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Final CWA Section 106 Tribal Grant Guidance

Promoting Environmental Results

A final Guidance on Awards of Grants to Indian Tribes under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act is intended to help Tribal water quality program managers, staff, and other Tribal environmental decision makers design and implement effective and successful water quality programs. It also establishes procedures and guidelines for EPA Regions to consider when awarding and administering grants to federally recognized Tribes.

The final Guidance is designed to help Tribal water quality programs at various levels of sophistication and development. For new programs, it explains how to successfully initiate and develop a water quality program. For Tribes with well-established programs, it contains information on expanding a water quality program. To meet the needs of Tribes at all levels, the Guidance presents the basic steps a Tribe would take to collect the information it will need to make effective decisions about its program, its goals, and its future direction.

Reporting requirements and data management expectations for all Tribal programs are a key component of the Guidance. Data collected as a result of the reporting requirements will help EPA measure environmental results and comply with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and other federal mandates.

How to Get Additional Information

For a copy of this Guidance, please contact Robyn Delehanty (delehanty.robyn@epa.gov) 202 564-3880. Copies of this Guidance may also be obtained by contacting the EPA Regional Tribal Coordinators, or by downloading it from the link above. To find the e-Docket, please follow the instructions listed under the “Addresses” section of the Federal Register Notice.

 

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