contaminated by petroleum or petroleum products. No more than 15% of the funding appropriated for CERCLA 104(k) grants may be used to fund training, research, and technical assistance grants authorized by CERCLA 104(k)(6). EPA expects to support brownfields training, research, and technical assistance related to the following categories: (1) community involvement, (2) health impacts of brownfields sites, (3) science and technology relating to brownfields assessment, remediation, and site preparation, (4) integrated approaches to brownfields cleanup and redevelopment, (5) economics of brownfields cleanup and redevelopment, (6) results analysis, and (7) state, local and tribal government brownfields programs. For certain competitive funding opportunities, the Agency may limit eligibility to a particular subset of eligible applicants. The amount of financial assistance will vary, with the funding amount expected to be between $50,000 and $300,000 per grant. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2010: EPA may solicit proposals for training, research, and technical assistance and will incrementally fund projects with satisfactory project progress selected in previous 104(k)(6) training, research, and technical assistance competition. The Agency gives preference to the ten statutory ranking criteria, as applicable, found at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(C) (see :180 CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS, below) when evaluating applications for research, training and technical assistance funding. EPA, in addition to the statutory criteria, also evaluates applicants based on their ability to manage grants and other policy based factors intended to promote effective stewardship of Federal funds. Annual Funding Priorities: By statute, 25% of the funding for CERCLA 104(k), must be used for characterization, assessment, and remediation of Brownfields sites contaminated by petroleum or petroleum products. No more than 15% of the funding appropriated for CERCLA 104(k) grants may be used to fund training, research, and technical assistance grants authorized by CERCLA 104(k)(6). EPA expects to support brownfields training, research, and technical assistance related to the following categories: (1) community involvement, (2) health impacts of brownfields sites, (3) science and technology relating to brownfields assessment, remediation, and site preparation, (4) integrated approaches to brownfields cleanup and redevelopment, (5) economics of brownfields cleanup and redevelopment, (6) results analysis, and (7) state, local and tribal government brownfields programs. For certain competitive funding opportunities, the Agency may limit eligibility to a particular subset of eligible applicants. The amount of financial assistance will vary, with the funding amount expected to be between $50,000 and $300,000 per grant. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Cooperative Agreements USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds awarded under Section 104(k)(6) of CERCLA must be used for training, research, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations, to facilitate the inventory of brownfields properties, site assessments, cleanup of brownfields properties, community involvement, or site preparation. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' eligible and allowable direct costs incurred under an approved work plan plus allowable programmatic costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Costs incurred under CERCLA 104(k)(6) grants or cooperative agreements may not be used for an administrative cost, penalty or fine, a Federal cost-share requirement, a response cost for which the recipient of the grant or cooperative agreement is potentially liable under CERCLA 107, or the cost of complying with a Federal law, with the exception of the costs of laws applicable to cleanup of Brownfields sites. Applicant Eligibility: A general purpose unit of local government; a land clearance authority or other quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general purpose unit of local government; a government entity created by a State legislature; a regional council or group of general purpose units of local government; a redevelopment agency that is chartered or otherwise sanctioned by a State; a State; an Indian Tribe other than in Alaska; an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Metlakatla Indian Community. Nonprofit organizations are also eligible for training, research, and technical assistance grants. Nonprofit organizations must meet the definition of that term in Section 4(6) of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 96-107, 31 U.S.C. 6101 Note. Under this definition, colleges, universities, and community colleges are eligible to apply. However, nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For profit organizations are not eligible to apply. 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: State, Tribal - an Indian Tribe other than in Alaska; an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Metlakatla Indian. Community, and local governments, communities with Brownfields sites and their residents, community groups, universities and colleges, industry, and other public and private institutions and individuals. Credentials/Documentation: EPA may request that applicants document their non-profit status. The Agency may also request that applicants demonstrate they have appropriate background, academic training, and experience in the field to carry out projects. EPA may ask applicants for research projects to provide curriculum vitae and relevant publications. 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. Applicants must contact directly affected state area-wide regional and local entities prior to award. (See 40 CFR 29.7(b)). 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. EPA requires final applications to be made on Standard Form 424. Requests for application kits must be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, Grants and Interagency Agreements Management Division, 3903R, Washington, DC 20460 or through the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. This is a competitive grant program. Requests for Initial Proposals or Requests for Applications will specify application procedures. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. Award Procedure: EPA is required by statute to conduct this assistance program competitively. 