Assistance program
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality
$15.2 Million committed in FY2018–FY2024
- Agency
- Administration for Children and Families, Health and Human Services, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants
- CFDA number
- 93.581
- What it does
- The purpose of the Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE) program is to provide funding for the costs of planning, developing, and implementing programs designed to improve the capability of tribal governing bodies to regulate environmental quality pursuant to federal and tribal environmental laws. The ERE program supports the principle that projects must follow tribal cultural preservation and natural resource management priorities in order to achieve environmentally healthy, sustainable Native American and Alaska Native communities. The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is therefore interested in supporting locally designed projects that strengthen tribal environmental regulatory programs in a manner consistent with the goals of native communities.
- Who benefits
- American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders will benefit.
- Who applies
- Eligible applicants include, federally recognized Indian tribes; incorporated non-federally recognized tribes and incorporated state-recognized tribes; Alaska Native villages, as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Act (ANCSA); and/or non-profit village consortia; non-profit Alaska Native regional corporation/associations in Alaska with village-specific projects; other tribal or village organizations or consortia of Indian tribes; and Tribal governing bodies (IRA or traditional councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible.
- Authorized by
- The Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA), as amended
- Program site
- https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana ↗
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