We are improving our website to help you find what you're looking for. During this transition some URLs may change. Learn more...

Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs)

DITCA language in annual appropriation laws allow tribes and intertribal consortia to help EPA implement federal environmental programs in Indian country, notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act. DITCAs are negotiated between EPA and tribes and can help tribes build the capacity to carry out specific activities for EPA with EPA retaining final decision-making authority and ultimate responsibility for the environmental programs including all regulatory activities.