assistance: lump sum. Reports: No program reports are required. Federal Cash Transaction Reports (OMB SF272) are required of TAG grant recipients. 1) Progress reports. Each recipient shall submit quarterly progress reports to EPA for the technical assistance grant project 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Progress reports shall fully describe in chart or narrative format the progress achieved in relationship to the approved schedule, budget, and the technical assistance grant project milestones. Special problems encountered must be explained. 2) Financial status report. Each recipient shall submit to EPA a financial status report annually, within 90 days of the anniversary date of the start of the TAG project. These reports shall include the status of project's funds through identification of project transactions and within 90 days after the end of the TAG funding period. 3) Final report. Each recipient shall submit to EPA the final report within 90 days after the end of the project. The report shall describe project goals and objectives, activities undertaken to achieve goals and objectives, difficulties encountered, technical advisors' work products and funds spent. 4) Requests for Reimbursement or Federal Cash Transactions Reports. Depending on the method of payment, each recipient shall submit periodic requests for reimbursement as funds are needed, or shall submit to EPA a federal cash transaction report semiannually, within 15 working days following the end of the semiannual period which ends June 30 and December 31 of each year. These reports shall include the amount of funds advanced to the TAG recipient or electronically transferred to the TAG recipient's bank account, and a description of how the funds were spent. 5) Minority-Owned Business Enterprise/Women-Owned Enterprise (MBE/WBE) Utilization. Each recipient shall submit to EPA a MBE/WBE Utilization report annually, even if no contracts have been signed. Each recipient is required to disclose whether they have contracted with a MBE/WBE in the past Federal fiscal year, the value of the contract, if any, and the percentage of the total project dollars on MBE/WBES. 6) Each recipient shall comply with any reporting requirements in the terms and conditions of the "grant agreement". 7) Each recipient shall comply with any reporting and record keeping requirements in OMB Circular A-122 and 40 CFR part 30. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Records: (1) Each recipient shall keep complete financial records accurately showing how the Federal funds were used and the match, whether it is in the form of cash or in-kind assistance. (2) Each recipient shall comply with any reporting and record keeping requirements of OMB Circular A-122 and 40 CFR Part 30. (3) Each recipient must keep TAG financial records for ten years from the date of the final Financial Status Report, or until any audit, litigation, cost recovery, and/or disputes initiated before the end of the ten-year retention period are settled, whichever is longer. At the ten-year mark, the TAG financial records may be disposed of after first getting written approval to do so from the EPA. Alternately, a recipient may choose to submit financial records to the EPA for safekeeping when the final Financial Status Report is submitted. (4) Each recipient must send to EPA a copy of each final written product prepared by their technical advisor as part of the TAG. EPA will send the final written products to the local Superfund site information repository(ies) where all site-related documents are available to the public. Account Identification: 68-0108-0-1-304. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $497,620; FY 09 est $350,000; FY 10 est $400,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Initial awards for assistance agreements awarded under this CFDA number will not exceed $50,000. After the initial award, additional funding may be awarded based on the criteria detailed under 40 CFR 35.4065, and subject to the availability of funds. The average additional award is $40,000 (per agreement). Since 1988, 308 TAGS have been awarded. Of these, 193 grantees were awarded $50,000 or less; 81 grantees have received awards with a cumulative value between $51,000 and $150,000; 24 grantees have received awards with a cumulative value ranging between $151,000 and $250,000; and 10 grantees have received awards whose cumulative value totals of more than $250,000. The cumulative award value includes the initial award and any supplemental funding awards over the life of the agreement. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Since the program began on March 24, 1988, 308 awards have been issued by EPA, totaling more than $26,4750,000 in TAG awards (including new awards, additional funds, waivers and deviations). In most cases, EPA receives only one application for a site and in most cases an award is made. In FY 08 three new grants were awarded ($125,000 total) and 11 established grantees were awarded additional funds ($372,620 total). Fiscal Year 2009: In FY 09, as of May 15, 2009, no new grants have been awarded and two established grantees were awarded additional funds ($50,000 total); EPA anticipates two new awards ($100,000 total) and five additional existing grantees will be awarded supplemental funding (est. total $225,000 total) by the end of FY 09. The grant includes an outreach component wherein the grantee helps to educate the broader community on issues related to the site cleanup. Under this grant, grantees have developed community newsletters, developed web sites, conducted community meetings to help other community members better understand technical information related to the site cleanup and to better respond to site-related technical documents during public comment periods. Technical comments provided to EPA under this grant assist EPA in meeting Superfund strategic targets of identifying and controlling unacceptable human exposures from site contamination; monitoring and controlling migration of contaminated ground water; and identifying a final remedy suitable for stated reuse (under Goal 3.2.2 of EPA's Strategic Plan). Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 40 CFR 31; 40 CFR Part 30; 40 CFR Part 35,( Subpart M); and TAG Program Guidance Documents. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Freya Margand; Community Involvement and Outreach Branch, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation, Mail code: 5204P, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.; NW, Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (703) 603-8889. Fax: (703) 603-9102. E-mail address: margand.freya@epa.gov Questions may also be directed to the EPA Regional Office serving a particular state. All TAG paperwork should be submitted directly to the EPA Regional Office. A list of the Regions and their States, plus the name(s) and telephone number(s) for the Regional TAG contact can be found in Appendix IV of the CFDA. A list of EPA Regional TAG contacts can also be found at the web site address: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tag/contacts.htm. Headquarters Office: Freya Margand Community Involvement and Outreach Branch Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.; NW, Washington, District of http://www.epa.gov/superfund RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: A TAG allows a group to procure independent technical advisors to help in interpreting and commenting on site-related information and decisions. Examples of how a technical advisor can help a group include, but are not limited to: (a) Reviewing preliminary site assessment/site investigation data; (b) Participating in public meetings to help interpret information about site conditions, proposed remedies, and the implementation of a remedy; (c) Visiting the site vicinity periodically during cleanup, if possible, to observe progress and provide technical updates to the group; (d) Interpreting information related to redevelopment; and (e) Evaluating future land use options based on land use assumptions found in the remedial investigation/feasibility study. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description are described in the programmatic regulations (40 CFR Part 35) as follow. In selecting a proposal: 1) EPA will determine if a group meets the following eligibility criteria: (a) The community group is a group of people who may be "affected" by a release or a threatened release at any facility listed on the NPL or proposed for listing under the NCP where a response action is underway; and (b) The group meets the minimum administrative and management capability requirements found in 40 CFR 30.21 by demonstrating they have or will have reliable procedures for record keeping and financial accountability related to managing the TAG. 2) EPA will also determine if there are factors which make the group ineligible. A group is ineligible if: (a) The group is a "potentially responsible party" (PRP), receives money or services from a PRP, or represent a PRP; (b) The group is "affiliated" with a national organization; (c) The group is an academic institution; (d) The group is a political subdivision; (e) The group was established or is presently sustained by any of the ineligible entities listed above; or (f) The group is not incorporated as a nonprofit organization for the specific purpose of representing affected people except as provided in 40 CFR 35.4045. 3) Once EPA determines if eligibility requirements have been met, the Agency considers whether and how successfully a group meets the following, equally weighted, criteria: (a) Representation of groups and individuals affected by the site; (b) The group's plans to use the services of a technical advisor throughout the Superfund response action; and (c) The group's ability and plan to inform others in the community of the information provided by the technical advisor. 4) Additionally, a group must incorporate as a nonprofit for the purpose of participating in decision making at the Superfund site for which the TAG was granted (for exception see 40 CFR 35.4045). Applicant groups should consult the Superfund TAG Handbooks, "Applying for a Grant" and "The Application Forms with Instructions," for detailed instructions on applying for a TAG. 66.808 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Public Law 94-580, 42 To promote use of integrated solid waste management systems to solve solid waste generation and management problems at the local, regional and national levels. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: Partnerships - Establishing and developing partnerships with states, local governments and other non profit organizations to assist them in advancing their waste management programs, including recycling and reduction of wastes, appropriate management of wastes that are generated, and developing integrated waste management plans. Education and Outreach - Developing and providing education, training, and outreach materials to educate and inform Americans about waste's impact on resource and energy use and pollution. Fostering a better understanding of the environmental ramifications of collective actions including how individual purchasing and manufacturing decisions are connected to the environment and to enable Americans to make better choices resulting in increased recycling, less waste and greater energy savings. