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Some funding for tribal communities has increased.
Entire document at: http://www.epa.gov/budget/2011/2011bib.pdf
Multimedia Tribal Implementation Grants
(FY 2011 PB: $30.0M, FY 2010 Enacted: $0.0M, FY 2011 Change: +$30.0M)
- Requests $30.0 million for a new grant program that will allow the Agency to provide targeted multi-media grants to tribes for implementation of Federal environmental programs.
- Tribes will be able to develop and implement programs consistent with EPA statutory authorities such as CAA 105, CWA 106, RCRA and other tribal priorities. This may include tribal activities such as monitoring, permitting, and other implementation responsibilities.
Tribal Capacity Building
(FY 2011 PB: $15.0, FY 2010 Enacted: $12.1M, FY 2011 Change: +$2.9M)
- Requests a $2.9 million increase and 15.0 FTE for an increase for implementation of the new multi-media grant program.
- These funds support new positions to oversee, provide guidance, and ensure accountability to the new grant program and ongoing Tribal GAP work. On-the-ground FTE will provide direct technical assistance to tribes.
Tribal GAP
(FY 2011 PB: $71.4M, FY 2010 Enacted: $62.9M, FY 2011 Change: +$8.5M)
- Requests an $8.5 million increase for the Agency to increase the base funding available for GAP grants, providing tribes with a stronger foundation to build Tribal capacity to implement environmental programs, continuing EPA’s partnership and collaboration with the tribes.
- By increasing GAP grant funding, the Agency is encouraging a stronger environmental program base, and therefore allowing more tribes to take advantage of the new multi-media implementation program starting in FY 2011.
Additional Flexibility
- In FY 2011, the President’s budget is requesting additional State Revolving Fund grant transfer authority between the Clean Water Indian Set-Aside Grant and Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants Tribal Set-Aside programs.
- Allows tribes the flexibility to direct drinking water and wastewater funds to their highest priority projects, providing the same authority to tribes that is currently available to states.
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