This grant, offered by EPA’s Office of Compliance (OC) within the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), is for states and tribes to strengthen their ability to address environmental and public health threats. It aims to build and expand their environmental compliance and enforcement program capacity. Focus areas include modernizing compliance systems (PCS/ICIS-NPDES), funding Indian Country circuit riders, improving data flow to AFS, supporting state training, and demonstrating better use of technology in monitoring. Approximately $1.84 million is available, with individual agreements ranging from $50,000 to $200,000. These funds are specifically for capacity building and cannot be used for actual compliance program implementation.
Opportunity ID: 47622
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OECA-NPMAS-09-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 09 Multi-Media Grant Program Solicitation Notice |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.709 — Multi-Media Capacity Building Grants for States and Tribes |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 29, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 13, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 13, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 12, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,840,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The Office of Compliance (OC), within EPA=s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), is soliciting proposals for states and tribes to strengthen their ability to address environmental and public health threats, while furthering the art and science of environmental compliance. Projects under this Solicitation Notice will be used to build and expand the capacity and ability of the states and tribes to operate their environmental compliance and enforcement program. These funds cannot be used for the actual implementation of the compliance program. This year, EPA is soliciting proposals for the following focus areas: (1) Permit Compliance System (PCS) Modernization and ICIS-NPDES, (2) Funding Indian Country Compliance Assurance Circuit Riders, (3) Improving Flow of State Data to the Air Facility System (AFS), (4) State Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Training and (5) Demonstration of Better Use of Technology in Compliance Monitoring Activities. EPA anticipates that approximately $1.84 million will be available under this announcement, depending on Agency funding levels and other applicable considerations. The federal portion for each assistant agreement is anticipated to range between $50,000 and $200,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 09 Multi-Media Grant Program Solicitation Notice |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ginger Gotliffe or Lorna Washington,
(202) 564-7072 or (202) 564-1386. Email:MultimediaCapacity_Grants@epa.gov |
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