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GAP Academy

GAP Academy

GAP Academy is a series of trainings designed for GAP recipients, EPA staff, and other interested parties. It aims to educate participants about the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) and its role in supporting tribal environmental program development and waste implementation goals. The trainings are regularly updated and may incorporate links to other relevant EPA training resources for easy access. If you have suggestions for future training topics or would like to provide feedback, please reach out to the EPA at GAPinfo@epa.gov.

GAP Academy trainings fall under one of two categories: Building Environmental Capacity and Implementing Waste Programs. Included on this page are related trainings developed by EPA  Offices and Regions that may be useful to Tribes. 

  • Building Environmental Capacity
  • Implementing Waste Programs
  • Other EPA Trainings

Building Environmental Capacity

 

GAP Academy: What is GAP?

This training is being developed and will be made available in the Fall of 2024. The training will focus on the GAP Statute, the GAP National Priorities, and how Tribes can use GAP to support other EPA programs.


Implementing Waste Programs

 

GAP Academy: Demonstrating Results of Waste Management with GAP

This training was presented live at the Tribal Lands and Environmental Forum on August 17, 2024 in Eugene, OR. How to Report Solid Waste Data will provide instruction on what information should be included in a GAP solid waste management progress report, what kids of data a project manager needs to collect, how to collect this data, and how to report it to EPA. Below are links to the live recording of this training, the PowerPoint of the presentation, and the handout that was made available to the audience.

  • Demonstrating Results of Waste Management with GAP (pdf) (1.77 MB) PowerPoint
  • GAP Assist: Solid Waste Fact Sheet (pdf) (738.01 KB) .
  • Live recording of this training from the Tribal Lands and Environmental Forum

 

EPA Tribal Waste Management Program 

EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management has developed resources for Tribal Solid Waste Programs, which include technical assistance tools and trainings. These resources are located at

https://www.epa.gov/tribal-lands/tribal-waste-management-program


Other EPA Trainings

EPA Grants Management Training

EPA's Office of Grants Management has a series of trainings designed to introduce EPA grant applicants and recipients to key aspects of the entire grant life cycle, from preparation of an application through grant closeout. These trainings are located at, 

https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-grants-management-training-applicants-and-recipients

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Last updated on May 1, 2025
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