Funding

The funding opportunities listed provide various financial resources for scientific activities - grants, cooperative agreements, fellowships, and scholarships - which might be of interest to individuals working on tribal environmental issues. Some of these resources have limited time frames, while others are offered on an ongoing basis. Click on linked information to find out more.

• Current Funding Announcements
• Ongoing Funding Programs

Current Funding Announcements

2006 Tribal Lead Grant Program

EPA is soliciting grant proposals from eligible entities to conduct activities to reduce incidences of childhood lead poisoning in vulnerable populations, including projects to: (1) Reduce lead poisoning in areas with high incidences of elevated blood-lead levels; (2) identify and reduce lead poisoning in under-studied areas with high potential for undocumented elevated blood-lead levels; and (3) develop tools to address unique and challenging issues in lead poisoning prevention, especially tools that are replicable and scalable for other areas. Activities eligible for funding include outreach and public education, data gathering, monitoring, training, inspections and assessments, and demonstrations of new and innovative approaches for identifying or reducing lead poisoning. EPA is awarding grants which will total approximately $3,000,000. The Agency anticipates awarding individual grants of $25,000 to $100,000.

The closing date for this RFP is January 12, 2007.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Center for Environmental Research
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program
Issues in Tribal Environmental Research and Health Promotion: Novel Approaches for Assessing and Managing Cumulative Risks and Impacts of Global Climate Change

This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 66.509
Solicitation Opening Date: September 25, 2006
Solicitation Closing Date: January 23, 2007 4:00 pm Eastern Time

Eligibility Contact: Tom Barnwell ; phone: 202-343-9862
Electronic Submissions: Bronda Harrison ; phone: 202-343-9777
Technical Contact: Nigel Fields ; phone: 202-343-9767

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Announcements: None Available

Fellowship and Scholarship Announcements:

Environmental Summer Internship Program
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals is seeking applications from host organizations to have an intern work on a specific project dealing with Air Quality. The internship will provide tribal students the opportunity to work with the EPA and tribal environmental offices through out the country.

Last year was a huge success and we are looking to repeat and improve the process. We have strengthened our recruiting efforts of qualified students and hope to be able to offer them quality projects to help each become experienced environmental professionals. Mentoring by tribal environmental professionals and EPA will influence their careers for years to come. An online application to host interns is available at http://www4.nau.edu/eeop/.

For more information on the ITEP summer internship program and ITEPs other internship programs please visit: http://www4.nau.edu/eeop/ or contact Matthew A. Zierenberg, Program Coordinator with any questions at matthew.zierenberg@nau.edu.

COMPLETE application packet should be received by March 1, 2007.

Ongoing Funding Programs

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Programs:

• EPA's Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program

• EPA National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program Grant Program

• EPA's Office of Compliance Funding State/Tribal Multi-Media Assistance Grant (STAG) Program

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grants and Cooperatives Agreements Program

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Landowner Incentive Program (PDF, 26pp., 75KB, about PDF)

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants (PDF, 25pp., 105KB, about PDF)

Fellowship and Scholarship Programs:

• EPA National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) EPA Environmental Research Fellowships - Application forms

• EPA STAR Undergraduate and Graduate Fellowships

• American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) - Leadership Fellows Program

• American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) - Higher Education Scholarship Opportunities