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Multimedia State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
2010 Request for Proposals
- STAG Proposal (PDF) (27 pp, 158K, About PDF) due November 16, 2010, 4:00 pm EDT
State Grants Topics
- Multimedia STAG Program
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act STAG Program
- Toxic Substance Control Act STAG Program
- State Environmental Enforcement Training Grant (SEET) Program
This page provides information on applying for grants under the State and Tribal Grants (STAG) program.
On this page:
What STAG Grants Are
States and tribes play a vital role in the implementation of the nation's environmental laws and regulations. To strengthen EPA's compliance assurance efforts and build relationships with states and tribes. EPA provides grant funds to states, tribes, inter-tribal consortia, territories, state universities and multi-jurisdictional organizations through the State and Tribal Grants (STAG) program.
What STAG Grants Are Used For
STAG Grant funds are used to build and enhance the capacity of states and tribes to carry out compliance assurance activities within their respective jurisdictions. The projects selected cover a wide range of activities that have and will continue to enable states and tribes to demonstrate compliance assurance and enforcement outcomes from their activities while serving as models for other states and tribes. These capacity building activities include training, studies, surveys and investigations.
Funding Opportunities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) makes grant funds available to regulatory partners to strengthen their ability to address environmental and public health threats, while furthering the art and science of environmental compliance. Funding for the grant program has been provided through annual congressional appropriations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Eligible Grant Recipients
- State agencies,
- U.S. territories,
- federally recognized Indian Tribes,
- the District of Columbia,
- Intertribal Consortia,
- state universities and multi-jurisdictional State organizations with enforcement and compliance assurance responsibilities or responsibilities that support enforcement and compliance assurance including by not limited to data management or research
- state universities with expertise in compliance assurance and enforcement issues
OECA announces funding opportunities through the following solicitation announcement:
FY10 Solicitation
The Office of Compliance published the fiscal year 2010 STAG solicitation (PDF) (27 pp, 158K, About PDF) in September 2010 announcing the availability of $1.8M for proposals focusing on the Permit Compliance System (PCS) Modernization and ICIS-NPDES.
The solicitation explains the:
Applicants may submit proposals and partial applications by November 16, 2010, 4:00 p.m. EDT . The solicitation is also published at Grants.gov Web Site.
- eligibility criteria,
- funding areas
- process for applying for funding
The FY2010 frequently asked questions further clarifies the application process. Potential applicants may submit additional questions by October 12, 2010, 4:00 p.m. EDT.
The Office of Compliance offered a pre-solicitation briefing (PDF) (13 pp, 66.5K) during the summer of 2010 in outreach efforts to states and tribes.
STAG funds to states and tribes may also be available in other EPA program areas:
- Water Funding - grants for water treatment, wastewater treatment, targeted watershed grants, and state revolving funds for water projects.
- Environmental Justice Grants
- Tribal grant program
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act.
History and Background
Since FY1999 EPA has selected 124 proposals for funding making over $19,000,000 available to 53 different states, tribes, universities, or organizations. These projects have addressed data quality, public access, Tribal and state inspector training, program planning and performance measurement, data management, outcomes measurement, and environmental enforcement training.
By helping environmental regulatory agencies determine which activities can achieve the best outcomes, the STAG program reinforces the strong performance results focus of EPA. It is the express hope of those involved with the STAG program that these projects can serve as resources to help states and tribes experiment, evaluate and share results with each other as they work to protect public health and the environment by ensuring compliance.