Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program--Application
Guidance FY 2003
[Federal Register: September 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 188)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program--Application
Guidance FY 2003
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This guidance outlines the purpose, goals, and general
procedures for application and award under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003
(October 1, 2002-September 30, 2003) Environmental Justice Small Grants
Program. For FY 2003, the EPA will make available approximately
$1,500,000 in grant funds to eligible organizations (pending
availability of funds); $1,000,000 of this amount is available for
Superfund projects only.
DATES: The application must be delivered by close of business
Wednesday, December 18, 2002 to your appropriate EPA regional office
(listed in section III) or postmarked by the U. S. Postal Service
midnight Wednesday, December 18, 2002.
ADDRESSES: For specific application delivery please contact the
appropriate EPA regional office listed in section III.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Lewis, Senior Program Analyst,
EPA Office of Environmental Justice, (202) 564-0152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This guidance includes the following:
I. Scope and Purpose of the Environmental Justice Small Grants
Program
II. Eligible Applicants and Activities
III. Application Requirements
IV. Process for Awarding Grants
V. Expected Time-frame for Reviewing and Awarding Grants
VI. Project Period and Final Reports
VII. Fiscal Year 2004 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
Translations Available
The Spanish translation of this application is found at the back of
the published document and on the Web page http://www.epa.gov/
compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/. Please note the forms are
translated into Spanish but must be completed in English.
I. Scope and Purpose of the OEJ Small Grants Program
The purpose of this grant program is to provide financial
assistance to eligible community groups (i.e., community-based/
grassroots organizations, churches \1\, or other nonprofit
organizations with a focus on community-based issues) and federally
recognized tribal governments that are working on or plan to carry out
projects to address environmental justice issues. Preference for awards
will be given to community-based/grassroots organizations that are
working on local solutions to local environmental problems. Funds can
be used to develop a new activity or substantially improve the quality
of existing programs that have a direct impact on affected communities.
All awards will be made in the form of a grant not to exceed one year.
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\1\ Churches that qualify as nonprofit organizations may use EPA
grant funds only for environmental justice projects EPA grant funds
may not be used to advance religious point of views.
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Background
In its 1992 report, ``Environmental Equity: Reducing Risk for All
Communities,'' the EPA found that minority and/or low-income
populations may experience higher than average exposure to toxic
pollutants than the general population. The EPA established the Office
of Environmental Justice (OEJ) in 1992 to help these communities
identify and assess pollution sources, to implement environmental
awareness and training programs for affected residents, and to work
with community stakeholders to devise strategies for environmental
improvements.
In June 1993, OEJ was delegated granting authority to solicit,
select, supervise, and evaluate environmental justice-related projects,
and to disseminate information on the projects' content and
effectiveness. FY 1994 marked the first year of the OEJ Small Grants
Program. The chart below shows how the grant monies have been
distributed since FY 1994.
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Number of
Fiscal year $ Amount awards
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1994.......................................... 500,000 71
1995.......................................... 3,000,000 175
1996.......................................... 2,800,000 152
1997.......................................... 2,700,000 139
1998.......................................... 2,500,000 123
1999.......................................... 1,455,000 95
2000.......................................... 899,000 61
2001.......................................... 1,300,000 88
2002.......................................... 1,113,000 73
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How Does EPA Define Environmental Justice Under the Environmental
Justice Small Grants Program?
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin,
culture, education, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. Fair treatment means that no one group of people, including
racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic groups, should bear a disproportionate
share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from
industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of
federal, state, local, and tribal environmental programs and policies.
Meaningful involvement means that: (1) Potentially affected community
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residents have an appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions
about a proposed activity that will affect their environment and/or
health; (2) the public's contribution can influence the regulatory
agency's decision; (3) the concerns of all participants involved will
be considered in the decision-making process; and (4) the decision-
makers seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially
affected.
II. Eligible Applicants and Activities
A. Who May Submit Applications and May Applicants Submit More Than One?
Any affected, non-profit community organization \2\ or federally
recognized tribal government may submit an application upon publication
of this solicitation. Applicants must be non-profit to receive these
federal funds. State-recognized tribes or indigenous peoples'
organizations can apply for grant assistance if they meet the
definition of a nonprofit organization. ``Non-profit organization''
means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other
organization that: (1) Is operated primarily for scientific,
educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public
interest; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses its
net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations. Non-
profit status may be demonstrated through designation by the Internal
Revenue Service as a 501(c) organization or evidence that a state
recognizes the organization's non-profit status. While state and local
governments and academic institutions are eligible to receive grants,
preference will be given to non-profit, community-based/grassroots
organizations and federally recognized tribal governments. Preference
may be given to those organizations that have not received previous
grants under the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program.
