Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grant Program

 

EPA is providing grants to States, federally recognized Tribes, public pre-schools, local educational agencies, and non-profit organizations for the assessment, prevention, control, or abatement of wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings and related activities. These grants are provided under Section 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act as supplemented by authority provided in the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act and the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act to fund abatement activities. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023: The Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant program aims to prioritize projects targeting public buildings or buildings that serve the public, with a demonstrated wildfire smoke risk, and those that serve disadvantaged communities or vulnerable populations. Priority project types include smoke readiness planning, outreach and training, indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring, deployment of portable air cleaners, identification and preparation of cleaner air shelters, and significant improvements to buildings such as upgrading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units or systems and weatherization necessary to protect occupants from hazards stemming from wildfires.

Active 66.044 Environmental Protection Agency B - Project Grants Not applicable. Clean Air Act, Section 103(b)(3)
EPA Annual Appropriations Acts Assistance under this program is available to States, federally recognized Tribes, public pre-schools, local educational agencies as defined in 20 U.S.C. 7801 (30), and non-profit organizations. The term "state" is defined in section 302(d) of the Clean Air Act and includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and specified U.S. Territories and possessions. EPA uses the definition of Nonprofit organization at 2 CFR 200.1 for this program, but nonprofit institutions of higher education are eligible to apply for funding. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy Not applicable. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. Regarding pre-application assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the NOFO. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed in the NOFO. 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 Grants.gov. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the NOFO. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). More than 180 days. Approximately 180 days after the deadline reflected in the NOFO. 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 found at: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures. 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 assistance listing will be described in the NOFO. Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to approved cooperative agreements plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations. 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: Geospatial Resources at EPA (https://www.epa.gov/geospatial). Performance Reports: Reporting requirements will be determined at the time of 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. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements records. Recipients must maintain all records until 3 years from the date of submission of final expenditure reports as required by 2 CFR 200.334. If questions, such as those raised because of audits remain following the 3-year period, recipients must retain records until the matter is completely resolved. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 10%. There is a 10% cost-share requirement, which may be waived for facilities in economically distressed communities.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funded assistance will have up to a 3-year period of performance. Generally, EPA incrementally funds grants and cooperative agreements. Approval of subsequent funding increments is dependent on satisfactory project progress, continued relevance of the project to [EPA’s] priorities, and availability of funds. None/Not specified. Sharon White
Environmental Protection Agency, OAR/ORIA/IED, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460 USA
white.sharon@epa.gov
Phone: 202-564-5048 https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/wildfire-smoke-preparedness-community-buildings-grant-program 68-0108-0-1-304 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$3,880,000.00; FY 23 est $6,790,000.00; FY 24 est $6,790,000.00; FY 21$0.00; - This is a new grant program. The total estimated funding expected to be available for awards totaling up to $10,670,000. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 13-18 grants, ranging from $100,000 to $2,000,000 (average $450,000). Funded assistance agreements will have up to 3-year periods of performance. 2 CFR 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs). Not applicable.