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I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
A. Background
U.S. EPA provides an opportunity for Tribes seeking to establish an environmental presence on their
reservation. The way of life for many Indian cultures is centered on the concept of "seven generations."
In other words, decisions made today are always considered by the impact they will have on the seventh
generation to come. The Sustainability for the 7th Generation Initiative (SGI) is a program designed to
help Tribal communities reduce their emissions and promote sustainability with the goal of cleaner and
healthier air. Participants work cooperatively with EPA and other partners to increase Tribal
community participation and leverage resources. This effort will provide a framework that, when
implemented in Indian country, can achieve measurable emissions reductions within 3 years. The
framework is designed to be replicable in various locations, but with the flexibility to meet the needs
and priorities of the individual locations. EPA serves as a catalyst to help the project location identify
local issues, determine activities to address those issues, build partnerships within the Tribal community
and surrounding community, and provide a framework of technical expertise and resources to help
achieve the project objectives. The SGI program objectives include: making the project place-based
and locally-driven; encouraging collaboration between multiple stakeholders at the public and private
level; identifying and leveraging resources (both monetary and in-kind) among public and private
partners; and utilizing a consensus-based project selection approach through a core management group
of stakeholders.
A similar type of program, the Sustainable Skylines Initiative (SSI), has been piloted in Dallas, Texas
and Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri. For more information on the Sustainable Skylines Initiative
visit www.epa.gov/sustainableskylines. EPA is now planning to expand this type of effort to Indian
country. To do this EPA is interested in developing up to two pilots in Indian country.
B. Scope of Work
U.S. EPA is soliciting applications for projects and programs designed to address air quality issues
through Indian country in the locations of EPA Region 5 states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, or Wisconsin. Potential Sustainable 7th Generation Initiative locations would need to
address the following issues, such as air quality, climate change, transportation, energy, land use, green
buildings and resource efficiency. A project must be in the nature of research, investigation, study,
experiment or demonstration designed to advance the state of the knowledge in the chosen project
location. Projects are chosen for their ability to address the objectives outlined above and their ability to
yield measurable environmental benefits within three years. (The activities do not have to be completed
within three years, but at least be able to quantify initial benefits within a three year period.)
The Sustainable 7th Generation Initiative (SGI) is intended to result in projects that:
" Maximize federal, state, regional, and local resources to provide tangible cross-cutting projects
that result in specific air, water, waste and livability/cultural preservation benefits.
" Provide economy of scale to amplify media attention, level of support, and outreach ability for
specific projects while showcasing a larger sustainability effort.
" Bridge Tribal and regional sustainability efforts to re-energize existing programs and developing
key emerging priorities.
Under the SGI, there is no one definition for a project location. Applicants will need to provide a
concise description of their proposed project location. A Tribal reservation would normally be2
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