Region 9 Multi-media And Geographic Priority Projects

 

To fund projects, including surveys, studies, investigations, demonstrations, training, and outreach, that address more than one medium or vector of human health or ecological risk and that seek to (1) prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution; (2) identify, develop, and demonstrate pollution control techniques and technology; (3) evaluate the economic, social, and environmental effects of alternative mechanisms and strategies; and (4) promote coordination and collaboration between and among federal, state, and local governmental and non-governmental organizations. Projects will address regional environmental and geographic priorities, possibly including air basins and watersheds, economic sectors such as agriculture, critical ecosystems, and sensitive populations. Projects may demonstrate innovative methods and involve stakeholder collaboration, leveraged funding, or socially equitable and ecologically sensitive land-use and transportation planning ("smart growth"). Projects funded under this program must be carried out within the area of U.S. EPA's Region 9, comprising the states and tribal lands of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Navajo Nation lands in New Mexico, and the Pacific islands associated with the United States. Multi-media assistance agreements cite two or more environmental statutes, appropriations legislation, or applicable legislative history as statutory authority. Multi-media priorities for FY2009/10 will likely include energy and climate change, Pacific Island infrastructure, agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley, and information management support. No funding is currently available for this program. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: Region 9 has not determined FY2009 funding priorities for multi-media geographic initiatives as no funding is currently available.

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Office: Region 9 Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Section 104&311; Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10; Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, Section 203; Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001; Pollution Prevention Act, Section 6605; Clean Air Act, Section 103; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Section 20; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Section 8001; National Environmental Education Act, Section 6; Clean Water Act, Section 104; Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 1442. Projects conducted within the geographic boundaries of EPA's Region 9, which comprises states and tribal lands of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Navajo Nations land in New Mexico, and the Pacific islands associated with the United States, are eligible for funding when it is available. Interstate, state, tribal, intrastate, and local government agencies, districts, and councils; and public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, and research facilities; and public or private non-governmental, non-profit institutions are eligible to apply, unless restricted by the authorizing statutes. Non-profit organizations must have documentation of non-profit status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or their state of incorporation, except that non-profits organizations as defined in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 1995 or superseding legislation are ineligible. 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. Interstate, state, tribal, intrastate, and local government agencies, districts, and councils; public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, and research facilities; and public or private non-governmental, non-profit institutions are eligible to apply, unless restricted by the authorizing statutes. EPA may require applicants and principle investigators to demonstrate appropriate background, academic training, experience in the field, and necessary equipment to carry out projects, and to provide curriculum vitae and relevant publications. EPA may require nonprofit organizations to provide documentation of nonprofit status accorded by the Internal Revenue Service or their state of incorporation. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Potential applicants should direct preapplication communications to the Office of the Regional Administrator (ORA-1), Region 9, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 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. 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. 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. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. For competitive awards, the competitive funding announcement will provide specific application procedures. Prospective applicants must submit requests for application packages through the EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. 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 180 days from receipt of final application, through selection and notification, and development and approval of work plan, to award of funds. 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. EPA can fund grants and cooperative agreements for surveys, studies, investigations, demonstrations, training, education, limited research, outreach, and/or special-purpose activities incrementally. Approval of incremental funding depends on satisfactory project progress as well as continued relevance of the project and availability of funds. The application procedure is identical to applying for a new grant, with the same funds source, selection criteria, and review procedure. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. Assistance awards, in the form of grants and cooperative agreements, to fund recepients' allowable directs costs plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations, may be available for projects that use a whole-systems approach to address multi-media human health and ecological risks. Project activities may include surveys, studies, investigations, demonstrations, training, education, limited research, outreach, and/or special-purpose activities. However, the Region will not fund research within the purview of EPA's Office of Research and Development. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information and computer information system applications, tools, and hardware used to generate, maintain, or distribute such information. "Geospatial information" identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features or boundaries on the Earth, and may be derived from technologies such as geographic positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, mapping, charting, and surveying, and from statistical data. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: http://geodata.epa.gov. EPA may include reporting requirements in the terms and conditions of the assistance agreements, which may require quarterly, interim, and final performance reports, and financial, equipment, and inventory reports. No cash reports are required. Progress reports would generally be required for larger projects of longer duration. A final financial status report would likely be required. This program would likely conduct performance monitoring only for larger projects of longer duration. 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. Recipients must demonstrate financial management capability, keep financial records including documentation for entries on accounting and for any changes in grant requirements, and make records available to personnel authorized to examine assistance recipients' records. Recipients must maintain all records for a minimum of three years from the date of submission of the final report and until all questions regarding the assistance agreement, such as those arising from audits, are resolved. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Assistance agreements generally fund projects for one or two years, with a maximum project period of five years. Funds are issued electronically through automated funds transfer. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. See Regional Agency Offices. Bill Glenn, Chief of Staff, Office of the Regional Administrator, Region 9, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street (ORA-1), San Francisco, CA 94105; Phone: 415-947-4254, Fax: 415-947-3588, E-mail: glenn.william@epa.gov. Bill Glenn Office of the Regional Administrator
Region 9, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
75 Hawthorne Street (ORA-1), San Francisco, California 94105 Email: glenn.william@epa.gov Phone: 415-947-4254 http://www.epa.gov/region09/funding/ 68-0108-0-1-304. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $463,000; FY 09 $0; FY 10 $0 - In FY2008, a total of almost $463,000 in FY07 carry-over and FY08 funds was obligated. For FY2009, Region 9 has no carryover funds nor appropriated funds. Region 9 expects no funding for this program in FY2010. Projects funded from Regional Geographic Initiative and Environmental Priority Program funding have ranged from a low of $1,500 to a high of $160,000, with an average of approximately $60,000 per project. Assistance agreements under this program are subject to EPA's General Grant Regulations, 40 CFR Part 30 and 40 CFR Part 31. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available