# Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality (93.581)

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Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $7.7 million in 27 grants, about $286,385 per award.

## Objectives

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.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.9 million | 16 |
| 2022 | $2.2 million | 12 |
| 2023 | $2.6 million | 14 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chickaloon Native Village | Alaska | $900,000 |
| Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council | Washington | $813,239 |
| Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria | California | $585,534 |
| Ketchikan Indian Community | Alaska | $543,214 |
| Chugach Regional Resources Commission | Alaska | $529,352 |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Idaho | $518,345 |
| Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | Alaska | $497,112 |
| Lummi Indian Business Council | Washington | $492,323 |
| Yavapai Apache Nation | Arizona | $400,800 |
| Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians | California | $332,665 |
| Yurok Tribe | California | $300,000 |
| Organized Village of Kake | Alaska | $289,379 |
| Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation | Washington | $274,647 |
| Forest County Potawatomi Community | Wisconsin | $273,427 |
| Metlakatla Indian Community | Alaska | $258,952 |
| Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation | California | $230,090 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $198,275 |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe | Montana | $150,974 |
| Tonkawa Tribe | Oklahoma | $133,587 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | Washington | $124,004 |