EPA has awarded a five-year cooperative agreement to the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) to expand Tribal participation in the Exchange Network. ITEP will accomplish the following tasks:

• Outreach to Federally recognized Tribes about the Exchange Network via national meetings;
• Development of a website and newsletter;
• Support the Tribal Governance Group (TGG); and
• Promote collaboration, mentoring, and information sharing among Tribal stakeholders.

Contact information for ITEP is available here.

Salena Reynolds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P: 202.566.0466
E: reynolds.salena [at] epa.gov

E-Enterprise for the Environment (E-Enterprise) is a joint initiative of States and EPA to improve environmental outcomes and dramatically enhance service to the regulated community and the public by maximizing the use of advanced monitoring and information technologies, optimizing operations, and increasing transparency.

The E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) is soliciting new project ideas for evaluation of their potential to advance E-Enterprise. Projects that improve efficiency and modernize programs, reach across organizational boundaries, and are consistent with the vision and principles outlined in the E-Enterprise Conceptual Blueprint are encouraged. Embodied in E-Enterprise is a State and EPA commitment to achieve the E-Enterprise vision by making meaningful changes, no matter the size or difficulty. The EELC wants new ideas and early wins that will improve environmental outcomes and improve service to the regulated community and the public!

The EELC anticipates selecting a small set of projects for a full scoping and business case analysis. Based on this review, the EELC may recommend a project for funding. Proposed projects should be documented using the E-Enterprise Leadership Council Program Modernization and Streamlining Project Nomination Template.

Proposals should be submitted via email it to Rob Willis, Interim E-Enterprise Executive Coordinator, at rwillis [at] rossstrategic.com, by April 16th, 2014. For more information, please contact Rob at 206.792.4082

Tom Burack
State EELC Co-Chair
Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services