# Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (66.926)

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Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $234 million in 730 grants, about $320,353 per award.

## Objectives

EPA provides Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) financial and technical assistance to tribal governments and intertribal consortia to assist tribes in planning, developing, and establishing the capacity to implement federal environmental programs administered by the EPA and to assist in implementation of tribal solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with applicable provisions of law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act (commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA). See the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. §4368b). EPA administers this program in accordance with the statute, applicable federal regulations, including 40 CFR part 35, subpart B (Environmental Program Grants for Tribes), and national guidance, including the 2022 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) Guidance on Financial Assistance Agreements (referred to as GAP Guidance). EPA’s 2022 GAP Guidance provides a consistent national framework for building tribal environmental program capacity under GAP and is designed to improve the management of GAP resources. The 2022 GAP guidance reflects statutory and regulatory requirements, including binding requirements and federal policies, that address how GAP funds are used and managed.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $45.1 million | 326 |
| 2022 | $43.8 million | 290 |
| 2023 | $52.4 million | 320 |
| 2024 | $50.3 million | 316 |
| 2025 | $42.2 million | 269 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | $6.1 million |
| Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee Consortium | Washington | $2.8 million |
| Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope | Alaska | $2.4 million |
| Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force | New York | $2.1 million |
| Tohono O'Odham Nation | Arizona | $1.9 million |
| Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission | Washington | $1.9 million |
| Cherokee Nation | Oklahoma | $1.8 million |
| Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California | Nevada | $1.8 million |
| Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People | California | $1.5 million |
| Owens Valley Indian Water Commission | California | $1.4 million |
| Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon | Oregon | $1.4 million |
| Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe | Nevada | $1.4 million |
| Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. | Alaska | $1.3 million |
| Kodiak Area Native Association | Alaska | $1.3 million |
| Organized Village of Kasaan | Alaska | $1.3 million |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Oregon | $1.3 million |
| Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians | California | $1.2 million |
| Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community | Arizona | $1.2 million |
| Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians | California | $1.1 million |
| Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California | California | $1.1 million |