GAP Guidance on Financial Assistance Agreements
This Guidance provides information to Tribes and intertribal consortia on how to develop, apply for, and manage Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) financial assistance agreements, generally referred to as GAP grants. It also describes how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers GAP grants to ensure national consistency in EPA’s actions when negotiating, reviewing, and administering GAP awards.
This Guidance reflects statutory and regulatory requirements, including binding requirements and federal policies, that address how GAP funds are used and managed. This Guidance is effective for all GAP financial assistance agreements beginning October 1, 2022, and supersedes previous guidance issued on May 15, 2013.