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Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes

Detailed information about this program is below:

Category	Information About This Specific Program
Title	Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes
Purpose	The Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes provides financial assistance to Tribal governments and Tribal consortia for the development and implementation of hazardous waste programs; for building capacity to improve and maintain regulatory compliance; and for developing solutions to address improper management of hazardous waste on Tribal lands.
Type of Assistance	Grant
Eligible Applicants	Indian Tribal Governments, Intertribal Consortium or Consortia
Eligible Activities	Applicants must address at least one project type in their application: Hazardous Waste Identification. Hazardous Waste Generator Siting, Monitoring, and Compliance (Large Quantity, Small Quantity, and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators/Very Small Quantity Generators). Hazardous Waste Minimization and Recycling, the Management of Used Oil, and Universal Wastes. Hazardous Waste Transportation. Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Siting, Permitting, Monitoring, Corrective Action, and Enforcement. Land Disposal Restrictions. Combustion. Examples of Program Activities include: Develop and implement codes, regulations, ordinances, policies and/or guidance to regulate hazardous waste management activities and facilities such as generators, transporters, and treatment, storage and disposal facilities. Develop and implement Tribal integrated hazardous waste management plans (including source reduction/recycling). Implement used oil collection and other programs to reduce the improper management of hazardous waste in the community. Used oil collection programs must be in accordance with Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in Part 279. Implement household hazardous waste collection events and/or programs that provide sustainable or long-term solutions for disposal of household hazardous waste. Implement universal waste collection events and/or programs that provide sustainable or long-term solutions for disposal of universal waste for the community. Universal waste programs must be conducted in accordance with Title 40 of the CFR in Part 273.
Excluded Activities/Other Restrictions	None
Pre-Funding Requirements (if applicable)	Not applicable
Typical Award Amount (if applicable)	Awards are up to $100,000
Total Awarded Fiscal Year 2022 (if applicable)	$600,000
Match Requirement (if applicable)	None
Solicitation Process/Timeline	Proposal deadline is in the spring.
Proposal Elements/Scoring Criteria	Application review information and criteria are available in Section 5 of the Request for Applications.
Contact Information (primary contact and website or other source)	Denise Roy Email: roy.denise@epa.gov Phone: (202) 566-0483 CFDA Number 66.812 web page
Website Information About Successful Tribal Applicants/Projects	Not available
Headquarters Office	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. (5303T) Washington, District of Columbia 20460

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