Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) Funding

• Funding Opportunities
• Important Dates
• Deadlines for Applications
• Important Information
• Quarterly Report Example Templates
• GAP Workbook Template and Example
• Region 9 Documents

Funding Opportunities

EPA Region 9 invites Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) grant proposals from federally recognized Tribal governments and eligible inter-Tribal consortia for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY26) workplan program development activities. The goal of the GAP is to assist Tribes in developing the capacity to plan and establish environmental protection programs and to develop and implement solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with their individual needs.

GAP is guided by the GAP Guidance on Financial Assistance Agreements.

Deadlines for Applications

GAP Funding Application Deadlines

Applicant Type	Submit GAP Workplan and Budget to your EPA Project Officer by:	Submit Completed Application to Grants.gov by:
Individual Tribe applying for a standalone GAP cooperative agreement	Wednesday, January 29, 2025	Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Individual Tribe applying for GAP funding through a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG)	Wednesday, January 29, 2025	Date specified by EPA Project Officer in “please apply” letter, likely in spring or early summer 2025.
Inter-Tribal consortium applying for GAP funding	Wednesday, January 29, 2025	Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Important Information

Please refer to the Important Information and Attachments sections in the 2025 GAP Notice of Funding Availability, Region 9 GAP Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY26) Region-Specific Information for information on workplan/budget planning, requests for additional information, Environmental Tribal Environmental Plans (ETEPs), special opportunities, and application guidance for Grants.gov.

• Fiscal Year 2025 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) National Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
  With this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), EPA invites proposals for Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) grants and assistance amendments from the Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional appropriation to fund work plans beginning on or after October 1, 2025.
• EPA Region 9 GAP FY 2025-2026 (FY26) Region-Specific Information (pdf) (777.14 KB, November 22, 2024)
  With this GAP Region-Specific Information, EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) invites proposals for grants covering FY26 to fund work plans beginning on or after October 1, 2025. GAP WORKPLAN AND BUDGETS DUE: January 29, 2025, for Tribes applying for standalone GAP cooperative agreements and GAP funding through a Performance Partnership Grant and for inter-Tribal consortia.

Quarterly Report Example Templates

Below are example quarterly reports GAP grantees may use and/or adapt to complete the quarterly reports of their grant performance. Grantees are not required to use these formats. Other formats may also be acceptable. If you have questions please feel welcome to contact your GAP Project Officer.

• Quarterly Report Example Template 1 (xlsx)
• Quarterly Report Example Template 2 (docx) (38.64 KB, January 2020)
• Quarterly Report Example Template 3 (docx) (40.15 KB, January 2020)
• Quarterly Report Example Template 4 (docx) (40.47 KB, January 2020)

GAP Workbook Template and Example

• EPA Region 9 GAP Workbook Template (xlsx) (157.95 KB, December 13, 2024)
  The GAP workbook template was co-developed by Tribal environmental and US EPA personnel to streamline the co-management of GAP and PPG cooperative agreements in Region 9. Reach out to your GAP project officer with any questions. Please note that all available templates and tools in this workbook are completely optional.
• EPA Region 9 Gap Workbook Example (xlsx) (155 KB, December 11, 2020)
  The GAP Workbook Example is a version of the GAP Workbook Template with fields pre-completed to demonstrate how grantees might use the Workbook Template and how cells in the various worksheets can link to cells in other worksheets. The examples are illustrative, and grantees should develop their own workplans and budgets.

Region 9 Documents

• EPA Region 9 GAP FY 2025-2026 (FY26) Region-Specific Information (pdf) (777.14 KB, November 22, 2024)
  With this GAP Region-Specific Information, EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) invites proposals for grants covering FY26 to fund work plans beginning on or after October 1, 2025. GAP WORKPLAN AND BUDGETS DUE: January 29, 2025, for Tribes applying for standalone GAP cooperative agreements and GAP funding through a Performance Partnership Grant and for inter-Tribal consortia.
• EPA Region 9 Tribal Section Project Officer List (pdf) (152.03 KB, December 27, 2024)
  This list provides contact information for EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Tribal Section Project Officers for Arizona, California, Nevada, and Consortia Tribes.
• Webinar Presentation: Region 9 GAP FY25 Funding Notification (pdf) (1.38 MB, November 29, 2023)
  Presentation from EPA Region 9's webinar to review national and regional information regarding Fiscal Year 2025 General Assistance Program (GAP) applications.
• EPA Region 9 GAP-Eligible Cultural Activities (pdf) (140.12 KB, August 2023)
  This document was first developed in 2021, using feedback from the RTOC GAP workgroup, to support Tribes being able to include GAP-eligible cultural activities in their workplans. We have since updated the document to consider the new 2022 GAP Guidance.
• GAP-Eligible Wildfire Activities and Contact Information (pdf) (188.36 KB, June 3, 2020)
  Provides information on what activities are both eligible for EPA’s General Assistance Program (GAP) funding and may help Tribes prepare in advance for wildfire events. Contact information for wildfire response resources are also provided.
• Charging Gap for Office Space (pdf) (386.71 KB, 07/29/2016)
  Region 9 Grants Workgroup: Can a Tribe charge rent to a GAP Grant?