Capacity Building Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Activities in Indian Country and Other Tribal Areas

 

If made available, the funds would provide financial resources to build and improve the compliance assurance and enforcement capacity of federally-recognized Indian tribes (tribes), inter-tribal consortia, or tribal organizations. Such capacity building efforts may include economic, social science, statistical research, development, studies, surveys, demonstrations, investigations, public education, training, and fellowships to the extent authorized under the federal environmental laws listed above. This Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number covers EPA's Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) resources targeted for compliance assurance and enforcement in Indian country and other tribal areas, including those in Alaska. In fiscal year 2018, no funds were made available under this assistance listing. In fiscal year 2019 if funds are made available, EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance anticipated include, but are not limited to, compliance monitoring and enforcement activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide and Fungicide Act.

Deleted 03/27/2024 (Archived.) 66.310 Environmental Protection Agency B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 FY 2016, EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance will provide funds to the EPA Regions to support compliance assurance and enforcement activities in Indian country - Expansion of TRI stakeholder education and outreach; - Use of various avenues to deliver TRI related training to interested stakeholders such as online seminars; - Engagement with new communities and organizations that could benefit from increased awareness, understanding and use of TRI; - Promotion of access and use of TRI and other related data among grass roots community organizations such as producing analyses or training community leaders; and - Planning activities for a 2017 National Training Conference - Expansion of TRI stakeholder education and outreach; - Use of various avenues to deliver TRI related training to interested stakeholders such as online seminars; -
Fiscal Year 2017 Expansion of TRI stakeholder education and outreach; use of various avenues to deliver TRI related training to interested stakeholders such as online seminars; engagement with new communities and organizations that could benefit from increased awareness, understanding and use of TRI; promotion of access and use of TRI and other related data among grass roots community organizations such as producing analyses or training community leaders; and the 2017 National Training Conference.
Fiscal Year 2018 No projects were completed in 2018. Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, Section 203
Clean Water Act, Section 104
Section 20, as amended by P.L. 106-74
Clean Air Act, Section 103
Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001(a) & (c) & 9003(h)(7), as amended by P.L. 105-276
National Environmental Policy Act, Section 102(2)(F)
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992
Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10, as amended by P.L. 106-74
Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 1442 Tribal Organizations, Inter-tribal Consortia, and Federal Organizations, Colleges and Universities, and non-for-profit organizations; eligible applicants must also have enforcement and compliance assurance responsibilities in Indian country and/or other tribal areas or provide support for enforcement and compliance assurance projects in Indian country and/or other tribal areas. EPA may also limit eligibility for certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA assistance listing to: (1) tribes and intertribal consortia located in the Region where a project is going to be performed; and/or (2) applicants that have access to Indian country or other tribal areas. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments; Inter-tribal Consortia and Tribal Organizations; Federal, State, and Multi-jurisdictional State Organizations; colleges and universities; and non-for-profit organizations. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed in the competitive announcement. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through https://www.grants.gov For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Specific information regarding deadlines is provided in the competitive announcement. From 60 to 90 days. Approximately 60 days from the date of submission of the final proposal. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be requested by contacting the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts." Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable. Not applicable. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA assistance listing will be described in the competitive announcement. Project grants can include fellowships, scholarships, research grants, training grants, traineeships, experimental and demonstration grants, evaluation grants, planning grants, technical assistance grants, survey grants, and construction grants. OECA identifies special focus areas each funding cycle (annually). In the past when funds were available, proposals were sought for activities related to conducting sanitary surveys at tribal public water systems and innovative enforcement and compliance assurance projects, including performance measurement, data quality, and public access to information. Consistent with existing statutory authority, the funds are used to support compliance assistance, compliance monitoring, and enforcement activities. Performance Reports: Performance monioring is required by this program. Reporting requirements shall be determined at the time of grant award. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate charges to each cooperative agreement, must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All records must be maintained for 3 years from the date of the submission of the annual financial status report or longer if questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Assistance, if made available, is normally provided in one lump sum. Projects may span multiple years. There is no restriction on the time permitted to spend the money awarded, although money must be spent prior to expiration associated with the specified federal fiscal year. If available, the funding is for fixed or known periods associated with specific projects. How assistance is awarded is determined at the time of award. Contact Jonathan Binder at binder.jonathan@epa.gov or 202-564-2516 Jonathan Binder
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. (Mail Code: 2221A)
Washington, DC 20460 US
binder.jonathan@epa.gov
Phone: 202-564-2516 http://www.epa.gov/compliance/state/grants/index.html 68-0108-0-1-304 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 18$0.00; FY 19 Estimate Not Available FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 17$140,000.00; FY 16$129,000.00; - If funds are made available, the approximate average award size would be $3000 to $30,000/fiscal year; $30,000/fiscal year. 2 C.R.F. 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) and 40 C.F.R. Part 35 (State, Tribal and Local Assistance Grants) Fiscal Year 2016 - Expansion of TRI stakeholder education and outreach; - Use of various avenues to deliver TRI related training to interested stakeholders such as online seminars; - Engagement with new communities and organizations that could benefit from increased awareness, understanding and use of TRI; - Promotion of access and use of TRI and other related data among grass roots community organizations such as producing analyses or training community leaders; and - Planning activities for a 2017 National Training Conference FY 2016=2017, EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance provided funds to the EPA Regions to support compliance assurance and enforcement activities in Indian country.
Fiscal Year 2017 FY 2017, EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance provided funds to the EPA Regions to support compliance assurance and enforcement activities in Indian country.
Fiscal Year 2018 NA