United States     EPA 832-F-98-008
        Environmental Protection October 1998
        Agency

        Off ice Of Water (4201)
&EPA Clean Water
        Act
                 106
       Tribal Pollution
       Control Grant
       Program

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What is a Section 106 Tribal
Water Pollution Control Grant
Program?

Section 106 and 518 of the Clean Water
Act authorizes EPA to provide grants to
States, interstate agencies, and eligible
Indian Tribes to assist them in the
development and implementation of
water pollution control programs.
What grant funding is
available?

For eligible Indian Tribes, the EPA may
provide financial assistance in an amount
up to 95 percent of the approved costs of
planning, developing, establishing, or
improving water quality programs.

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What type of programs are
eligible under Section 106
grants?

A few examples include:

•     developing water quality
      management plans

•     establishing water quality
      standards

•     conducting water quality
      monitoring
Who is eligible?

Any Tribe which meets the requirements
set forth under Section 518 of the Clean
Water Act

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What are the requirements
under Section 518?

The Tribe must satisfy the following
conditions:

•     The Tribe must be federally
      recognized by the Department of
      Interior

•     The Tribe must have a governing
      body capable of carrying out
      substantial governmental duties and
      powers

•     The functions to be exercised by the
      Tribe pertain to the management
      and protection  of water resources
      that are held by an Indian Tribe or
      within the boundaries of an Indian
      Reservation.

•     The Tribe must be capable of
      effectively implementing the water
      quality program.

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How is the grant funding
distributed?

Section 106 funds for Tribes are allocated
annually to each Region according to a
formula that incorporates a base distribution
plus a variable distribution. Each Region
awards grants to Tribes based upon their grant
application work plan.  In determining which
Tribes will receive awards, the Regional
Administrator will  consider the applicant's
planning target, the available funds and the
anticipated cost of the program relative to the
proposed outputs and outcomes.
What is a work plan?

A work plan is a required part of an
application  for financial assistance. The work
plan must specify the program goals,
objectives, outcomes, and outputs in a time
frame for their accomplishment. The work
plan must also include a performance
evaluation process and performance criteria/
measures for the components of the work
plan.

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To begin the grant application
process, contact your Regional
Section 106 Tribal Program
Coordinators or National
Headquarters.
Ask for fact sheets, Internet
resources, and other related
pamphlets and brochures.
Region 1
Bill Nuzzo
One Congress Street
Boston, MA 02203-0001
(617) 565-3485

Region 2
Jane Leu
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
(212)637-3815

Region 4
Dorothy Rayfield/
Gloria Love
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, CA 30303
(404) 562-9278/9468

Region 5
Diane Nelson
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
(312)886-6108

Region 6
Stephanie Crossland
1445 Ross Avenue
Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
(214)665-7138
Region 7
Talva Hayes
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS66101
(913)551-7431

Region 8
Lee Roberts
999 18th Street Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
(303)312-6324

Region 9
Wendell Smith
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 744-2018

Region 10
Alan Moomaw
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 553-1603

National Headquarters
Clarence Braddock
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-5828

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