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EPA Awards Over $100,000 to the Apache Tribe to Develop Environmental Protection Program

Release Date: 11/14/2007
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas – November 14, 2007) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $110,000 to the Apache Tribe to support the development of a core tribal environmental protection program. The Apache will use the funds to maintain an environmental department, network with other tribal environmental programs, perform community outreach, develop quality assurance documents, and create maps using GIS/GPS tools.

Additional information on EPA grants: https://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: https://www.epa.gov/region6

EPA audio file is available at https://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#111407_apache