The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a grant to provide training and technical assistance to small public water systems, wastewater systems, onsite/decentralized systems, and private well owners. The goal is to support compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and improve water quality under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This grant aims to reach rural and urban communities, including personnel of tribally-owned systems, to ensure safe drinking water and promote environmental health. Applications are open until September 16, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 239054
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | EPA-OW-OGWDW-13-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 9 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 66.424 — Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants – Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 01, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Oct 16, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 12,700,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $8,500,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | 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:: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible applicants as described in Section III.A to provide training and technical assistance for small public water systems to help such systems achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and to provide training and technical assistance for small publicly-owned wastewater systems, communities served by onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners to improve water quality under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Training and technical assistance activities provided to these systems, communities, and private well owners should be made available nationally in rural and urban communities and to personnel of tribally-owned and operated systems. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | The Request for Applications (RFA) has been modified to: (1) clarify the instructions for submitting an application electronically through grants.gov (Section IV.B.1, beginning on page 21); (2) include the new building name for the EPA address (page 23); and (3) correct a typographical error on page 38 for the reference to the RFA FAQs web page. | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 66.424 |
| Competition ID: | NONE |
| Competition Title: | None |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00182325 |
| Opening Date: | Aug 01, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Stephen Hogye, E-mail: smallsystemsRFA@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] EPA Form 4700-4 [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] EPA KEY CONTACTS FORM [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.424 | NONE | None | PKG00182325 | Aug 01, 2013 | Sep 16, 2013 | View | Stephen Hogye, E-mail: smallsystemsRFA@epa.gov | Organization Applicants |