Individuals are not eligible to receive grants.
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\2\ As a result of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, EPA (and
other federal agencies) may not award grants to non-profit
organizations that are classified as 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4)
organizations by the Internal Revenue Service and engage in lobbying
activities.
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The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program is a competitive
process. In order to ensure a fair evaluation process, the Agency will
offer training and/or conference calls on grant application guidelines.
We encourage you to participate so that you can have your questions
answered in a public forum. Call your Regional office to inquire about
the scheduled dates of the special training and conference calls. (See
Contact List on pages 9-11)
The EPA will consider only one application per applicant for a
given project. Applicants may submit more than one application if the
applications are for separate and distinct projects or activities.
Applicants that previously received small grant funds may submit an
application for FY 2003 funds (October 1, 2002-September 30, 2003).
Every application for FY 2003 is evaluated based on the merit of the
proposed project in comparison to other FY 2003 applications. Past
performance will be considered during the ranking and evaluation
process for those applicants who have received previous grants.
B. What Types of Projects Are Eligible for Funding?
While there are many applications submitted from community groups
for equally worthwhile projects, the EPA is emphasizing the
availability of funds for research projects. Projects which are
research-oriented and specific to hazardous substances are considered
for funding under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The OEJ Small Grants Program
also awards grants on a multi-media basis. Multimedia projects address
pollution in more than one environmental medium (e.g., air, water,
etc.).
To be considered for funding, the application must meet the
criteria of two statutes under Item 1 or the single statute under Item
2 below:
1. Multi-Media Requirements (Use Two)
Recipients of these funds must implement projects that address
pollution in more than one environmental medium (e.g., air, water). To
show evidence of the breadth of the project's scope, the application
must identify at least two environmental statutes that the project will
address. To be eligible for funding, your project must include
activities outlined in the following environmental statutes:
A. Statutes. (1) Clean Water Act, Section 104(b)(3): Conduct and
promote the coordination of research, investigations, experiments,
training, demonstration, surveys, and studies relating to the causes,
extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution.
(2) Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 1442(c)(3)(A): Develop,
expand, or carry out a program (that may combine training, education,
and employment) for occupations relating to the public health aspects
of providing safe drinking water.
(3) Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001(a): Conduct and promote
the coordination of research, investigations, experiments, training,
demonstrations, surveys, public education programs, and studies
relating to solid waste (e.g., health and welfare effects of exposure
to materials present in solid waste and methods to eliminate such
effects).
(4) Clean Air Act, Section 103(b)(3): Conduct research,
investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies
related to the causes, effects (including health and welfare effects),
extent, prevention, and control of air pollution.
(5) Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10(a): Conduct research,
development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations,
and studies on toxic substances
(6) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Section
20(a): Conduct research, development, monitoring, public education,
training, demonstrations, and studies on pesticides.
(7) Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, Section 203:
Conduct research, investigations, experiments, training,
demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the minimizing or
ending of ocean dumping of hazardous materials and the development of
alternatives to ocean dumping.
(8) Noise Control Act of 1972, Section 14 (b): Conduct research on
the effects, measurement, and control of noise.
B. Goals for multi-media projects. In addition to the requirements
outlined above, the application must also include a description of how
an applicant plans to meet at least two of the three program goals
listed below. See section III ``Application Requirements'' for more
details.
(1) Identify necessary improvements in communication and
coordination among all stakeholders, including existing community-
based/grassroots organizations and local, state, tribal, and federal
environmental programs. Facilitate communication and information
exchange, and create partnerships among stakeholders to address
disproportionate, high and adverse environmental exposure (e.g.,
workshops, awareness conferences, establishment of community
stakeholder committees);
(2) Build community capacity to identify local environmental
justice problems and involve the community in the design and
implementation of activities to address these concerns. Enhance
critical thinking, problem-solving, and active participation of
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affected communities. (e.g., train-the-trainer programs).
