PA generally funds grants and cooperative agreements in a lump sum on a 2-month basis. However, EPA can negotiate the project period with each adminis pplicant based on project requirements. Incremental funding may be available. on to PA generally limits project periods to 5 years. The Office of Congressional mentiaison is notified of the award. They in turn notify the appropriate House and if fondyenate members that the assistance agreement has been awarded. This ted with otification period lasts 5 days. After the 5 Day Congressional notification applicing,eriod, the original award document will be sent to the recipient. A copy of the Condition ward document will be sent to the Project Officer and the Las Vegas Financial ll be cont Management Center or the Regions Financial Management Office. Method of eting Warding/releasing assistance: lump sum. eports: priate reporting requirements are identified at 2 CFR 200 and 1500 as applicable. ed unde sistan rdance egister PA may include additional information regarding the content and frequency of eporting requirements in the terms and conditions of the agreements. Grantees re required to submit program reports in accordance with Agency policy and he Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance requirements. Grantees are equired to submit financial reports in accordance with Agency policy and the Financial Reporting and Financial Management Systems requirements stated in ederal Grant Regulations 40 CFR Part 31 and OMB Circular No.A-102. Grantees are required to submit progress reports in accordance with Agency olicy and the Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance requirements tated in Federal Grant Regulations 2 CFR 200 and 1500. Grantees are required o submit financial reports in accordance with Agency policy and the Financial Reporting and Financial Management Systems requirements stated in Federal Grant Regulations 2 CFR 200 and 1500. Grantees are required to perform >erformance monitoring in accordance with Agency policy and requirements itated in Federal Grant Regulations 2 CFR 200 and 1500. Audits: pients pl accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit The met Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a ear in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that ear, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. Grants and cooperative agreements are ubject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized epresentative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer und the Grants Specialist may occur each year. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-federal entities hat expend $750,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or its program specific audit conducted for that year. Non-federal entities that xpend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal Judit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. lecords: Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting ecords and to substantiate changes to each grant must be kept available to >ersonnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All records must be naintained until expiration of three years from the date of submission of the ¿inal expenditure report. If questions still remain, such as those raised as a result rf audit, related records must be retained until the matter is completely esolved. Account Identification: Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE) tools at the Annual Meeting. The WEST tool is used for estimating the type and amount of waste generated from cleanup following a radiological incident, and I-WASTE is a web-based decision support tool that assist decision makers with waste management planning from incidents. Fiscal Year 2017: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Alternative or innovative treatment technology and hazardous substance research grants are subject to EPA's General Grant Regulations 2 CFR 200 and 1500 and FAR Part 31 for profit makers. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. EPA encourages potential applicants to communicate with the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog, and the Headquarters program contacts listed below. Headquarters Office: Barbara McDonough, Contracts Management Branch, Resources Management Division, Office of Superfund Remediation & Technology Innovation, USEPA (5202-P), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: mcdonough.barbara@epa.gov Phone: (703) 603-9042. Website Address: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm 66.808 Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants; 66.814 Brownfields Fiscal Year 2015: The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Competitive applications and proposals will be selected in accordance with announced criteria. Non-competitive proposals are judged for (a) technical merit in terms of: (1) strengths and weaknesses of the project; (2) adequacy of overall project design; (3) competency of proposed staff; (4) suitability of applicant's available resources; (5) appropriateness of the proposed project period and budget; and (6) probability that the project will accomplish stated objectives; and, for (b) program interest in terms of: (1) the need for the proposed project; and (2) relationship to program objectives. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. 66.814 BROWNFIELDS TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS Brownfields 104(k)(6) Grants FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, CERCLA 104(k)(6) provides EPA with authority for a program of training, research, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations to facilitate the inventory of brownfields properties, assessments, cleanup of brownfields properties, community involvement, or site preparation. Brownfield sites are 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. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2015: Using a competitive grants process, EPA intends to select proposals and award cooperative agreements for training, research, and technical assistance related to brownfields. EPA also intends to incrementally fund projects with satisfactory project progress selected in previous 104(k)(6) training, research, and technical assistance competitions. 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. In addition to the statutory criteria, EPA also evaluates applicants based on their ability to manage grants and other policy-based factors intended to promote effective stewardship of federal funds. Up to 25% of the funding for CERCLA 104(k) may 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). For certain competitive funding opportunities, the Agency may limit eligibility to a particular subset of eligible applicants. The amount of financial assistance will vary. EPA expects to select and award cooperative agreement awards for the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (BF AWP) program. Under this funding opportunity, EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20 cooperative agreements to facilitate community involvement and conduct the necessary research, training and technical assistance activities that will help the cooperative agreement recipients develop area-wide plans and implementation strategies to facilitate brownfields assessment, cleanup and subsequent reuse. The total funding amount for the BF AWP program is anticipated to be approximately $4 million, or up to $200,000 per grant award. Based on their satisfactory progress, EPA intends to incrementally fund cooperative agreements that the Agency had awarded in previous years under CFDA 66.814. In FY15, the total incremental funding to cooperative agreements awarded in previous years under CFDA 66.814 is expected to be approximately $1 million. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2016: Using a competitive grants process, EPA intends to select proposals and award cooperative agreements for training, research, and technical assistance related to brownfields. EPA also intends to incrementally fund projects with satisfactory project progress selected in previous 104(k)(6) training, research, and technical assistance competitions. 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. In addition to the statutory criteria, EPA also evaluates applicants based on their ability to manage grants and other policy-based factors intended to promote effective stewardship of federal funds. Up to 25% of the funding for CERCLA 104(k) may 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). For certain competitive funding opportunities, the Agency may limit eligibility to a particular subset of eligible applicants. The amount of financial assistance will vary. In FY16, EPA anticipates the following competitive funding opportunities: solicit proposals and select cooperative agreement recipients for the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) Program. Under this funding opportunity, cooperative agreement recipients provide technical assistance related to a variety of brownfields issues to communities within their regional service area. Total funding for this program is estimated to be approximately $11 million. Each award will be incrementally funded over the project period (up to five years for each cooperative agreement). - solicit cooperative agreement proposals for the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (BF AWP) program. The funds will help each grant recipient conduct community involvement and other research and technical assistance activities needed to develop area-wide plans and implementation strategies, which are used to facilitate brownfields assessment, cleanup and subsequent reuse. The total funding amount for the BF AWP program is anticipated to be approximately $5 million. While the funding opportunity will be solicited in FY16, cooperative agreements will be awarded with FY17 funds; consequently, this funding opportunity is titled the "FY17 Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant." - solicit cooperative agreement proposals for a tribal-focused technical assistance cooperative agreement. Under this funding opportunity, the recipient(s) will provide direct technical assistance to tribes to help them address local brownfield issues. Total funding is estimated to be up to $2 million, funded incrementally over a project period up to five years. Based on their satisfactory progress, in FY16 EPA also intends to incrementally fund cooperative agreements that the Agency already awarded in previous years under CFDA 66.814. The total incremental funding to cooperative agreements awarded in previous years under CFDA 66.814 is expected to be approximately $1.2 million. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2017: Using a competitive grants process, EPA intends to select proposals and award cooperative agreements for training, research, and technical assistance related to brownfields. EPA also intends to incrementally fund projects with satisfactory project progress selected in previous 104(k)(6) training, research, and technical assistance competitions. 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. In addition to the statutory criteria, EPA also evaluates applicants based on their ability to manage grants and other policy-based factors intended to promote effective stewardship of federal funds 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). For certain competitive funding opportunities, the Agency may limit eligibility to a particular subset of eligible applicants. The amount of financial assistance will vary. In FY17, EPA anticipates the following competitive funding opportunities: select recipients for the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning (BF AWP) Grant Program. Approximately 20 cooperative agreements will be selected from the proposals that were solicited by EPA in FY16. These funds will enable recipients to facilitate community involvement and conduct the necessary research and technical assistance activities that will help them develop area-wide plans and implementation strategies to facilitate brownfields assessment, cleanup and subsequent reuse. The total funding amount for the BF AWP program is anticipated to be up to $5 million. Awards up to $200,000 per grant expected. recipient(s) for - solicit cooperative agreement proposals and select one or more a tribal-focused technical assistance cooperative agreement. The recipient(s) December 2016 sister FOR 11416 unds awarded under Section 104(k)(6) of CERCLA must be used for training, search, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations, to facilitate inventory of brownfields properties, site assessments, cleanup of ownfields properties, community involvement, or site preparation. Grants and operative agreements are available to support recipients' eligible and owable direct costs incurred under an approved work plan plus allowable ogrammatic costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and gulations. Costs incurred under CERCLA 104(k)(6) grants or cooperative reements may not be used for an administrative cost, penalty or fine, a deral cost-share requirement, a response cost for which the recipient of the ant or cooperative agreement is potentially liable under CERCLA 107, or the st of complying with a Federal law, with the exception of the costs of laws plicable to cleanup of Brownfields sites. Grant recipients and sub-recipients e encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while iving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or hile driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant cipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type scribed in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text essaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. enerally this program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. For rther information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. plicant Eligibility: ERCLA 104(k)(6) cites eligible entities as: a general purpose unit of local wernment; a land clearance authority or other quasi-governmental entity that erates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general rpose unit of local government; a government entity created by a State ¿gislature; a regional council or group of general purpose units of local overnment; a redevelopment agency that is chartered or otherwise sanctioned a State; a State (note CERCLA 107(27) defines term "State" to include rritories or possessions over which the United States has jurisdiction); an dian Tribe other than in Alaska; an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, laska Native Village Corporation and the Metlakatla Indian Community. onprofit organizations are also eligible for training, research, and technical sistance grants. Nonprofit organizations must meet the definition of that term Section 4(6) of the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement ct 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: Cooperative agreement-funded activities will benefit the community members and local stakeholders who are proximate to brownfield sites (whether in an urban, suburban or rural setting) including local governments, non-profit organizations, quasi public nonprofits, residents, local business owners, community groups, universities and colleges, industry, other public and private institutions, individuals, states and tribes. 