Tribal Calendar
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Conferences/Forums/Seminars
- May 29 - June 4, 2012 - 2012 Exchange Network National Meeting

- June 3 - 8, 2012 - Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) Ninth Annual National Training Program

- June 5 - 7, 2012 - National American Indian Housing Council Annual Convention

- June 11 - 15, 2012 - World Indigenous Housing Conference

- June 12 - 14, 2012 - National EPA Tribal Science Council Meeting
- June 17 - 20, 2012 - National Congress of American Indians Mid Year Conference

- June 26 - 29, 2012 - Navajo Nation Biennial Drinking Water Conference, Scottsdale/Fountain Hills, AZ

- June 26 - 29, 2012 - Navajo Drinking Water Conference

- July 9 - 10, 2012 - Energy in the Southwest, Santa Fe, NM

- July 16 - 19, 2012 - EPA and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) 5th Biennial Tribal Drinking Water Conference

- July 17 - 20, 2012 - Symposium to Inform the Nation about the Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Indigenous Tribes, Washington, DC

- August 20 - 23, 2012 - Tribal Lands & Environment: A National Forum on Solid Waste, Emergency Response, Contaminated Sites, and USTs

- August 26 - 29, 2012 - National Tribal Environmental Council Conference

- August 26 - 30, 2012 - 24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- September 10 - 13, 2012 - Great Lakes Week in 2012
- September 24 - 27, 2012 - Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 59th Annual Conference

- October 21 - 26, 2012 - National Congress of American Indians 69th Annual Convention

- February 24 - 28, 2013 - USET 2013 NIEA Legislative Summit

- March 4 - 7, 2013 - National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Winter Session

- October 13 - 18, 2013 - National Congress of American Indians 70th Annual Convention

- March 3 - 6, 2014 - National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Winter Session

- June 8 - 11, 2014 - National Congress of American Indians Mid Year Conference

Contests
- December 14, 2012 - EPA Launches Campus RainWorks Challenge
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Grants
- June 4, 2012 - EPA $20 Million Available for Clean Diesel Projects
- June 4, 2012 - Holy Cross Energy (HCE) RFP
- June 8, 2012 - EPA Seeks Grant Project Proposals to Reduce Marine Debris
- June 8, 2012 - FY12 Region 2 Wetland Program Development
- June 8, 2012 - EDA FY 2012 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs Opportunity
- June 8, 2012 - EPA FY 2012 State Environmental Enforcement Training Grant Program Solicitation Notice
- June 8, 2012 - EPA Special Studies - South Florida Geographic Initiative, Water Quality Protection Program for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative/Land-Based Sources of Pollution
- June 8, 2012 - EPA Innovative Source Reduction for Land-Based Sources of Marine Debris from Coastal Watersheds
- June 18, 2012 - USDA Invites Applications for Grants to Provide Broadband Service to Remote Rural Communities
- June 19, 2012 - Measurements and Modeling for Quantifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating, and Lighting (EPA-G2012-STAR-E1)
- June 19, 2012 - Measurements and Modeling for Quantifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating, and Lighting (EPA-G2012-STAR-E2)
- June 29, 2012 - Measurements and Modeling for Qualifying Air Quality and Climatic Impacts of Residential Biomass or Coal Combustion for Cooking, Heating, and Lighting The EPA, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program
- July 2, 2012 - Tribal Training Support for the Community and Tribal Air Quality Programs
- September 14, 2012 - National Science Foundation Offers Up To $12 Million for Arctic Sustainability Grants
- December 31, 2012 - Pacific Power RFP
- December 31, 2012 - Rocky Mountain Power RFP
- February 15, 2013 - New York City Economic Development Corporation RFP
Internships
Public Meetings /Public Hearings /Requests for Comments
- May 31, 2012 - EPA to Host an Open House and Public Hearing on Proposed Hawaii Regional Haze Plan on both Maui and Hawaii Island, Kahului, HI
- June 1, 2012 - EPA to Host an Open House and Public Hearing on Proposed Hawaii Regional Haze Plan on both Maui and Hawaii Island, Hilo, HI
- June 19, 2012 - Advancing Environmental Justice through Title VI Plan EJ 2014 Draft Supplement
- June 22, 2012 - EPA and ITEP Seeking Nominations for Tribal Waste and Response Assistance Program National Steering Committee
- July 5, 2012 - Proposed National Federal Tribal Certification Plan
- July 13, 2012 - Proposed Pollution Controls at Reid Gardner Generating Station Moapa Valley, NV
- July 23, 2012 - EPA Releases for Public Comment Draft Scientific Study of Bristol Bay Watershed
- July 24 - 25, 2012 - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Public Meeting Crystal City, VA
Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) Meetings
- June 25 - 28, 2012 - EPA Region 2 Annual Meeting
- June 26, 2012 - EPA Region 6 RTOC Meeting
- July 16 - 20, 2012 - EPA Region 7 RTOC Meeting
- August 5 - 6, 2012 - EPA Region 5 RTOC Meeting
- August 14 - 16, 2012 - EPA Region 10 RTOC Meeting
- August 28 - 30, 2012 - EPA Region 9 RTOC Meeting
Teleconferences
Training
- May 26, 2012 - Birding Horicon Marsh, Horicon Marsh, Mayville, WI
- May 31, 2012 - EPA's Energy Use Assessment Tool for Water and Wastewater Systems
- June 4 - 8, 2012 - YRITWC PV101: Grid-Tie Solar Electric Design and Installation

