Kodiak Area Native Association

Description:this Project Will Assist the Kodiak Area Native Association and Their Member Tribes in Building Capacities and Developing Programs to Protect the Tribal Environment and Health in the Kodiak Region. Objectives/workplan Components Include: 1. Building Administrative Capacities; 2. Building Programmatic Capacities; 3. Building Communications Capacities; 4. Building Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Capacities; 5. Building Ocean Water Quality and Harmful Algal Blooms Monitoring Capacities; and 6. Building Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Capacities.activities:workplan Activities/tasks Include: Maintaining an Environmental Office and Administrative and Program Management Functions; Attending Training and Researching Issues and Resources; Communicating Internally and Externally About Issues; Conducting Community Education Activities and Quarterly Regional Calls; Building Technical Knowledge of Air, Water, and Waste; Coordinating Resource Recovery Activities; Providing Training on Ocean Water Quality and Indoor Air Quality; and Coordinating Ocean Water Quality, Harmful Algal Bloom, and Indoor Air Quality Monitoring. Subrecipient:no Subawards Are Included in This Assistance Agreement.outcomes:the Intended Beneficiaries of This Project Are the Kodiak Area Native Association and Their Member Tribes, Tribal Members, and the Local Public. the Expected Outcomes of This Project Include: Increasing Consortium and Tribal Administrative Capacity to Respond to Local Environmental Concerns; Increasing Tribal Programmatic Capacity to Assess Local Environmental Issues; Increasing Community Knowledge of Environmental Issues and Actions Protective of the Environment; and Increasing Tribal Technical Capacities to Prioritize Environmental Needs and Develop Programs to Address Them. Anticipated Deliverables Include: Performance Reports; Copies of Outreach Materials; and Ocean Water Quality, Harmful Algal Bloom, and Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Summary Reports.