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. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles 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. 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. See Appendix 1 for additional information regarding SPOCs. If there is no single point of contact for the state, or the state has not selected this program for review, 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: 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by 2 CFR 200 and 1500 must be used for 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, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through http://www.grants.gov. 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: rogram Descriptions 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 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, 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 Land and Emergency Management. The funded grants and cooperative agreements are not eligible for renewal. . 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, This program does not have MOE requirements. EPA generally funds grants and cooperative agreements incrementally on a 12 No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Reporting requirements are identified at 2 CFR 200 and 1500. EPA may include additional information regarding the content and frequency of reporting requirements in the terms and conditions of the agreements. 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 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. 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. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-federal entities that expend $750,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single a a program specific audit conducted for that year. Non-federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. Records: 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 resul of audit, related records must be retained until the matter is completely resolved. Account Identification: 68-0103-0-1-304. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 15 $4,745,276; FY 16 est $3,500,000; and FY 17 est $10,800,000 - For FY 2015, the program obligated $4,745,276 in new and incremental funding to cooperative agreements awarded under this CFDA. For FY 2016, EPA expects to award approximately $3.5 million in new and incremental funding for cooperative agreements awarded under this CDFA This includes approximately $2.2 million for new awards made under the the FY 2016 Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program and approximately $1.3 million in incremental funding for other Research, Training and Technical Assistance (k6) grants awarded in previous years. brownfields financing and economic development strategies to brownfields-impacted communities; support to organize a national brownfields conference in 2015; state support on brownfields issues and tribal support on brownfields issues. Fiscal Year 2016: EPA expects to award cooperative agreements for regional Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) providers. TAB providers will be available to brownfields communities to assist them with understanding how to address brownfield sites and advance local efforts around brownfields assessment, cleanup and reuse. EPA expects to provide incremental funding to previously awarded cooperative agreement recipients if they make satisfactory progress. These EPA funds will be used for research, training and technical assistance projects related to technical assistance to environmental workforce development and job training (EWDJT) grantees; technical assistance on the integration of environmental justice and equitable development for brownfields-impacted communities; research on the benefits of brownfields redevelopment; technical assistance on brownfields financing and economic development strategies to brownfields-impacted communities; organize a national brownfields conference in 2017; state support on brownfields issues and tribal support on brownfields issues. Fiscal Year 2017: 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 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection AUTHORIZATION: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Section 311(b)(3)(9); The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Section 104k(6); Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001; Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10; Clean Water Act, Section 104. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program is to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed, including low-income, residents of solid and hazardous waste-impacted communities with the skills needed to obtain full-time, sustainable employment in solid and hazardous waste cleanup, wastewater treatment, chemical safety, and the environmental field at large. Furthermore, this program promotes the facilitation of activities related to assessment, cleanup, or preparation of contaminated sites, including brownfields and Superfund sites, for reuse, while simultaneously building a local workforce with the skills needed to perform remediation work that are supportive of environmental protection and environmental health and safety. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2015: In FY15, under the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Application Guidelines, applicants were provided the opportunity to deliver training outside the traditional scope of brownfields hazardous waste training. As a result of this, applicants were now provided the opportunity to deliver additional training in areas such as: solid waste management and recycling; emergency management and oil spill cleanup; Superfund cleanup related training, including innovative and alternative treatment technologies; integrated pest management; wastewater treatment and storm-water management; and, chemical safety and enhanced environmental health and safety training. Other types of supplemental environmental training were also eligible as this list is not exhaustive. Applicants in FY15 were also evaluated heavily on the extent to which they had partnered with employers willing to hire graduates and the extent to which they had conducted labor market assessments that linked proposed training with these employers' forecasted hiring needs. Program Descriptions |