- June 4 - 5, 2012 - BIA ArcGIS Desktop I Getting Started with GIS, Billings, MT
- June 5 - 6, 2012 - National Indian Justice Center Solid Waste Management Safety & Recycling Strategies

- June 5 - 6, 2012 - Solid Waste Management Safety and Recycling Strategies, Palm Springs, CA

- June 5 - 8, 2012 - Emmissions Inventory/TEISS Tribal Data Toolbox, Las Vegas, NV
- June 6 - 8, 2012 - BIA ArcGIS Desktop I Getting Started with GIS, Billings, MT
- June 11, 2012 - Clean, Green and Healthy Tribal Schools, Denver, CO
- June 11 - 15, 2012 - YRITWC PV203: Battery-Based Solar Electric Design and Installation

- June 12 - 14, 2012 - Module II: UST Operations and Maintenance Training, Albuquerque, NM
- June 12 - 14, 2012 - Tribal Pesticide Inspector Training, Chandler, AZ
- June 18 - 22, 2012 - Sample Collection Protocol
- June 19, 2012 - GAP On Line Training for Arizona Tribes, Pheonix, AZ
- June 19, 2012 - NetDMR Training Webinar
- June 21, 2012 - NetDMR Training Webinar
- June 25 - 29, 2012 - YRITWC ST 101: Solar Hot Water Design and Installation

- July 8 - August 3, 2012 - Water Resource Technician Training, Tucson, AZ
- July 9 - 13, 2012 - EPA'S NPDES Permit Writers' Training Course, Austin, TX
- July 11, 2012 - Preventing Environmental Crimes on Tribal Lands, San Diego, CA
- July 16 - 20, 2012 - YRITWC WP 101: Wind Design and Installation

- July 17 - 19, 2012 - TSWEAP - Addressing and Managing Illegal Dumps

- July 18 - 20, 2012 - BIA ArcGIS Desktop II Tools & Functionality, Alpine, CA
- July 19 - 21, 2012 - Addressing and Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country, Denver, CO
- August 14 - 15, 2012 - Solid Waste Management Safety and Recycling Strategies, Chandler, AZ
- August 14 - 15, 2012 - National Indian Justice Center Solid Waste Management Safety & Recycling Strategies

- August 22 - 23, 2012 - BIA ArcGIS Desktop I Getting Started with GIS, Sparks, NV
- September 17 - 19, 2012 - BIA ArcGIS Desktop III Workflow & Analysis, Lakewood, CO
- September 25 - 27, 2012 - BIA ArcGIS Desktop I Getting Started with GIS, Cherokee, NC
Webinars/Webcasts
- May 30, 2012 - Funding & Financing Local Government Clean Energy Programs, Part II: Getting it Funded: Finding Funding for your Clean Energy Programs
- May 30, 2012 - Today's Energy Supply – Yesterday's Grid

- May 31, 2012 - Webinar on New Energy Use Assessment Tool for Water and Wastewater
- June 6, 2012 - National Science Foundation Offers Up To $12 Million for Arctic Sustainability Grants
- June 13, 2012 - EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2012 Webinar Series
- June 13, 2012 - Funding & Financing Local Government Clean Energy Programs, Part III: Keeping it Going: Financing Options for your Clean Energy Programs

- June 14, 2012 - Free Webinar on Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine Regulations
- June 19, 2012 - NetDMR Training Webinar
- June 20, 2012 -National Science Foundation Offers Up To $12 Million for Arctic Sustainability Grants
- June 20, 2012 - Free Webinar on Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine Regulations
- June 21, 2012 - NetDMR Training Webinar
- July 11, 2012 - EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2012 Webinar Series
- July 25, 2012 - Grid Reliability – Impacts to Tribal Renewable Projects

- August 8, 2012 - EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2012 Webinar Series
- September 26, 2012 - DOE Office of Indian Energy's START Program Status Updates

Other Tribal Training
- Education & Training on Tribal Portal
- Clean Water Act Tribal Training - a consolidated, centralized listing of training courses offered by EPA that will help Indian tribes develop and implement water quality programs consistent with the Clean Water Act (CWA).
- EPA's National Enforcement Training Institute's
online training resource site provides access to NETI course registration, training products, online classrooms, and e-mail updates. - National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (NPETE) Grants Training for Tribes, U.S. Territories, and Insular Areas
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Tribal Energy Program
- EPA Region 9 Tribal Program Newsletter
- EPA Region 10 Tribal Program Newsletter
NOTE: Periodically, this calendar is updated. Contact Janice
DiPietro, American
Indian Environmental Office, for changes or additions.
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