Tribal Air Programs in the Pacific Southwest (Region 9)

EPA in the Pacific Southwest assists the 148 tribes in Region 9 with air quality planning, permitting, rulemaking, enforcement and compliance, indoor air, monitoring and related technical support, air grants, and climate change.

• Tribal Air Funding
• EPA Resources
• Other Resources
• Grants and Program Integration Office
• Air Project Officers

Tribal Air Funding

• Region 9 Guidelines for Tribal Air Funding
• Region 9 Tribal Funding Announcement for CAA FY20 Funds
• EPA Clean Diesel Tribal Grants
  • West Coast Collaborative Tribal Grants

EPA Resources

• Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI)
• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
• Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Permitting in Region 9

Other Resources

• Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)
  • Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center
  • ITEP Air Quality Training
  • Volkswagen Settlement Tribal Funds
• National Tribal Air Association (NTAA)
  • NTAA Tribal Air Quality Interactive Maps & Status of Tribal Air Report

Grants and Program Integration Office

Manager

Stephanie Valentine (valentine.stephanie@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3014

Air Project Officers

Project Officer	Area of Responsibility
Norma Douglass (douglass.norma@epa.gov) (415) 947-4136	Arizona and California Tribes
Sharon Bowen (bowen.sharon@epa.gov) (415) 947-4250	Arizona Air Districts, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Edward Holman (holman.edward@epa.gov) (415) 947-4288	Arizona and California Tribes
Angela Latigue (latigue.angela@epa.gov) (415) 947-4170	California Air Districts
Vernese Gholson (gholson.vernese@epa.gov) (415) 947-4200	Central California Air Districts, Northern and Central California Tribes
Kate Harper (harper.kathryn@epa.gov) (415) 947-4150	Southern California Tribes, Imperial Valley Air District and San Diego Air District
Cara Gillen (gillen.cara@epa.gov)	Nevada and California DERA
Asia Yeary (yeary.asia@epa.gov) (808) 342-5675	Hawaii and the Islands Air Districts
Roberto Gutierrez (gutierrez.roberto@epa.gov) (415) 947-4276	Nevada Air Districts, Nevada and Owens Valley Tribes, California
Alheli Banos (banos.alheli@epa.gov) (619) 235-4767	Nevada Indoor Air
Ryder (Rachel) Freed (freed.rachel@epa.gov) (415) 972-3267	Radon Grant (with Navajo Nation)