The EPA Region 5, Pesticides Section, is offering this grant to support special projects aimed at assessing and reducing human health and environmental risks from pesticide exposure in Indian Country. This funding is for Fiscal Year 2012, authorized under Section 20 of FIFRA. This grant is for the purpose of carrying out demonstration, training, monitoring, outreach, and education projects. Demonstration projects should involve new or experimental methods, with results disseminated to benefit others. Eligibility is limited to Federally-recognized Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Intertribal Consortia whose membership is exclusively Federally-recognized Tribes. This initiative seeks to protect public health and the environment by addressing pesticide concerns in tribal communities.
Opportunity ID: 147955
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R5-TPPP-2012 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2012 Tribal Pesticide Special Projects |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.716 — Research, Development, Monitoring, Public Education, Training, Demonstrations, and Studies |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 01, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 18, 2012 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 18, 2012 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | May 18, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $122,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $60,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
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 EPA Region 5, Pesticides Section, is soliciting pesticide special project proposals from eligible applicants for fiscal year (FY) 2012 funding authorized under Section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C.§136r. The awards will provide financial assistance to carry out demonstration, training, monitoring, outreach and/or education projects that assess or reduce risks to human health and the environment from pesticide exposure in Indian Country. Demonstration projects must involve new or experimental technologies, methods, or approaches, where the results of the project will be disseminated so that others can benefit from the knowledge gained in the demonstration project. This announcement is being issued under CFDA Number 66.716 using State and Tribal Grant (STAG) appropriations that support activities to protect public health and the environment from pesticides. Eligibility for STAG-funded opportunities under CFDA Number 66.716 is limited to States, Tribes, Alaska native villages, and intertribal consortia. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a subset of eligible applicants consistent with the EPAs Assistance Agreement Competition Policy (EPA Order 5700.5A1). Also, for certain competitive opportunities offices may limit eligibility to tribes in a region. EPA is limiting eligibility in this competition to Federally-recognized Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Intertribal Consortia whose membership is made up exclusively of Federally-recognized Tribes to support pesticide projects in Indian Country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2012 Tribal Pesticide Special Projects |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Amy Mysz, Phone: 312-886-0224
Email:mysz.amy@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Amy Mysz, Phone: 312-886-0224 Email: mysz.amy@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.716 | NONE | None | PKG00101131 | Mar 01, 2012 | Apr 18, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
147955 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
147955 Project-1.1.pdf
147955 EPA_KeyContacts-1.1.pdf
147955 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
147955 Other-1.1.pdf
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