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Cooperative Agreements USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Available for the allowable direct cost expenditures incident to program performance plus allocable portions of allowable indirect costs of the institution, in accordance with established EPA policies. Projects can include the following types of activities: training, surveys, education materials and programs, studies, and demonstrations; assistance to such projects shall not include any element of construction, or any acquisition of land or interest in land, or any subsidy for the price of recovered resources. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: http://geodata.epa.gov. Applicant Eligibility: State (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands), local, Tribal, interstate, and intrastate government agencies and instrumentalities; and nonprofit organizations that are not 501(c)(4) organizations that lobby, including nonprofit educational institutions and nonprofit hospitals. Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Additionally, EPA may limit competition under this CFDA to Tribes and Inter-Tribal Consortia. Beneficiary Eligibility: State and local governments, U.S. territories and possessions, the public, and interstate agencies. Credentials/Documentation: Nonprofits need to provide proof of their status. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Discussion with EPA Headquarters or the appropriate EPA Regional Office is advisable. (See Appendix IV of the Catalog for list of Regional Contacts). Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Requests for application forms and submission of completed applications should be directed to EPA Grants and Interagency Agreements Management Division(3903R), Washington, DC 20460, or the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. Award Procedure: EPA reviews each application. They shall be subjected to administrative evaluation to determine the adequacy of the application in relation to grant regulations and program evaluation criteria to determine the merit and relevance of the project. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately 180 days. Appeals: Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be requested by contacting the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts." Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 40 CFR 30.63 or 40 CFR 31.70, as applicable. Renewals: None. A standard grant application should be prepared and submitted, which will be reviewed in the same manner as a new application. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants will normally be funded on a 12 month basis (yearly). The total No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Progress Reports In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June Records: Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate charges to each grant, must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All records must be maintained until expiration of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. If questions still remain, such as those raised during the three year project period as a result of an audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved. Account Identification: 68-0107-0-1-999. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $3,000,000; FY 09 est $1,860,000; FY 10 est $1,850,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: (Fiscal year 2009) $5,000 to $1,700,000; $470,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2009: In fiscal year 2009, 14 projects were awarded. The estimate of projects for fiscal year 2010 is about the same. Quantifiable data on the number and ratio of past applications not available. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: General Grant Regulations and Procedures, Environmental Protection Agency (40 CFR Parts 30, 31 and 33); "EPA Assistance Administration Manual," available from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161, on a subscription basis. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Individuals are encouraged to communicate with the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Nick Vizzone USEPA Headquarters Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Mail Code: 5305P Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: vizzone.nick@epa.gov Phone: (703) 308-8460 Website Address: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: (1) Conference to provide a national forum for tribal governments to disseminate environmental program training and to interact with federal partners; (2) Conduct outreach to state purchasers, educate them about the guidelines established in January 2002, and encourage them to formally adopt product stewardship purchasing criteria into their state purchasing contracts for carpet; (3) Challenge the electronics industry to design products that meet new, peer reviewed design principles and recycling strategies; (4) Develop and implement a mercury containing lamp recycling outreach program; (5) Increase public awareness of mercury containing lamp recycling and access to resource information; (6) Foster information sharing among State regulatory programs with varying regulatory approaches and experiences and in differing stages of maturity. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. 66.809 SUPERFUND STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE CORE PROGRAM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Section 104(d), 42 U.S.C 9604(d). OBJECTIVES: To effectively implement the statutory requirements of CERCLA Section 121(f) for State involvement. To provide funds to conduct CERCLA activities which are not assignable to specific sites, but support a recipient's site-specific response program. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: Funding may be used for a variety of activities that include: (1) procedures for emergency response actions and remediation of environmental and health risks; (2) provisions for satisfying all requirements and assurances; (3) development of legal authorities and enforcement support; (4) hiring and training staff; and, (5) activities that support EPA/recipient interaction. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2010: Funding may be used for a variety of activities that include: (1) procedures for emergency response actions and remediation of environmental and health risks; (2) provisions for satisfying all requirements and assurances; (3) development of legal authorities and enforcement support; (4) hiring and training staff; and, (5) activities that support EPA/recipient interaction. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Cooperative Agreements USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Core Program Cooperative Agreements are offered to ensure that each State, or Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or intertribal consortia can substantially participate in CERCLA response actions. Recipients negotiate with EPA Regions to receive funding for a variety of activities that include: (1) Procedures for emergency response actions and remediation of environmental and health risks; (2) provisions for satisfying all requirements and assurances; (3) development of legal authorities and enforcement support; (4) hiring and training staff; and (5) activities that support EPA/Recipient interaction. Recipients with Regional approval may receive awards for multi year budget and project periods at the Region's discretion. Funding for the entire project may be made as a lump sum or incrementally over time. Recipients must demonstrate progress towards the goals stated in the Core Program Cooperative Agreement in order to be eligible for continued funding. Only one Core Program Cooperative Agreement will be awarded to each eligible State or Tribe or intertribal consortia through the Single Point of Contact. Funds must be used for non-site-specific activities as described above. Applicant Eligibility: States (and political subdivisions thereof), Commonwealths, U.S. Territories and Possessions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, including intertribal consortia. Beneficiary Eligibility: States (and political subdivisions thereof), Commonwealths, U.S. Territories and Possessions, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, including intertribal consortia. Credentials/Documentation: . OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Consultation and pre-application conference are recommended. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. Award Procedure: EPA regional Superfund program offices review the applications for cooperative agreements. Final approval of application and supporting documentation and offer of award is made by the EPA Regional Administrator unless re-delegated to the Regional Division Director. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately ninety (90)days. Appeals: Disputes will be resolved under 40 CFR 30.63 or 40 CFR 31.70, as applicable. Renewals: Applications for additional funding need to include only the revised pages from EPA Form 424. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: Percent: 10.%. As required by 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart O, State recipients of Core Program Cooperative Agreements must provide a 10 percent cost share of the total project cost on all awards. This match may be made from either direct, non-federal funds, non reimbursed fund, or with in kind contributions. CERCLA credits earned at other Superfund sites cannot be used to meet the 10 percent match. This program has no statutory formula. This program does not have MOE requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance is awarded as a lump sum, or may be incrementally funded. Recipients with Regional approval may receive cooperative agreement awards for multi year budget and project periods at the Region's discretion. Continued funding of tasks in subsequent years is based on an evaluation of demonstrated progress towards the goals in the Core Program Cooperative Agreement Statement of Work. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: In order to receive payment by the letter of credit method, the recipient must comply with the requirements regarding letter of credit described in 40 CFR 31.20 (b)(7) and 31.21(b). The recipient must identify and charge costs to specific sites, activities, and operable units, as applicable, for drawdown purposes as specified in the Cooperative Agreement. If the recipient is unable to meet letter of credit requirements, EPA will pay the recipient by reimbursement. The recipient must comply with the requirements regarding reimbursement described in 40 CFR 31.21(d). Reports: No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. The recipients must submit progress reports no more frequently than quarterly, but at a minimum annually. The recipients must submit financial status reports annually, and a final report. Financial status reports are required. Performance monitoring is required. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Records: The record retention requirements of 40 CFR Part 31 and Part 35, Subpart O are applicable. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants, available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements records. The recipient must maintain all records for 10 years following submission of the final Financial Status Report unless otherwise directed by the EPA award official, and must obtain written approval from the EPA award official before destroying any records. