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Special Appropriations Grants
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Special Appropriations Projects (SPAPs) Grants for Construction
SPAPs grants refer to the Special Appropriations Projects that are funded from the State and Tribal Assistance Grants Section of the annual appropriations bills for EPA. The SAAP Draft Guidance 2009 (34 pp, 799k) describes how EPA will award and administer these grants for the 2006 fiscal year. The recipient and amount of each grant are identified by Congress.
Special Appropriations Projects implement the planning, design, and construction of a variety of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure projects. More information about these grants in Region 4 can be found at:
- SPAPs Brochure (PDF) (2 pp, 510K): general information
- SPAPs Procedures (PDF) (33 pp, 359K): detailed overview of grant process
- Workbook for Special Appropriations Grants: documents and other items needed by grant applicants
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Special Appropriations Fall Conference Invitation
September 15 - 17, 2009: Atlanta, Georgia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) hosted its annual workshop for Special Appropriations grantees. The presentations follow the order of the 2009 SPAPs Conference Agenda:
- Introduction to SPAPs (PDF) (30 pp, 359K)
- Overall SPAP Process (PDF) (33 pp, 780K)
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEFA) (PDF) (26 pp, 183K)
- Sustainable Infrastructure (PDF) (15 pp, 992K)
- WaterSense (PDF) (29 pp, 1.66MB)
- Green Infrastructure (PDF) (22 pp, 2.79MB)
- Decentralized Systems (PDF) (33 pp, 2.26MB)
- Graywater (PDF) (36 pp, 2.27MB)
- Show Me the Money (PDF) (31 pp, 914KB)
- Fraud Awareness Briefing (PDF) (33 pp, 697KB)
- Suspension & Debarment Overview (PDF) (20 pp, 118KB)
- Grant Award Process (PDF) (44 pp, 902KB)
- Procurement Regulations (PDF) (32 pp, 270KB)
- DBE Procurement Requirements (PDF) (20 pp, 62.7KB)
- Plans and Specifications/Notice to Award (PDF) (4 pp, 70.5KB)
- Inspections and Reporting (PDF) (40 pp, 11.0MB)
- Payments Request (PDF) (14 pp, 273 KB)
- Records Management (PDF) (7 pp, 88.2 KB)
- Grant Closeout and Environmental Results (PDF) (16 pp, 319 KB)
- Technical and Administrative Closeout (PDF) (16 pp, 319 KB)
- SPAP Chart (PDF) (1 p, 30 KB)
WaterSense
Region 4 encourages all Special Appropriations recipients to join EPA as a WaterSense promotional partner. If you have not yet completed the partnership agreement and checklist, we encourage you to do so at your earliest convenience. There are many benefits in becoming a part of a national water conservation program. As a partner, EPA can assist you in educating your customers in the simple steps they can take to reduce their water usage by as much as 30% without sacrificing convenience or making lifestyle changes. For more information concerning this important effort go to www.epa.gov/watersense 
SPAPs Funding Priorities
EPA Region 4 has implemented a funding process for Fiscal Year 2009 (October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009) with strict funding deadlines. Please see our funding process:
- Special Appropriations Projects (PDF) (10 pp, 173K)
- SPAP FY 2009 Funding List (PDF) (6 pp, 272K)
- Projected Environmental Results for Wastewater and Stormwater Projects (PDF) (1 p, 436K)
- Projected Environmental Results for Drinking Water Projects (PDF) (1p, 418K)
- Priority Watersheds (PDF) (4 pp, 54.6K)
The number of awards will be based on the availability of EPA Project Officers to overview the projects in accordance with EPA’s Project Officer workload model which limits the number of projects to 40 per Project Officer.
Workbook for SPAPs Grantees
The Workbook for Special Appropriations Projects is intended to be a tool to assist grantees in understanding the process requirements and provisions related to SPAPs for wastewater, drinking water and storm water needs in Region 4. It is generally organized into six phases that include the specific requirements and documents for actions in each phase.
Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) Grants
EPM grants are only available for projects specifically named in the annual appropriation bills for EPA. These projects vary in nature; however, the majority are used for studies, planning or training. These grants cannot be used for construction projects.
The Region 4 contact for this program is David Holroyd (holroyd.david@epa.gov) at 404-562-9228.