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)
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 (Assistance Listing 66.038) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $19.9 million in 185 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $107,307 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $89,389. Half of the 185 awards fell between $72,023 and $125,650, and they ranged from $15,000 to $562,889.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$19.9 million
- Grant awards185
- Typical award$89,389
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.4 million
- Size rank1316 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $4.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $3.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1316th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 50% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 24 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Assistance under this program is generally available to Federally-recognized Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia, which submit applications proposing projects with significant technical merit and relevance to EPA's Office of Air and Radiation's mission. Tribal CAA 103 Project Grants have been determined by the Agency as exempt from competition under EPA Order 5700.5A1. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipient's allowable direct costs incident to approved Tribal air resources activities that will protect public health and the environment, plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement (“discretion”), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
There is no minimum amount of assistance; the maximum is $7,750,000. The general range of the amount of assistance is $25,000 to $500,000. The average is $75,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: All 10 EPA regions receive funding for grants for a variety of Tribal air quality projects. A number of Tribal air quality programs are engaged in national efforts to assess air quality, including the monitoring of air quality, which is helping them to understand air pollution trends and mitigate the health impacts of these trends locally and nationally.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, 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) awarded$19.9 million across 185 grant awards, an average of $107,307 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to tribes.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal governments and organizations | 185 | $19.9 million | 100% |
By state
7 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 67 | $6.5 million |
| Michigan | 12 | $1.6 million |
| Arizona | 17 | $1.5 million |
| Oklahoma | 12 | $1.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $1.4 million |
| Nevada | 12 | $1.2 million |
| Washington | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Nebraska | 9 | $983,081 |
| Maine | 6 | $730,747 |
| Alaska | 2 | $712,889 |
| Virginia | 1 | $439,891 |
| Iowa | 5 | $380,639 |
| Colorado | 2 | $283,754 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $259,562 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $242,921 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $221,428 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $193,000 |
| Montana | 1 | $152,419 |
| Kansas | 2 | $134,188 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $108,360 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $102,700 |
| Alabama | 2 | $75,445 |
| Oregon | 3 | $45,000 |
| Florida | 1 | $32,910 |