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Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP)

  • 2022 GAP Guidance

    On September 30, 2022, the American Indian Environmental Office published the 2022 GAP Guidance on Financial Assistance Agreements. The guidance identifies Agency policies and recommended procedures for coordinating activities related to assistance agreements awarded under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP). 

  • FY25 GAP Notice of Financial Award (NOFA)

    EPA has published the Fiscal Year 2025 GAP Notice of Financial Assistance (NOFA) which invites proposals for GAP grants that begin on or after October 1, 2024. 

    Included in the document is information on how to apply for a GAP Award, Eligibility Requirements, and Funding Amounts.

GAP Overview

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  • What is GAP?
  • 2022 GAP Guidance
  • Supplemental Guidance on Providing Waste Data in GAP Progress Reports
  • GAP Guidance Highlights
  • Fiscal Year 2025 GAP Notice of Financial Assistance (NOFA)
  • Intertribal Consortia

Performance Management

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  • What is GAP Performance Management?
  • EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) Fact Sheet (pdf) (264 KB)
  • GAP Capacity Indicators
  • GAP Hub Fact Sheet
  • GAP Success Stories
  • Tribally Developed Indicators
  • Combined ETEP and GAP Work Plan Template

Training & Resources

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  • GAP Trainings and Technical Assistance
  • GAP Technical Assistance Handbook
  • 2022 GAP Guidance Training
  • GAP Academy
  • GAP and Climate Resources
  • Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances Training
     
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