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Access to Artistic Excellence Funding from the National Endowment of the Arts
This grant opportunity from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) has $5,000,000 in funding available with 1500 anticipated awards. Anticipated award amounts will vary from $5,000 to $150,000 for one year. The focus of this program is to provide funding to encourage and support artistic creativity, preserve diverse cultural heritage, and make the arts more widely available in communities throughout the country.
The full application is due March 12, 2009. more...

Request for 2009 Applications: Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
The Development, Community, and Environment Division in EPA’s Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation is seeking applications for technical assistance from communities that want to incorporate smart growth in their future development to meet environmental and other community goals. Eligible entities are tribal, local, regional, and state governments, and nonprofit organizations that have a demonstrated partnership with a governmental entity. Applications are due at 5:00 pm EST, April 23, 2009. more...

New Guide Available: Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas
The Climate Ready Estuaries program has finalized a technical report entitled Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas. more...

Region 7 Tribal Program
A new website by the EPA Region 7. The Tribal Program is committed to help build tribal capacity to manage environmental programs in Indian country, and to ensure that tribes have a voice in decisions that affect their land, air, and water resources.

Wastewater in Tribal Communities
A new website by the Office of Wastewater Management. This site provides financial, technical and programmatic assistance to help tribal communities achieve adequate wastewater services.

Tribal Compliance Assistance Center
The new online Tribal Compliance Assistance Center will help tribal environmental professionals and facility owners meet environmental regulations.

Tribal Infrastructure Memoranda of Understanding
EPA – along with four other federal agencies including the Department of Interior, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development – have signed two tribal infrastructure Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). These MOUs affirm our commitment to improving infrastructure on tribal lands and providing tribes with access to safe drinking water. It is the first time five federal agencies have agreed to work across traditional program boundaries on tribal infrastructure issues. More about the MOUs

OSWER Tribal Programs
EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) has created this site to improve outreach, consultation, and communication efforts with tribes by providing relevant information about our programs and current efforts.

Underground Storage Tanks Program in Indian Country
EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) implements the tanks program in Indian country. Specifically, OUST is responsible for inspecting tanks and helping to ensure compliance with all laws and regulations and helping to ensure petroleum contaminated sites are cleaned up.nnn