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 (Federal Register) 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: EPA may incrementally fund grants and cooperative agreements under this program. Approval of subsequent funding increments is dependent on satisfactory project progress, continued relevance of the project to EPA's priorities, and availability of funds. Incremental funding is subject to review and approval by the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. The funded grants and cooperative agreements are not eligible for renewal. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: For training, research and technical assistance grants, EPA will not require that applicants include a match or cost share unless required by the terms of a competitive announcement. Even if EPA decides not to require matching funds, a statutory factor in ranking applications under Section 104(k)(6) is the extent to which EPA financial assistance will stimulate the availability of other funds for environmental assessment or remediation, and subsequent reuse of Brownfields sites. Applicants may be encouraged to provide information regarding resources (cash/in-kind services) that they, or a project partner, would commit to efforts receiving EPA financial assistance. This program has no statutory formula. This program does not have MOE requirements. EPA generally funds grants and cooperative agreements on a 12 month basis. However, EPA can negotiate the project period with each applicant based on project requirements. Incremental funding may be available. EPA generally limits project periods for training, research and technical assistance grants to 5 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: EPA generally funds the research, training, and technical assistance grants and cooperative agreements incrementally on a 12 month basis. However, EPA can negotiate the assistance award with each applicant based on project requirements. Reports: No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress reports are generally required as part of the terms and conditions of the grants and cooperative agreements. 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: The record retention requirements of 40 CFR Part 30 (non-profits and universities) or 40 CFR Part 31 (governmental units) are applicable depending upon the identity of the recipient. Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes 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 as a result of audit, related records must be retained until the matter is completely resolved. Account Identification: 68-0103-0-1-304. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $1,266,053; FY 09 est $3,000,000; FY 10 est $3,000,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: (FY08) $47,640.38 to $398,569.00; Average $180,864.72. The performance period for these grants ranges from two to five years. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In FY08, EPA solicited proposals for training, research, and technical assistance to support geographically based technical assistance centers. EPA selected four proposals with an award of $200,000 per year for up to 5 years each. In FY08, EPA solicited proposals for training, research, and technical assistance focused on protecting health and the environment, sustainable development, and equitable development. EPA received 44 applications and selected 11 proposals with awards of up to $300,000 per year for up to 5 years each. The new grants were awarded in FY09 and include brownfields related projects providing sustainable redevelopment training, researching community gardens and renewable fuels on brownfields, and models for the carbon and air emmision impacts of brownfields projects. Fiscal Year 2009: In FY09, EPA provided incremental funding to projects awarded in previous years. The ongoing grants provided training, community education and technical assistance to support brownfields assessment and cleanup efforts by state, local and tribal governments, communities, nonprofit organizations and private sector entities. The grants also resulted in research reports, case studies, and documents assisting communities with brownfields projects. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Brownfields training, research, and technical assistance grants are subject to EPA's General Grant Regulations (40 CFR Part 30 and 40 CFR Part 31). Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments and Indian Tribes, OMB Circular No. A-21 for educational institutions, and OMB Circular No. A-122 for non-profit institutions. EPA will provide applicants with guidance on statutory prohibitions on the use of grant and cooperative agreement funds in Requests for Initial Proposals, Requests for Applications, or by other means. EPA will provide assistance regarding clarification of the grant proposal guidelines. Potential applicants may submit written requests to OBCR for clarification. Significant clarifications to the guidelines will be posted on the brownfields website http://www.epa.gov/brownfields. This is the only form of pre-application assistance available. EPA will not meet with applicants to discuss draft proposals or provide informal comments on proposals. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. David Lloyd Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: lloyd.davidr@epa.gov Phone: (202) 566-2777 Website Address: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields RELATED PROGRAMS: 66.815 Brownfield Job Training Cooperative Agreements; 66.817 State and Tribal Response Program Grants; 66.818 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: EPA has funded cooperative agreements for a variety of training, research, and technical assistance activities including: new geographically based technical assistance centers; training for communities new to brownfields activities; technical assistance and training for assessing and cleaning up meth labs in Indian Country; research on brownfields financing; and web sessions and conference calls providing training and technical assistance to brownfields communities. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: This is a competitive grant program. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. 