EPA Region 5 Pesticides Section is offering financial assistance for demonstration, training, monitoring, and education projects to assess and reduce pesticide exposure risks in Indian Country. The grants aim to support innovative technologies and methods that benefit public health and the environment. Eligible applicants include States, Tribes, Alaska native villages, and intertribal consortia. Applicants must disseminate project results to share knowledge. This opportunity falls under CFDA Number 66.716, utilizing State and Tribal Grant funds. Funding is limited to Federally-recognized Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Intertribal Consortia with exclusive Tribal membership. Deadline for proposals is April 18, 2012.
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:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 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 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 18, 2012 |
| 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:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 66.716 |
| Competition ID: | NONE |
| Competition Title: | None |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00101131 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 01, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Amy Mysz, |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] EPA KEY CONTACTS FORM [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.716 | NONE | None | PKG00101131 | Mar 01, 2012 | Apr 18, 2012 | View | Amy Mysz, | Organization Applicants |