# Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality (66.038)

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Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $19.9 million in 185 grants, about $107,307 per award.

## Objectives

This program supports Federally-recognized Indian Tribes' efforts to understand, assess and characterize air quality. In addition, this program supports their ability to design methods and plans to protect and improve air quality on Tribal lands through surveys, studies, research, training, investigations, and special purpose activities. This program strives to ensure that all Tribes have the tools they need to understand and participate in local, regional and national issues, regulatory and policy developments, and to protect their air quality from activities off the reservation that may affect or impact them.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.2 million | 49 |
| 2022 | $3.2 million | 41 |
| 2023 | $4.5 million | 44 |
| 2024 | $4.6 million | 46 |
| 2025 | $3.4 million | 30 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tulalip Tribes of Washington | Washington | $947,913 |
| Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe | Nevada | $646,918 |
| Bishop Paiute Tribe | California | $598,188 |
| Little River Band of Ottawa Indians | Michigan | $570,000 |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | $562,889 |
| Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | Nebraska | $552,392 |
| Pala Band of Mission Indians | California | $528,740 |
| Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California | California | $517,696 |
| Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians | California | $488,383 |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe | Virginia | $439,891 |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe | Maine | $428,559 |
| St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | $408,000 |
| White Mountain Apache Tribe | Arizona | $407,563 |
| Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation | California | $405,151 |
| Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians | Michigan | $405,000 |
| AK-Chin Indian Community | Arizona | $394,966 |
| Manzanita Band of Mission Indians | California | $391,761 |
| Table Mountain Rancheria | California | $389,837 |
| La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Res | California | $384,456 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $380,750 |