Region 10 Tribal Environmental GAP Funding

This page contains information about how to apply for Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) funding in EPA Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).

In November 2025, EPA's American Indian Environmental Office issued the national Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for GAP grants. Please read the national NOFA and the Region 10 supplement below before applying for a GAP grant. Contact your EPA Tribal Coordinator if you have questions. 

Work plans and budget worksheets are due by February 13, 2026, for work beginning on or after October 1, 2026.

Funding Levels

Applicants may request funding up to $138,000 per year for this funding announcement. This amount is intended to be for planning purposes to be used as you develop your application. EPA Region 10 will determine final amounts after we receive a final federal budget and will communicate the final allocations to Tribal staff.

Tribes with large reservations may request a higher level of funding. For Umatilla, Spokane, and Quinault, funding may be up to $164,000. For Coeur d’Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone Bannock, and Warm Springs, funding may be up to $174,000. For Colville and Yakama, funding may be up to $184,000.  

Tribal governments may choose not to receive GAP funds directly but instead to request that a consortium receive funding to conduct environmental activities for the benefit of the Tribe (also known as "in lieu of" GAP programs).

NEW THIS YEAR: EPA Region 10 requests multiyear proposals.  Applicants beginning a new 4-year GAP grant in 2027 are encouraged to apply for four years of funding. Other applicants are encouraged to apply for as many years as are remaining in their budget cycle. Multiyear proposals require only one set of federal application forms, for up to four years of funding, thus reducing administrative burden and providing more certainty in long-term planning for both EPA and Tribes. Learn more.  

 If applying for a multiple year grant is not a good fit for your community, please consult with your EPA Tribal Coordinator.

Templates and Forms

Visit the Region 10 GAP web page for the latest work plan template, sample budget templates, and a link to required forms.

Webinars

EPA Region 10 will host two webinars related to this announcement. Visit the Region 10 Tribal Environmental Webinars web page for details. No registration is required.

  • December 4, 2025, 1:00 Alaska, 2:00 Pacific, 3:00 Mountain: The first webinar will provide information on how to prepare your application and will include a discussion of multiyear applications.  
  • January 6, 2026, 1:00 Alaska, 2:00 Pacific, 3:00 Mountain: The second webinar will focus on how to submit your application, including how to fill out the forms. 

How to Apply 

StepsDetails
1.Review the Notice of Funding Availability.
  • EPA issues the Notice of Funding Availability in November 2025.
2. Submit budget(s) and work plan(s) to your Tribal Coordinator.
  • Email budget worksheets and work plans to your EPA Tribal Coordinator no later than Friday, February 13, 2026.
  • New this year: Region 10 requests applicants to submit multiyear proposals. Applicants beginning a new 4-year GAP grant in 2027 are encouraged to apply for four years of funding. Other applicants are encouraged to apply for as many years as are remaining in their budget cycle. 

Developing a Multiyear Work Plan  

  • There is no required format, but the application must provide sufficient detail. EPA Region 10 offers several template options on the Region 10 GAP web page under Administrative Resources. 
  • EPA Region 10 expects the most level of detail in the first year’s work plan. The following years will build on that plan, expanding on and improving activities in the initial work plan components or adding new focus areas.
  • EPA recognizes that priorities can change. Your Tribal Coordinator will work with you each year to make changes but work plans and budgets can be revised whenever needed as minor modifications or formal amendments.  

Indirect Costs

  • If requesting indirect costs in your budget, submit a copy of your approved indirect cost rate, proposal for a new rate, or an exception request by February 13, 2026.
  • EPA’s de minimus rate is 15%. Tribes may request an indirect cost rate up to 15% if they wish. 
3. Register with the System for Award Management (SAM).
  • It is vital to keep your organization's SAM registration active. If your Tribe's registration expires, obtaining a new registration can take a long time, so please check your registration status NOW and make note of the expiration date. If you simply need to renew your registration, please do so at least one week before the expiration date.  
4. Register in Grants.gov.
  • Register at Grants.gov. Applicants should check that their registration in Grants.gov, including the designated eBusiness Point of Contact, is current and that the person who will be submitting the funding request has an Authorized Organization Representative account. This will be essential to submitting an application in Grants.gov.
  • Learn how to apply for a grant through www.grants.gov with this video tutorial series.
  • Additional assistance is available through the Environmental Protection Network. 
5. Obtain a user name and password for Login.gov.
  • Applicants must have an account at Login.gov to submit their applications into Grants.gov.
6. Submit consortia eligibility documentation once every four years.
  • Intertribal consortia resolutions (or other supporting documentation) from all GAP-eligible member Tribes authorizing the consortium to apply for and receive funding on their behalf are due to EPA by March 13, 2026. This requirement applies only to consortia applying for a new grant – that is, the first year of the grant funding cycle.
7. Enter the application package into Grants.gov (new grants) or email it to your Tribal Coordinator (supplemental grants).
  • After negotiating the work plan and budget, GAP applicants will submit their completed forms by the date they negotiate with their Tribal Coordinators, but no later than May 22, 2026. 
  • New applicants (those in the first year of a new grant period) will submit their completed budget, work plan, and forms into Grants.gov. 
    o    To apply for a GAP grant, choose CFDA Number 66.926 and select the package.
    o    To apply for a PPG, choose CFDA Number 66.605 and select the package.
  • All other applicants will submit their applications by email to their EPA Tribal Coordinator. 
8. EPA issues FY25 GAP awards to Tribes and intertribal consortia.
  • EPA expects GAP awards to be made by September 30, 2026.

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Last updated on November 26, 2025