Tribal Border Infrastructure (TBI) Program

Post Date

April 2nd 2010

Application Due Date

May 14th 2010

Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-R9-WTR10-10-004

CFDA Number(s)

66.202

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1500000

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $500000

Grant Description

The Tribal Border Infrastructure Program is designed to address high-priority drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of Tribes whose reservations meet the following geographical conditions: a). must be north of the U.S. / Mexico border, and b). must be within a 62-mile radius of the U.S. / Mexico border. As a competitive program, applicants must submit a proposal that substantially complies with the program's requirements as explicitly stated in the Request for Proposals section of this document (Section IV). Applicants may elect to receive funding via a grant or an interagency agreement between EPA and the Indian Health Services (IHS). Applicants that choose to receive funding through a grant will work directly with EPA. Applicants that choose to receive funding through an Interagency Agreement will work collaboratively with Indian Health Services (lHS) and EPA. Applicants EPA expects to award 3 to 6 projects to applicants from both Regions VI and IX based on an anticipated funding allocation of $1.5 million for both regions. Also, there is no matching funds requirement for this program.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Erskine D. Benjamin II, (415) 972-3561
  Audrey L. Johnson, (415) 972-3431

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Erskine D. Benjamin II or Audrey L. Johnson

• Agency Email Address:

  Benjamin.Erskine@epa.gov or Johnson.AudreyL@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Tribal Border Infrastructure (TBI) Program