66.815 BROWNFIELD JOB TRAINING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, Section 101(39)&104k(6), 42 U.S.C 9604(k)(6); American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the Brownfield Job Training Program is to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed residents of brownfields-impacted communities, and by doing so, providing individuals of these communities with the skills needed to obtain sustainable employment in brownfields redevelopment and environmental related careers. By doing so, the Brownfields Job Training Program promotes the facilitation of assessment, remediation, or preparation of brownfield sites. A brownfield site is "real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant," as defined in 101(39) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA, or Superfund). The law further defines the term "brownfield site" to include a site that "is contaminated by a controlled substance...; is contaminated by petroleum or a petroleum product excluded from the definition of 'hazardous substance'...; or is mine-scarred land." Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: EPA expects to solicit proposals on an annual basis for its regular appropriation. Greater weight will be given to those applicants who meet the ranking criteria outlined in Section 180 of this CFDA including those who demonstrate experience in providing job training recruitment and placement services and environmental remediation knowledge, community involvement and employer partnerships, an ability to leverage nongovernmental funding, prior experience in managing and reporting upon federal grants, a demonstration of community need and environmental justice issues, and performance measurement strategies. In addition, for fiscal year 2009 only, EPA solicited proposals for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding. EPA issued a request for applications (RFA) from eligible governmental entities and nonprofit organizations to provide environmental job training projects that will facilitate job creation in the assessment, remediation, or preparation of brownfields sites for sustainable reuse. Annual Funding Priorities: No more than 15% of the funding appropriated for CERCLA 104(k) grants may be used to fund research, training and technical assistance grants authorized by CERCLA 104(k)(6). By statute, 25% of the funding appropriated for CERCLA 104(k) grants must be used for characterization, assessment, and remediation of Brownfields sites contaminated by petroleum or petroleum products. The Agency must also give preference to the ten statutory ranking criteria found at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(C) when evaluating applications for funding. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Cooperative Agreements USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Funds awarded under Section 104(k)(6) of CERCLA must be used for training, research, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations, to facilitate the inventory of brownfields properties, site assessments, cleanup of brownfields properties, community involvement, or site preparation. However, for brownfields job training grants, individuals are not eligible to apply. (See eligibility requirements in Section 080) Grants and cooperative agreements are available to eligible entities throughout the United States. However, eligible applicants must propose to serve a community that currently receives, or has received, financial assistance for brownfields assessment, revolving loan fund, cleanup, state or tribal site-specific response program work, and/or targeted brownfield assessment grants. 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. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' eligible and allowable direct costs incurred under an approved work plan plus allowable programmatic costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Costs incurred under CERCLA 104(k)(6) grant or cooperative agreements may not be used for an administrative cost, penalty or fine, a Federal cost-share requirement, a response cost for which the recipient of the grant or cooperative agreement is potentially liable under CERCLA 107, or the cost of complying with a Federal law, with the exception of the costs of laws applicable to cleanup of Brownfields sites. Funds made available by the Recovery Act are prohibited from uses relating to casinos and other gambling establishments, aquariums, zoos, golf courses, or swimming pools. Applicant Eligibility: Proposals will be accepted from either eligible governmental entities as defined in CERCLA Section 104(k)(1) or eligible nonprofit organizations as defined in Public Law 106-107, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act. Eligible governmental entities include a general purpose local unit of government; a land clearance authority or other quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general purpose unit of government; a governmental entity created by a state legislature; a regional council or group of general purpose units of local government; a redevelopment agency that is chartered or otherwise sanctioned by a state; a state; an Indian Tribe (other than in Alaska), or an Alaskan Native Regional Corporation and an Alaska Native Village Corporation as those terms are defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and following); and the Metlakatla Indian Community. Intertribal consortia, except consortia comprised of ineligible Alaskan tribes, are eligible to apply as well. Eligible nonprofit organizations include any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that is operated mainly for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purpose in the public interest; is not organized primarily for profit; and uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operation of the organization. Workforce Investment Boards that meet these criteria may be eligible nonprofit organizations. Public and nonprofit private educational institutions are eligible to apply. However, nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For-profit or proprietary training organizations or trade schools are not eligible to apply. Evidence of current nonprofit status under Federal, state or tribal law must be provided at the time the proposal is submitted. 