This grant, offered by the EPA’s Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices, aims to fund projects focused on pollution prevention, source reduction, and resource conservation. Its core purpose is to eliminate or significantly reduce pollution at its origin, rather than through recycling, treatment, disposal, or energy recovery. In fiscal years 2009-2010, approximately $1,170,000 in total funding is anticipated across nine EPA regions, with up to $130,000 available per region. Awards will be issued as grants or cooperative agreements, managed directly by the regional P2 offices, and are subject to the availability of appropriations. This program seeks innovative approaches to environmental protection by tackling pollution proactively at the source.
Opportunity ID: 47038
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-HQ-OPPT-09-08 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.717 — Source Reduction Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 27, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 26, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 26, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,170,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $130,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education State governments Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | EPA annually awards grants and cooperative agreements under the Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grant Program to support pollution prevention/source reduction and/or resource conservation projects that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source. The grant program does not support projects that rely on reducing pollution by using recycling, treatment, disposal or energy recovery activities.
This solicitation announces that nine of the EPAs Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices anticipates having up to approximately $130,000, per region, or anticipates having up to approximately $1,170,000 in total award funding to issue SRA awards in FY 2009 FY 2010. EPA will issue the award funds in the form of grants and/or cooperative agreements. All funding will be awarded and managed by the nine EPA Regional P2 Program Offices participating in this announcement. All of the forgoing estimates are subject to the availability of appropriations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michele Amhaz, (202) 564-8857.
Email:amhaz.michele@epa.gov |
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