EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is announcing a five year assistance agreement to eligible applicants (see Section III.A.) to provide technical support to OPPT’s National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC) in order to:
1) Represent tribal interests in the development and

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implementation of chemical risk assessment, risk management and pollution prevention programs; and 2) Facilitate tribal collaboration with EPA.For this competitive announcement, the successful applicant will:
1) Assist federally-recognized tribes, Alaska Native Villages and intertribal organizations in selecting and maintaining, a geographically diverse membership with a diversity of relevant and technical expertise in the NTTC; 2) Assist the NTTC in maintaining a viable charter that covers activities eligible for EPA funding; and 3) Provide professional and technical support to the NTTC to conduct its meetings and other activities.

The recipient will work with EPA and the NTTC to fulfill the objectives of the NTTC charter including:
1) Raise and assess tribal chemical risk management and pollution prevention program development and implementation issues with OPPT; 2) Assess national chemical risk management policy and pollution prevention initiatives that affect tribes and Alaska Native Villages; 3) Offer a network for tribal chemical risk management officials to share information and represent tribal interests on chemical risk assessment, risk management policy and pollution prevention initiatives that impact tribes; and 4) Promote and enhance tribal chemical risk management and pollution prevention program development.