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. Applicants that received a Brownfields Job Training grant from EPA in Fiscal Year 2008 (announced March 2008) are not eligible to apply in FY09 for regular appropriation funds. However, this restriction has been waived for applicants applying for the ARRA funding. A list of brownfields job training grants awarded in Fiscal Year 2008 can be found on the Brownfields Website, http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pilot.htm#previous. Applicants who received a brownfields job training grant in or before FY07 are eligible to apply for this competition. Applicants must also demonstrate that their proposed project will not duplicate other federally-funded job training programs in their target area. For example, applicants must demonstrate that the proposed training project does not duplicate National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences hazardous waste worker training programs in their target community. If an applicant is listed as a recipient of an NIEHS job training grant, the applicant must demonstrate how services under this proposed project will complement but not duplicate existing federal job training activities in the target community and area. All applicants must also include OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training as part of their proposed training curriculums. All curriculums must include this training and be provided to all individuals entering training. Please visit the following website for more details: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDA RDS&p_id=9765. Beneficiary Eligibility: Job training grants will provide environmental job training and help individuals of brownfields neighborhoods take advantage of job opportunities created as a result of the assessment and cleanup of brownfields properties. In addition, this program benefits industry by increasing the supply of skilled labor for firms that engage in environmental assessment and cleanup. Credentials/Documentation: EPA requires that applicants document their nonprofit status at the time of application. The Agency may also request that applicants demonstrate that they have appropriate background, academic training, experience in fields, and necessary equipment to carry out training projects. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: This is a competitive grant program. 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" in Section 7 of the Application Guidelines for Brownfields Job Training Grants. (See EPA's Federal Register Notice from November 26, 1986, to exempt hazardous waste training programs from intergovernmental review.). Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. By statute, EPA must award Brownfields Job Training grants competitively. EPA will specify application procedures in Requests for Initial Proposals or Request for Applications. As stipulated in the Requests for Applications, successful grant applicants must provide, in addition to the SF 424, a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is now required when applying for federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after October 1, 2003. For more information go to: http://www.grants.gov. Requests for application kits must be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, Grants and Interagency Agreements Management Division, 3903R, Washington, DC 20460 or through 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: 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. Final approval of applications for job training grants and supporting documentation is made by EPA. Award of grant funds are made by EPA Regional Award Officials. For the Recovery Act funding, EPA will award separate cooperative agreements. To expedite the award of ARRA cooperative agreements, awards may be made on partial workplans. In these cases, the award must include a condition requiring submission of a full workplan within a specified time period. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: For job training grants, the range of approval/disapproval time will be approximately ninety days. 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 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: EPA may incrementally fund grants and cooperative agreements under this program. Approval of subsequent funding increments is dependent on satisfactory project progress, continued relevance of the project to EPA's priorities and availability of funds. Renewals and extensions of funding are not available. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. The performance period for job training grant funds is generally two years. For those funded with ARRA funding, the performance period is three years. Brownfield grant cooperative agreements may be amended to provide additional funding and additional time for grant recipients demonstrating significant success in brownfields training and redevelopment efforts depending upon the availability of funding. Proposal funding is not guaranteed at any stage of the proposal process until the Cooperative Agreement, including workplan, is completed and the final award is made. All awards are made in a lump sum. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. Reports: No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress reports are generally required as part of the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreements. No expenditure reports are required. Performance monitoring is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement. 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 30 (non-profits and universities) or 40 CFR Part 31 (governmental units) are applicable depending upon the identity of the recipient. Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes 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 as a result of audit, related records must be retained until the matter is completely resolved. Account Identification: 68-0103-0-1-304. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $2,597,050; FY 09 est $7,500,000; FY 10 est $2,600,000 - FY08 - $2,597,050; and an estimated $2,500,000 in FY09. Approximately $5 million in ARRA funding will also be available in FY09 only. It is estimated that $2,600,000 will be available in FY2010. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: (FY08) $197,051 to $200,000; average $199,773. For job training grants, an eligible entity may apply up to $200,000. The performance period for these grants is generally 2 years. For those grants funded with ARRA funding, they may be funded up to $500,000 for a performance periond of three years. