EPA Awards Mescalero Apache $112,000 to Manage Environmental Programs

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EPA Awards Mescalero Apache $112,000 to Manage Environmental Programs

Contact: Joe Hubbard or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov 

DALLAS – (March 18, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $112,000 to the Mescalero Apache Tribe of N.M. as part of the General Assistance Program (GAP). The tribe will use the funds to administer its environmental program and assist in developing of the multimedia programs to address environmental issues. The tribe will also develop a quality assurance program and improve environmental education in the tribal community.

The primary purpose of GAP is to support the development of core tribal environmental protection programs. Other activities to be carried out under the grant include attending environmentally related training and conducting community outreach.   

In 1992, Congress passed the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act which authorizes EPA to provide GAP grants to federally recognized tribes and tribal groups for planning, developing, and establishing environmental protection programs in Indian country, as well as for developing and implementing solid and hazardous waste programs on tribal lands.

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