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Environmental Programs
Air
The Tribal Air Program located in the Office of Air and Radiation features:
- A guidance document on Tribal ambient monitoring
- Announcements and a Tribal Air newsletter
- Information on training opportunities
- Staff contact information
- Grants and funding information
- Tribe to tribe initiatives
Enforcement and Compliance
The Tribal Enforcement and Compliance Assistance located in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance features:
- Links to basic information about enforcement and compliance
- Guidance for issuing federal inspector credentials to authorize employees of tribal governments to conduct inspections on behalf of EPA
- Links to programs that relate to compliance assistance
The Tribal Compliance Assistance Center is a web-based tool for tribal environmental professionals and facility operators to access comprehensive, easy to understand compliance information on environmental issues in Indian country.
Research and Science
Science and American Indians located in the Office of Research and Development, Office of Science Policy provides a wide range of science information and resources gathered through tribal traditional knowledge, analytical science, and integrated approaches to science by tribes, EPA, and other Federal agencies and tribal organizations. In addition, this site provides information on the activities and products of the EPA workgroup that address tribally driven science issues, the National EPA-Tribal Science Council (TSC), commonly referred to as the Tribal Science Council (TSC). TSC was created in partnership with tribal representatives to help integrate Agency and tribal interests, specifically with respect to environmental science issues.
The Key Science Topics includes information concerning:
- Asthma
- Climate Change
- Dioxin
- Endocrine Disruptors
- Mercury
- Mold
- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Wastewater
- Quality Assurance Project Plans
- Risk Assessment
- Water Quality Standards
Toxics
Pesticide
The Tribal Pesticide Program located in the Office of Pesticides features:
- Guidance on the basic elements of an EPA-funded Tribal Pesticide program
- Information on the Tribal Pesticide Program Council
- A calendar of Tribal Pesticide-related events
- A description of previous Tribal Pesticide grants and projects
Pollution Prevention
The Tribal Pollution Prevention and Toxics located in the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances features:
- Tribal program newsletter
- Staff and workgroup contacts
- A document listing programs, resources, and grant opportunities
Tribal Pollution Prevention Portal 
is targeted to tribal leaders and environmental managers looking to learn more about pollution prevention (P2), including resource conservation and best management practices.
Waste
The OSWER Tribal Programs web page is a portal page for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and features:
- Description of the tribal functions of each OSWER program office
- Information about long-term OSWER tribal projects
- Lists OSWER grants available to tribes and provides information about acquiring grants
- Information about OSWER's statutory authorities and how they apply to tribe
- OSWER publications relating to tribes
- Events and important dates
- Provides contact information for OSWER staff in each program office
Solid Waste
The Tribal Solid Waste located in the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Solid Waste and features:
- A description of EPA's strategies for tribal municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and a strategy for implementing solid waste program in Indian Country
- Grants and funding information
- An explanation of regulations and standards
- Educational opportunities
- Case studies and success stories
- Access to several publications, such as EPA's Tribal Solid Waste Journal
Underground Storage Tanks
The Tribal Underground Storage Tanks located in the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Underground Storage Tanks and features:
- Grants and funding information
- Information for inspectors
- Guidance, laws, policies and regulations
- Publications
- Links to training resources
Water
Drinking Water
The Tribal Drinking Water located in the Office of Water, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water features:
- Several important documents, such as the Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Final Guidelines
- Information on Tribal drinking water needs
- Grant announcements
- Staff contacts
- A link to the Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants Tribal Set-Aside Program
Nonpoint Source Pollution
The Tribal Nonpoint Source Pollution located in the Office of Water, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds features:
- Information on funding and grant guidance
- Access to the Nonpoint Source Planning Handbook - a document that provides guidance and practical templates for tribes interested in obtaining federal funds to manage nonpoint source pollution.
- Information on tribal workshops and training opportunities
- Links to EPA Nonpoint Source Tribal Coordinators
Wastewater
The Tribal Wastewater located in the Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management features:
- Information on Tribal assistance programs and funding opportunities
- Staff contacts, including some contacts for other agencies
- Links to information about wastewater technologies
- Publications and program guidance documents
- Links to other federal agencies with tribal funding, other EPA water programs with Indian activities, and other organizations that provide assistance to tribes
- Technical assistance and training opportunities
Water Quality Standards
The Tribal Water Quality Standards located in the Office of Water, Office of Water Science features:
- A description of the authorization to administer the water quality standards program
- Information on training opportunities
- Four case studies of tribes that have adopted EPA-approved water quality standards
- Laws and Regulations that affect tribes under the water quality standards program
- Information on free resources to help tribes adopt and implement water quality standards
- Links to Regional tribal programs
- Information on funding resources
Wetlands
The Tribal Wetlands located in the Office of Water, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds features:
- A description of state and tribal wetland programs
- Information on tribal assumption of the Section 404 (of the Clean Water Act) Program
- Eleven case studies of Tribal Wetland Program successes
- Information on the Alaska Wetlands Initiative