CONTAMINATED ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT LANDS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS (66.965)
CONTAMINATED ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT LANDS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS (Assistance Listing 66.965) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $20.4 million in 12 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $1.5 million. Half of the 12 awards fell between $891,803 and $3.0 million, and they ranged from $295,000 to $3.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$20.4 million
- Grant awards12
- Typical award$1.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$15.8 million
- Size rank1,307 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 1307th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 9 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
Congress appropriated funding starting in fiscal year 2023 for EPA to establish and implement a grant program to assist Tribal entities in Alaska with addressing contamination on Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act lands that were contaminated prior to the time of conveyance. Grants may be used for site assessment and remediation, as well as related community outreach and involvement. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971 (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) included the transfer of 44 million acres to Alaska Native regional and village corporations. Some of these lands were contaminated prior to conveyance (transfer) to Alaska Native corporations from a variety of past activities such as fuel storage, power generation, waste handling practices, mining, and other activities. These contaminants can pose health concerns to Alaska Native communities, impact subsistence resources, and impair cultural or economic activities. The contaminated sites are on lands formerly managed by federal government agencies within the United States (U.S) and then conveyed by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, to Alaska Native Corporations pursuant to ANCSA. These sites were conveyed with pre- existing contamination. EPA is maintaining an inventory of such sites on its Contaminated ANCSA Sites Common Operating Picture. The objectives of EPA’s Contaminated ANCSA Lands Assistance Agreements are to provide funding to: (1) characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement activities related to these lands; and (2) carry out cleanup activities at contaminated ANCSA sites.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA. For site-specific projects, the site must have been conveyed under ANCSA and contaminated at the time of conveyance. As part of the application process, EPA will provide guidance to assist applicants in determining whether sites meet this definition. (1) The assistance funding may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum). (2) An assistance recipient may use its funds to award subawards to other eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, for cleanups on sites owned by the sub-recipient or sites for which the sub-recipient can demonstrate that it has been granted access by the site owner for the purpose of conducting assessment and cleanup activities. (3) Assessment funds may be used to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to conveyed ANCSA lands that were contaminated prior to conveyance and that are owned by the assistance funding recipient or for which the recipient can demonstrate it has been granted access by the site owner for the purpose of conducting cleanup activities.
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
Funding may be requested for cooperative agreements of up to $3M per project with maximum performance periods of 5 years.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2023: Example projects from FY23 include the following: Assessment of lands impacted by a fuel spill, as well as lead and asbestos testing and abatement at the former Naval Research Laboratory. Conducted an inventory, characterization and decommissioning of abandoned drums; and clean-up of remaining petroleum and other surface contaminants. Removal of soils contaminated with PCB's and conducted an initial round of soil and groundwater sampling at a WWII-era warehouse.Fiscal Year2024: Example projects include the following: Fuel spill assessment and Hazardous Material Building survey of a powerhouse, as well as abatement and removal of asbestos contamination which will be repurposed for critical limited indoor office space. Cleanup of an old vault of contaminated sludge and soil, which will also address the physical risks of having an open 12-foot deep vault with an 18-foot vertical culvert in close proximity to a river relied upon for subsistence and drinking water. Removal of tar barrels and debris exposed from erosion, that were discarded from runway construction in the 1950’s. Inventory, characterization and removal of abandoned drums. Once drums are removed, a phase II site characterization of the surface and subsequent remediation. Remove soils contaminated with PCBs from a WWII-era warehouse. Remove contaminated soils and timbers from a former pumphouse and barge landing.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, CONTAMINATED ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT LANDS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS (66.965) awarded $20.4 million across 12 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ounalashka Corporation | Alaska | 2 | $6.0 million |
| The Tyonek Native Corporation | Alaska | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Counc | Alaska | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Native Village of Unalakleet | Alaska | 1 | $3.0 million |
| The Aleut Corporation | Alaska | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation | Alaska | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Alaska | 1 | $913,002 |
| Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Inc. | Alaska | 1 | $828,205 |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Alaska | 1 | $452,283 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to tribes.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal governments and organizations | 12 | $20.4 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 12 | $20.4 million |