General Assistance Program (GAP)
GAP Activities:
The General Assistance Program provides a number of services and that benefits the program, and also to the communities throughtout the Navajo Nation. GAP allows for the development and execution of the an annual NNEPA conference. Navajo EPA will be hosting an annual confrenece during the spring of every other year.
This conferences allows accessibility of NNEPA programs to the communities. Various outreach activites facilitate a direct response to community concerns to improve community waste managment practices via the Operation Green Day efforts. NNEPA is also involved with the Abandoned Uranium Mines (AUM) Collaborative efforts.
Staffing:
| 928.871.7798 | |||
| Lillie Lane | 928.871.6092 | nozhoogo_nasha@yahoo.com | |
| CJ Kedelty | 928.871.6884 | cjk@navajo.org | |
| Gerald Brown | 928.871.1685 | geraldrbrown@navajo.org |
Operation Green Day:
The most successful aspect of GAP seems to be the Operation Green Day for FY02. GAP will continue to coordinate with NNEPA/RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) Program to motivate Chapters and communities toward the clean-up, collection and proper transport of solid waste littering the lands (Coyote Canyon Chapter and Red Rock Chapter Green Day).
EEMS (Electronic Environmental Management System):
EEMS will serve as a means to track Navajo Nation compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for development projects proposed on the Navajo Nation that require NEPA review/compliance.
Public Outreach:
The Sr. PIO participates in many public outreach events and formal meetings. KTNN's Focus Program is one venue that NNEPA uses to provide outreach with bilingual translation of NNEPA information distributed in print, radio, and TV/Video.
NNEPA/GAP's Sr. PIO (Public Information Officer) Lillie Lane at Navajo Nation Fair information booth hall with NNEPA/Superfund Program's Eugene Esplain.