal Healthy Homes Network promotes healthy Tribal homes, families and communities, by bridging Tribes with one another, and by serving as a clearinghouse for technical support, program guidance, resources, and funding.

 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
The BIA provides a wide range of services for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Services include website for COVID-19 information and updates, housing improvement, disaster relief, replacement and repair of schools, repair and maintenance of roads and bridges, etc.

 EPA’s Regional and State IAQ Contacts
Find regional and state indoor air quality contacts on this regularly updated webpage. These contacts may be able to connect you to existing local programs and resources.

 EPA’s Indoor Environments Division
Provides resources and develops national programs and recommendations on indoor air quality.

 Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The Office of Native American Programs provides COVID-19 recovery program, Indian Housing and Community Development Block Grants, Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing, Section 184 Home Loan Guarantee, etc. These programs benefit American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal governments, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American organizations.

 Indian Health Service (IHS)
IHS provides federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally recognized Tribes is based on the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian Tribes.

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC has a dedicated website on working with federally recognized Tribes and Indian organizations that focus on public health. The website also contains information on COVID-19 for the general public (i.e. vaccines, guidance, and updates).