The Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a more than $282,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for pollution-control programs.
The announcement came through the EPA’s Dallas office but quoted EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
“Environmental protection is a partnership between EPA, states and tribes,” said Pruitt. “This grant will allow the Kickapoo Tribe the ability to apply environmental funds where it is needed the most—addressing water pollution.”
The total of the grant is $282,357 and will be used tin creation and maintenance of measures for prevention and control of surface and ground water pollution from both point and nonpoint sources. The money is meant to help the tribe in building core environmental protection program capacities such as Indoor Air, Underground Storage Tanks, Solid and Hazardous Waste management.
According to Chairman David Pacheco, Jr., “GAP dollars support all of the environmental work that we do here at the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. Our partnership with the EPA benefits both the Tribe and non-tribal residents and businesses in central Oklahoma. Our environmental staff and EPA Region 6 staff have created a strong partnership, a partnership we look forward to strengthening under the leadership of Administrator Scott Pruitt. Our environmental staff will continue to work tirelessly to protect natural resources, promote good stewardship, and deliver results despite budget limitations.”