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FY 2003 - 2004 Great Lakes National Program Office Funding Guidance [previous] [next]USEPA-GLNPO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS* RFP 3 - Great Lakes Conferences, Workshops, Meetings, and Printing of Educational Materials The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) requests Proposals for Great Lakes conferences, workshops, meetings, and printing of educational materials that further the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Proposals are requested in five areas up to the respective targeted amounts below: A. Ecological (habitat) conferences, workshops, and meetings. $75,000. The theme must address Great Lakes ecological protection and restoration issues, information, and/or actions. Karen Rodriguez (312-353-2690 / rodriguez.karen@epa.gov ) B. Printing of ecological (habitat) educational environmental materials. $50,000. The theme must addresses Great Lakes ecological protection and restoration issues, information, and/or actions. Karen Rodriguez (312-353-2690 / rodriguez.karen@epa.gov ) C. General conference, workshop, meeting, and printing under GLWQA. $50,000. The theme must addresses current or emerging strategic issues under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Karen Rodriguez (312-353-2690 / rodriguez.karen@epa.gov ) D. State of Lake Michigan Basin Conference. $20,000 targeted for one project. Project will support a joint multi-organizational presentation in November 2003 of the latest Lake Michigan science data, proposed pollutants updates, and examples of watershed planning tools. Will include provision of proceedings through CD or other means. Judy Beck (312-353-3849 / beck.judy@epa.gov) E. Basin-wide RAP Priorities - $80,000 targeted for one project. Recipient will coordinate with representatives from all of the U.S. Areas of Concern (both domestic and binational, and to the extent practical, involve Canadian RAP practitioners) to facilitate RAP implementation and information exchange related to topics of common interest. At a minimum, the recipient will sponsor at least two workshops which focus on the development of delisting targets for beneficial use impairments, actions to achieve these targets, and the monitoring required to ensure these targets have been met. These workshops may also address other priority issued identified by the AOC representatives. The recipient may also sponsor web based newsletters, interactive peer to peer exchange, or other effective means of communication, as appropriate. The recipient is strongly encouraged to investigate using GLNPO’s Internet-based AOC website http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/index.html as a vehicle for disseminating information. The Proposal should include the Applicant’s ideas for achieving effective Great Lakes Basin-wide coordination and information exchange to advance environmental progress in the Areas of Concern.Mark Elster (312-886-3857 / elster.mark@epa.gov ) Individual Proposal Amounts / Budget Period. Each Proposal for Areas A, B, C, and D may be up to $20,000 and should have a budget period of one year or less. Any Proposal in these Areas in excess of $20,000 will be rejected. How to Apply. All applications are to be made electronically using the GLNPO PSS2003 electronic submission in accordance with Section III of the Funding Guidance. Applicants are encouraged to seek pre-application assistance from the identified contacts. Deadline. Applications requesting funding for Areas A, B, and C may be submitted at any time until funding is exhausted. GLNPO will post a notice at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/glf.html when funding is exhausted. Proposals for Areas D and E must be submitted by 8:00 AM Central Time, Monday morning, March 31, 2003.Evaluation Process. Three USEPA staff will evaluate each Proposal on a monthly basis throughout the year until the targeted amounts are exhausted. The first review meeting will occur on or about April 1, 2003. GLNPO Management will then make initial decisions. Applicants will be notified of their selection or rejection within approximately 15 days of the review and will be provided with an application package. Successful applicants will then need to submit the necessary assistance agreement application forms. A final decision on funding will be made by the USEPA Approval Official based on the final proposal submitted with the Federal application forms. The USEPA reserves the right to reject all proposals or applications and make no awards. Timing. If funding is deemed appropriate, the application is complete, and there are no issues to be resolved, USEPA will process an Assistance Agreement or Procurement Request within 60 days of submission of the complete application package. In order to ensure ample time to resolve any issues, applicants are advised to submit an application well in advance of when the funds will be needed. Criteria. Proposal Evaluations will consider the applicable Funding Guidance General Criteria and how well each Proposal addresses the following criteria:
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