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, cost recovery, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the ten year period, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular ten-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 68-8145-0-1-304. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $8,700,000; FY 09 est $8,000,000; FY 10 est $8,000,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $25,000 to $600,000; average award amount: $228,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009, the types of activities that are permitted to be funded include: hiring staff, administrative salaries, clerical help, financial accounting, data management, program management, medical monitoring, health and safety training for field employees, computer systems purchases, training, legal assistance and legislative development. Outputs include reports, accounting and tracking systems, hired and trained staff, cost recovery procedures and techniques, laws and regulations for hazardous waste control. In Fiscal Year 2008, the types of activities that are permitted to be funded include: hiring staff, administrative salaries, clerical help, financial accounting, data management, program management, medical monitoring, health and safety training for field employees, computer systems purchases, training, legal assistance and legislative development. Outputs include reports, accounting and tracking systems, hired and trained staff, cost recovery procedures and techniques, laws and regulations for hazardous waste control. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 40 CFR 31, 40 CFR Part 35, Subpart O, Program Guidance Documents. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. See Appendix IV of the Catalog. Angelo Carasea Site Assessment and Remedy Decisions Branch Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation Mail Code 5204P, EPA, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: carasea.angelo@epa.gov Phone: (703) 603-8828 Website Address: http://www.epa.gov/superfund RELATED PROGRAMS: 66.802 Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site_Specific Cooperative Agreements EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Administrative and program development, accounting systems development, legal authorities and enforcement support, hiring and training of State response staff, procedures for emergency response actions. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: For Core Program Cooperative Agreements, recipients must demonstrate a need for non-site specific funds to support activities not covered by other site-specific awards. Each project is examined and selected on a case-by-case basis based upon availability of funds, receipt of application, and other criteria as determined by EPA. 66.810 CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION (CEPP) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS PROGRAM (CAA 112 and SARA Title III State Grants Program) FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10(a)&28(a), Public Law 94-469, 15 To provide financial assistance to States, Local agencies, and Indian Tribes for TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Cooperative Agreements USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Innovative Technical Assistance Grants are offered to improve the ability of States, Tribes and local communities to protect public health and safety and involve the development of technical assistance or similar materials that could be used directly or adapted by other States/Tribes or Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs). Projects which address implementing the Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r) are especially of interest. The grant money may not supplant State or Tribal funds already being spent. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: http://geodata.epa.gov. Applicant Eligibility: States, Local agencies and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes located within EPA Region 7. This includes the States of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Beneficiary Eligibility: States, Tribes, Local Emergency Planning Committees, and local emergency responders. Credentials/Documentation: OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. Potential applicants should contact the CEPP Regional contact listed below to determine if grants are available in a specific Region. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. States, Local agencies, and Indian Tribes must submit the original completed application package and one copy to the appropriate EPA Regional Office. The Regional office will review the application package to ensure completeness. States must comply with all applicable requirements. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. Award Procedure: For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Grant applications will undergo the following review process: EPA Regional Office staff will evaluate each application and, based on the criteria established will select proposal(s) for funding. EPA Regional offices will be awarding the grants. The review process will concentrate on choosing the best project concepts. Once the grant is awarded to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), Tribal Emergency Response Commission (TERC), directly to the local agencies such as the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), or other State agency with SERC coordination as appropriate, the recipient will be notified by phone or email. EPA will monitor the work in progress and provide project guidance and oversight to the State, Local agencies, and Tribes. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Appeals: Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also |