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Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality

Program Information

Popular name

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE)

Program Number

93.581

Program objective

The purpose of the Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE) program is to provide funding for the costs of planning, developing, and implementing programs designed to improve the capability of tribal governing bodies to regulate environmental quality pursuant to federal and tribal environmental laws. The ERE program supports the principle that projects must follow tribal cultural preservation and natural resource management priorities in order to achieve environmentally healthy, sustainable Native American and Alaska Native communities. The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is therefore interested in supporting locally designed projects that strengthen tribal environmental regulatory programs in a manner consistent with the goals of native communities.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    In FY2016, it is anticipated that 8 continuations and 4 new awards for a total of 12 ERE grants will be made. ANA awarded 4 ERE projects, with 5 ERE continuations.

  2. 2017

    In FY 2017, 8 continuations and 5 new awards for a total of 13 ERE grants were made.

  3. 2018

    9 continuations and 4 new awards for a total of 13 ERE grants were made.

  4. 2019

    7 New and 8 Non-Competing Continuations were awarded.

  5. 2020

    The Environmental Regulatory Enhancement program received 12 applications and awarded 5 new grants. In addition, 11 non-competing continuations were issued.

  6. 2021

    ERE program awarded 6 new grants. In addition, 10 non-competing continuation grants were issued.

  7. 2022

    The ERE program issued 4 new awards, and 8 non-competing continuation awards were issued.

  8. 2023

    ANA funded 7 new awards, and 7 non-competing continuation awards.

  9. 2024

    It is anticipated that 2 new awards, and 9 non-competing continuation awards will be issued.

  10. 2025

    It is anticipated that 4 new awards, and 6 non-competing continuation awards will be issued.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

All ANA regulations are published in 45 CFR 1336.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Minority group
  • Native American Organizations

Additional resources