General Assistance Program

In 1992, Congress passed the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program. This act authorized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide General Assistance Program (GAP) grants to federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia for planning, developing and establishing environmental protection programs in Indian country, and for developing and implementing solid and hazardous waste programs on tribal lands.

The goal of GAP is to assist tribes and intertribal consortia in developing the capacity to manage their own environmental protection programs and to develop and implement solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with individual tribal needs and applicable federal laws and regulations.
 
For more information on the EPA’s GAP funding and guidelines, see the EPA website (https://www.epa.gov/tribal/indian-environmental-general-assistance-program-gap).