New National Tribal Science Priorities Process

Instructions to Identify Tribal Science Priorities

Purpose: The purpose of the Tribal Science Priorities process is to establish a framework for identifying national level tribal science priorities and incorporating these priorities into EPA's budget process.

STEP 1: Apply Tribal Science Priority goal, objectives, and criteria
The goal, objective, and criteria must be applied to each tribal science issue. Provide example developed by Tribal Caucus e.g. climate change, fish consumption, or ambient air. Issues that do not meet the goal, at least one of the objectives or any of the criteria are not eligible to be considered as a national tribal science priority.

STEP 2: Complete the Tribal Science Priorities Template
Tribal science issues that satisfy the objectives and criteria may be submitted for consideration to be a tribal science priority. The tribal science priority template is the format for which the priority issues will be received by the Tribal Science Council. The reviewers are strongly encouraged to provide explanation for each tribal science issue identified and submitted in each section of the template. For assistance with completing the template, please contact your Tribal Science Council Tribal representative.
Template:
Appendix A - Tribal Science Priorities Template (PDF) (2pp., 52MB)

STEP 3: Submission of Tribal Science Priorities
Mail or e-mail your completed template below to Monica Rodia, Executive Secretary of the Tribal Science Council at Rodia.Monica@epa.gov or mail to U. S. Environmental Protection Agency MC 8104R, Ronald Reagan Building Room 51159, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. Deadline: Your template must be received by April 1, 2011. Please contact Monica Rodia with any questions you may have by telephone at 202.564.8322 or e-mail at Rodia.Monica@epa.gov.

Tribal Science Priorities Webinar Announcement

The National EPA-Tribal Science Council will host two Webinars on the Tribal Science Priorities Process on March 9 and 10, 2011. Learn more here by viewing the Tribal Science Priorities Process Webinar (PDF) (1.04 MB)