Is septic tank repair eligible under Focus Area 3?
Activities related to septic system inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement, or installation are ineligible under this RFA.
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Activities related to septic system inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement, or installation are ineligible under this RFA.
While we encourage applications from coalitions, unfortunately we are not able to facilitate these relationships. EPA will announce the winners of the competition so you would be able to reach out to those winners at that time for subaward or partnership opportunities.
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. The MOVES model was designed specifically to model the emissions from vehicles and equipment designed to meet emission standards in the United States. There are considerable challenges to adapting the MOVES framework to other nations, primarily around the need for very…
The MOVES installer typically requires user interaction to make various selections. However, if the default installation options are acceptable for your needs, the installer can be run without user interaction on the command line using the /VERYSILENT flag. If this is a first time installation you will need to create…
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. MOVES is designed to run on a single personal computer with a Windows 10 or 11 operating system. The recommended minimum hardware for a desktop or laptop computer running MOVES are: 64-bit CPU with 4 or more cores: Intel i7 or…
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It appears there was an issue converting the document to a PDF. The missing text will be reflected in a modification to the RFA which will be posted to grants.gov and the EPA's RFA website as soon as possible.
EPA will respond to the individual email 1 - 2 days after receipt and will post the questions and answers to the RFA website very soon thereafter.
Sampling past 2029 will not be covered under this assistance agreement.
Only materials submitted as part of the grant application submitted on Grants.gov will be considered. If supporters wish to send letters directly to EPA, they may email (GLRI-RFA@epa.gov). However, for them to be considered with the application, the applicant organization should be copied on those email messages with enough time…
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. The most accurate national MOVES runs are done for every county and hour and then averaged together in the output, but, depending on your intended use of the results, it’s also possible to pre-aggregate the MOVES inputs to run the nation…
There are no defined limits to the amount the applicants can allocate towards setting up and administering an RFA. GLNPO will be evaluating the proposal based on the efficiency and effectiveness of how that program is designed.
No, EPA staff will not direct, recommend or suggest that pass-through entities make subawards to any particular entities. EPA personnel may provide input into the design of the Project RFA or serve as a technical advisor on the review of projects to the extent permitted by Section 10(b) of the…
The PR is running the program and is responsible for community engagement. Please refer to RFA Section I.D., as well as the review criteria established under Programmatic Capability in Environmental Justice, for additional guidance. Please note that this is a pilot project. GLPNO can't guarantee that all areas within the…
The principal recipient will run the grants program with the primary role to fund project subrecipients, though the RFA is clear that that the principal recipient may be asked to provide technical assistance. GLNPO anticipates this to be a collaborative process between the PR and EPA. The primary function of…
GLNPO wants to be extremely flexible and encourage PRs to think about which regions they could expect to effectively cover when creating their application. There are no additional criteria from EPA on how big or small the Project RFA should be.