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Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) | US EPA Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) On September 30, 2022, the American Indian Environmental Office published the 2022 GAP Guidance on Financial Assistance Agreements .
The guidance identifies Agency policies and recommended procedures for coordinating activities related to assistance agreements awarded under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP). GAP Innovations and Investments Report AIEO has completed the Summer 2025 edition of the GAP Innovations and Investments Report .
This summarizes a tiny fraction of the numerous great projects completed by tribes throughout the past year using GAP (General Assistance Program) funding. Also included is some of the initial information gleaned from the first 110 ETEPs (EPA-Tribal Environmental Plans) entered into the GAP Hub, AIEO’s new data management application.
Supplemental Guidance on Providing Waste Data in GAP Progress Reports Fiscal Year 2026 GAP Notice of Financial Assistance (NOFA) What is GAP Performance Management?
EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) Fact Sheet (pdf) (264 KB) Tribally Developed Indicators Combined ETEP and GAP Work Plan Template GAP Trainings and Technical Assistance GAP Technical Assistance Handbook 2022 GAP Guidance Training GAP and Climate Resources Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances Training Contact Us About the General Assistance Program (GAP) to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on March 31, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Tribal governments in EPA Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington), including intertribal consortia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $138,000 annually; up to $184,000 for larger reservations. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
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On June 29, 2026, EPA announced it will waive the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the credit processing fee — averaging roughly $156,000 per loan — for communities of 25,000 or fewer residents in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Combined, that removes nearly $200,000 in upfront cost from the single most affordable federal water-infrastructure financing program, which carries roughly $11 billion in available capacity and can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs at Treasury-rate pricing. For small towns, rural utilities, and the nonprofits and districts that serve them, this is a rare instance of the federal government lowering the barrier to a program that has historically been out of reach for exactly the communities that need it most. Here is what changed, who qualifies, and how to move on a letter of interest before the window closes.
Read articleFor FY2026 and FY2027, EPA is waiving the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the ~$156,000 credit-processing fee for water systems serving 25,000 or fewer people — a near-$200,000 discount on access to an $11 billion pool of low-cost federal financing. The waiver removes the single barrier that kept small and rural utilities out of WIFIA for a decade. Here is how WIFIA actually works, who qualifies, why the letter of interest is the real gate, and how a town of 8,000 should think about a program built for billion-dollar projects.
Read articleFor FY2026 and FY2027, EPA is waiving the WIFIA application and credit-processing fees for communities of 25,000 or fewer — saving nearly $200,000 per loan — against roughly $11 billion in flexible financing that covers up to 80 percent of project costs. Here is why WIFIA has been underused by small systems, how the loan actually works, and how a rural utility should build a WIFIA strategy in 2026.
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