Does the Budget Narrative and the Summary Information section of the proposal count toward the 25-page limit?
Yes, the Budget Narrative and the summary information section of the proposal counts toward the 25-page limit.
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Yes, the Budget Narrative and the summary information section of the proposal counts toward the 25-page limit.
EPA received a similar question related to Coalition Members, and the response applies to all organizations advising or participating in the development of a Project RFA or review and selection of project subrecipients. Any entity privy to or involved in the development of any information that would give them a…
The expectation is that PRs will have knowledge of the community/communities they are looking to serve and will generally understand the budget required to undertake their proposed project(s). EPA will be funding these cooperative agreements with incremental funding. This means that if a PR comes in for and is awarded…
Yes, that is correct. Funding amounts are for the entire 6-year period and not annual amounts.
The cooperative agreement will be funded incrementally and with the award, there will be an initial increment of funding made available. EPA will be looking to the applicants to budget for that. Applicants will estimate funds needed for that first year and will then work with their assigned EPA project…
The recipient and any sub-recipient must comply with the applicable EPA general terms and conditions outlined below. These terms and conditions are in addition to the assurances and certifications. Prior to making subawards, the PR must ensure that each subrecipient has a “Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).” The UEI is required…
Applicants applying to be a principal recipient are applying for a set amount. The Project RFA will be established after the award of the cooperative agreement, so project subawards do not need to be known at time at time of application.
A municipality could apply to be a principal recipient provided the program they describe meets all the eligibility criteria: namely, that they are setting up an open and fair grant competition for their community or set of communities.
This is rather open-ended; however, applicants are encouraged to refer to the RFA Evaluation Criteria: Program Approach, as well as RFA Section I.D.: GLEJGP Programmatic Elements for additional guidance.
Projects located within AOCs are eligible. However, projects that are solely related to Focus Area 1, which is the Toxics and AOC Program, would not be eligible. Projects relating to one or more of the other four Focus Areas are eligible under this RFA.
Yes, with the caveat that the entire state must fall within the historic bounds of the Great Lakes basin. For example, if the Principal Recipient is proposing a GLEJGP for the state of Illinois, projects may fall in the portion of the state within the Great Lakes basin, but not…
The prioritization process laid out in EPA Actions directs EPA regional offices to prioritize permits. Regional offices will consider prioritizing all EPA‐issued permits that have (1) significant environmental impacts; and (2) impacts on overburdened communities. The order in which the prioritization criteria are examined may vary from region to region…
The RadNet system monitors the nation's air, precipitation and drinking water to track radiation in the environment. Over time, RadNet sample testing and monitoring results show the fluctuations in normal background levels of environmental radiation. The RadNet system will also detect higher than normal radiation levels during a radiological incident…
Some examples of reasons applications have been disqualified include: Applicant did not complete all of the registrations steps in Grants.gov and could not resolve the issue until 12:01 a.m. the morning after the deadline. Because the applicant could not demonstrate the problem was caused by Grants.gov technical issues, the application…
RadNet near-real-time air data are screened at the EPA’s National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory (NAREL) to identify anomalous readings. When an anomalous result is reported, the data are flagged for review by a trained EPA scientist. In instances where further review of the near-real-time data is needed, air filter analysis…