2020 Regional-State-Tribal Innovation Projects

2020 Regional-State-Tribal Innovation Projects

EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) provided an opportunity for the EPA Regions to submit proposals for innovative projects to address state and tribal science priorities. This year, we are excited to fund 12 projects that use innovative approaches to address high priority issues while partnering with states and tribes. These projects will engage 19 state partners and 20 tribal partners. The work will address a wide range of environmental challenges from how to create cleaner residential recycling streams to better monitoring approaches for air and water pollution. Find out more information about the projects below.

Map showing state locations of 2020 Regional State and Tribal Innovation Projects — Map showing state locations of 2020 Regional/State/Tribal Innovation Projects. Click on image to view a larger version.

List of 2020 Innovation Project Partners
Regions	Partners	Project
Region 1	Maine Department of Environmental Protection Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection	Satellite Mapping of Eelgrass Distribution and Abundance
Region 1 and Region 2	Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine Maine Penobscot Indian Nation Maine Band of Maliseet Indians New York Seneca Nation of Indians Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Maine Department of Environmental Protection New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	Enhancing Tribal and State Cyanobacteria Monitoring using Citizen Science
Region 2	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	Evaluating Air Pollution Sensors for Hot Spot Monitoring by Citizen Scientists
Region 3 and Region 8	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment	Using Social Science to Create Cleaner Residential Recycling Streams
Region 3	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Online Data Platform for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay
Region 4 and Region 6	Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (R6) and other state, local, and tribal agency partners to be selected in R4, R6, or other regions; North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Catawba Indian Nation Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Seminole Tribe of Florida Mecklenburg County, NC Broward County, FL City of Louisville, KY City of Jacksonville, FL Orange County, FL	Collocated Air Sensor Shelters for Tribes and Citizen Science
Region 5	State, tribal and local government partners to be determined	Demonstration of Air Sensor Loan Programs for Rural Communities and Living/Nature Museums
Region 7	Kansas Department of Health and Environment	Evaluating Passive Sampling Techniques for Conducting Probabilistic Stream Monitoring
Region 8	Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment	High Resolution Thermal Monitoring of Mine Impacted Groundwater and Surface Water
Region 9	Hoopa Valley Tribal Environmental Protection Agency Humboldt State University California Environmental Protection Agency Lawrence Berkeley National Lab California Department of Public Health Tom Javins (Retired HVAC Engineer)	ASPIRE-Health: Does Air Cleaner Use During Wildfires Have a Measurable Impact on Health and Indoor Air Quality?
Region 10	Nez Perce Tribe Heritage University - located on the Yakama Reservation The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)	Demonstration of a Tribal Air Sensor Loan Program
Region 10	Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Kawerak, Inc. Zender Environmental Health and Research Group	Human-centered Design to Improve Management of Household Hazardous Waste Programs in Alaskan Tribal Communities