Childhood Blood-Lead Screening and Lead Awareness (Educational) Outreach for Indian Tribes

 

The Tribal Lead Grant Program for outreach and education is supported by EPA's goal to reduce childhood lead poisoning. The grant projects should support this goal by providing lead poisoning prevention education and blood-lead screening of Tribal children.

Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2012: Program will not be offered in FY 2012.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 66.715 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Office: Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Toxic Substances Control Act, Title 10. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Eligible recipients are Federally recognized Indian Tribes or Tribal consortiums (an association or partnership with one or more Federally recognized Indian Tribes) only. Federally recognized Indian Tribes. Tribal consortiums must submit letters of interest and support from Tribal Chair that is being represented in the proposal. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. 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 as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. Such applications must also include standard forms as listed in the grants.gov instructions. Proposals may also be submitted to EPA via regular or overnight mail. Proposals must address all elements in the evaluation criteria listed in the Request for Proposals. Proposals submited by mail are not required to include any standard forms as in the grants.gov submittals. 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. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Approximately 90 days after deadline for proposal submittal. 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 40 CFR 30.63 or 40 CFR 31.70, as applicable. Not Applicable. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. Assistance may be available for activities which relate to blood-lead screening of tribal children and outreach efforts to educate Indian families about the dangers of exposure to lead-based paint hazards among children.

Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type described in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. Quarterly reports summarizing technical progress, planned activities for next quarter and summary of expenditures are required within 30 days of each quarter. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress reports and a detailed final report will be required. Applicants are further required to make a commitment to share all data collected with EPA for assessment on a regional level. The Final report shall be completed within 90 calendar days of the completion of the project period. The final report should encompass a complete overview/summary of all of the activities conducted within the grant project period; including any and all data results as well as a justification for impediments. Quarterly reports summarizing expenditures are required within 30 days of each quarter. No performance monitoring is required. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. 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 cooperative agreements, must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA 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. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Projects are expected to be completed within 2 years from award of grant. Assistance is awarded in lump sum amounts. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. See Regional Agency Offices. See EPA Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Darlene Watford, National Program Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,(7404T), Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: watford.darlene@epa.gov Phone: (202) 566-0516. http://www.epa.gov/lead/ 68-0103-0-1-304. (Project Grants) FY 11 $0; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $0 The overall range for outreach awards are between $49,000 and $200,000 when funds are available. EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments (40 CFR part 31); Environmental Protection Agency. "EPA Assistance Administration Manual," available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA 22161 on a subscription basis; Order No. NTIS UB/031. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available