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Grants & Funding: Exchange Network Grants
Grants & Funding
- Semiannual Progress Report Form (PDF) (5 pp, 103KB)
The Exchange Network Grant Program provides funding to states, territories and federally recognized Indian tribes to support the development of the Environmental Information Exchange Network. Now in the ninth year, EPA has awarded almost $154 million in assistance agreements to build the National Environmental Information Exchange Network. All states, five territories, and 56 federally recognized tribes have received grants to facilitate their involvement in the development and implementation of the Exchange Network. All states, one territory, and eight tribes have leveraged this funding to implement data exchange nodes on the Network and have shared environmental information with EPA or other Network partners.
U.S. EPA Releases FY 2012 Exchange Network Grant Solicitation Notice
Exchange Network Grant Applications Due November 4, 2011
Applicants for the FY 2012 Exchange Network Grant program must submit an application package to EPA by November 4, 2011. In FY 2012, EPA expects to award an estimated $10,000,000 for 40 to 50 grants of up to $350,000. The exact number of grants will depend on the amount of EPA’s appropriation for the grant program, the number of applications submitted to EPA by the deadline, the amount requested to produce the proposed results, and the competitive review of the applications received. The primary outcome expected from the Exchange Network assistance agreements is improved access to, and exchange of, high-quality environmental data from public and private sector sources. With this outcome in mind, applications should demonstrate support for and results toward the EN program priorities. EPA will accept project proposals for National Environmental Information Exchange Network grants in one of two ways: 1) a hardcopy mailed or delivered proposal, including one original and two copies or; 2) a proposal submitted electronically through the grants.gov website. EPA anticipates that it will announce selection decisions in or around March 2012. EPA plans to issue the awards by August 2012.
FY 2012 Exchange Network Grant Solicitation Notice (PDF) (79 pp, 606 KB)
Checklist of Documents (PDF) (1 pp, 23 KB) to submit for FY 2012 Exchange Network Grant Applications
What's New (PDF) (1 pp, 29 KB) in the FY 2012 Exchange Network Grant Solicitation Notice
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (1 pp, 62 KB) about the FY 2012 Exchange Network Solicitation Notice
A list of Do's and Don'ts (PDF) (1 pp, 33 KB) for the FY 2012 Exchange Network Solicitation Notice
Exchange Network Grant Award & Project Information
Review 2002 - 2010 information on Exchange Network grants. Find out more about the types of activities that states, tribes and territories are involved in, which are helping to support the Exchange Network.
Related Grants Information and Resources
- Grants Awards Database contains a summary record for all non-construction EPA grants awarded in the last 10 years including grants that were awarded before that time that are still open.
- Grants and Debarment is the Office of Administration and Resources Management Web site for all EPA grant related information.
- Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all federal grant-making agencies.