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: To date, EPA has funded 131 brownfields job training grants totaling approximately $25 million. In FY08, EPA received 38 proposals and awarded thirteen new cooperative agreements. As of spring 2008, more than 4,200 people had completed training; and more than 2,700 obtained employment in the environmental field with an average starting hourly wage of $13.97. Fiscal Year 2009: It is anticipated that 12 to 13 cooperative agreements will be awarded for FY09. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: For job training grants, costs must be in accordance with OMB Circulars Nos. A-87 (state, tribal and local governments), A-21 (universities) and A-122 (nonprofit organizations), depending on the recipient. Recipients must comply with 40 CFR Part 30 for universities and nonprofit organizations, and Part 31 for states, tribes, and local governments. In addition, recipients must comply with applicable provisions of EPA training grant regulations at 40 CFR Part 45. EPA will also provide applicants with guidance on statutory prohibitions on the use of grant and cooperative agreement funds in Requests for Initial Proposals, Requests for Applications, or by other means. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. EPA Regional Offices are listed in Section 7 in the Application Guidelines for Brownfields Job Training Grants. Headquarters Office: Joseph Bruss Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization http://www.epa.gov/brownfields. RELATED PROGRAMS: 66.814 Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements; 66.817 State and Tribal Response Program Grants; 66.818 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In Fiscal Years 2006, 2007,and 2008, the EPA Brownfields Program awarded cooperative agreements to a variety of eligible entities and nonprofit organizations to provide local residents with the skills needed to gain employment in careers related to the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites. These cooperative agreements included training and instruction in a variety of subjects, including: OSHA health and safety training, HAZWOPER and HAZMAT certification, lead and asbestos abatement, forklift operations, phytoremediation, mold remediation, site assessment, sampling, field investigation, instrumentation, and treatment technologies. Furthermore, these cooperative agreements provided brownfields job training programs the funds needed to perform recruitment and community outreach to residents in low-income and minority neighborhoods impacted by brownfields sites. 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. 66.816 HEADQUARTERS AND REGIONAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS PROGRAM FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1976, Section 8001(a)&(b), Public Law 98-616, U.S.C 8001; Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499, 42 U.S.C 6991; Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, Public Law 99-339; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. OBJECTIVES: To support activities that promote the prevention, compliance, and identification of underground storage tanks, and to support activities that promote corrective action, enforcement and management of releases from underground storage tank systems. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: High priority tasks include: (1) Training Support: Provide State and tribal underground storage tanks (UST) and leaking underground storage tanks (LUST) programs and the regulated community mechanisms by which state and federal communication, assistance and training on UST/LUST program implementation can occur on both a regional and national scale; (2) Electronic Newsletter: Provide state and tribal regulators, the general public and the regulated community with technical information on underground storage tank (UST) systems; and (3) State/Federal Partnerships: Provide technical assistance and forums for information exchange to assist States in developing their program capabilities to manage their UST/LUST programs in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2010: High priority tasks include: (1) Training Support: Provide State and tribal underground storage tanks (UST) and leaking underground storage tanks (LUST) programs and the regulated community mechanisms by which state and federal communication, assistance and training on UST/LUST program implementation can occur on both a regional and national scale; (2) Electronic Newsletter: Provide state and tribal regulators, the general public and the regulated community with technical information on underground storage tank (UST) systems; and (3) State/Federal Partnerships: Provide technical assistance and forums for information exchange to assist States in developing their program capabilities to manage their UST/LUST programs in the most efficient and effective manner possible. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: PROJECT GRANTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' eligible and allowable direct costs incurred under an approved work plan plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. Use Restrictions are that funds awarded under Section 8001(a) and (b) of RCRA must be used for projects that may include the following types of activities: educational materials, surveys, training, studies, demonstrations, investigations, special projects and the development or use of methods to improve UST systems management and performance to reduce the actual and potential risks to human health and the environment. 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: These assistance agreements are only available to public authorities (State, interstate, intrastate, agencies designated by States or Territorial Governors to receive UST notifications, federally-recognized Tribes and Intertribal Consortia, and local), public agencies and institutions; private non-profit organizations and agencies that meet the requirements of Section 8001(a) and (b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Profit-making organizations and the general public 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. Beneficiary Eligibility: State and local governments, territories and possessions, interstate agencies, EPA may request that applicants document their nonprofit status. OMB 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. 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. 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. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. |