(3) Enhance community understanding of environmental and public
health information systems and generate information on pollution in the
community. If appropriate, seek technical experts to demonstrate how to
access and interpret public environmental data (e.g., Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), Toxic Release Inventories (TRI) and other
databases).
2. Requirements for Research Grants Funded Under CERCLA
Recipients of these funds must implement projects that are
specifically research oriented and specific to hazardous substances.
The EPA's grant regulations define ``research'' as ``systematic study
directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the
subject studied,'' 40 CFR 30.2(dd). The EPA has interpreted
``research'' to include studies that extend to socioeconomic,
institutional, and public policy issues as well as the ``natural''
sciences. Your research project Must meet the following criteria:
A. Eligibility. (1) CERCLA section 311(c) authorizes EPA to fund
research grants. Research must relate to the detection, assessment, and
evaluation of the effects on and risks to human health from hazardous
substances and the detection of hazardous substances in the
environment.
(2) Applicants must demonstrate that the research project relates
to ``hazardous substances'' as that term is defined by CERCLA section
101(14). There is a list of hazardous substances at 40 CFR 302.4 which,
while not exclusive, does provide useful guidance.
(3) Research funded under CERCLA section 311(c) cannot relate to
contamination from petroleum products in accordance with the definition
of hazardous substances found at CERCLA section 101(14). Projects that
involve petroleum contamination that is ``mixed'' with other
contaminants may be considered on a case by case basis.
(4) The project must be of a research nature only, i.e., survey,
research, collecting and analyzing data which will be used to expand
scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. Research
projects, however, need not be limited to academic studies. Projects
which expand the scientific knowledge or understanding, of a community,
about hazardous substances issues, that effect their community, can be
funded.
(5) The project cannot carry out training activities, other than
training in research techniques. In other words CERCLA section 311(c)
research projects cannot be designed as outreach, technical assistance,
or public education activities.
(6) The project can include conferences only if the purpose of the
conference is to present research results or to gather research data.
B. Goal for Research Projects. In addition to the special research
requirements for grants under CERCLA outlined above, the application
must include a description of how the research projects can serve as
models for other communities when confronted with similar problems. See
section III ``Application Requirements'' for more details.
Please note: (1) If your project includes scientific research
and/or data collection, you must be prepared to submit a Quality
Assurance Plan (QAP) to your EPA Project Officer prior to the
beginning of the research. Multi-media projects may also require a
Quality Assurance Plan.
(2) CERCLA grants are limited to research as required under
CERCLA section 311(c). Do not propose projects which include
activities under the ``multi-media'' authorities described in
section 1, above, to carry out a research project.
The issues discussed above may be defined differently among
applicants from various geographic regions, including areas outside the
continental U.S. (Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each application should define its issues
as they relate to the specific project. The narrative/work plan must
include a succinct explanation of how the project may serve as a model
in other settings and how it addresses a high-priority environmental
justice issue. The degree to which a project addresses a high-priority
environmental justice issue will vary and is defined by applicants
according to their local environmental justice concerns.
C. How Much Money May Be Requested, and Are Matching Funds Required?
The ceilings in federal funds for individual grants are $15,000 for
Multi-Media projects and $20,000 for Research projects. Applicants are
not required to provide matching funds.
D. Are There Any Restrictions on the Use of the Federal Funds?
Yes. EPA grant funds can only be used for the purposes set forth in
the grant agreement, and be consistent with the statutory authority for
the award. Grant funds from this program cannot be used for matching
funds for other federal grants, lobbying, or intervention in federal
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. In addition, the recipient may
not use these federal assistance funds to sue the federal government or
any other government entity. Refer to 40 CFR 30.27, entitled
``Allowable Costs''. The scope of environmental justice grants may not
include construction, promotional items (e.g., T-shirts, buttons,
hats), and furniture purchases.
III. Application Requirements
A. What Is Required for Applications?
Proposals from eligible organizations must have the following:
1. Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) the official form is
required for all federal grants that requests basic information about
the grantee and the proposed project. The applicant must submit the
original application, and one copy, signed by a person duly authorized
by the governing board of the applicant. Please complete part 10 of the
SF 424 form, ``Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number'' with the
following information: 66.604--Environmental Justice Small Grants
Program.
2. The Federal Standard Form (SF 424A) and budget detail, which
provides information on your budget. For the purposes of this grant
program, complete only the non shaded areas of SF 424A. Budget figures/
projections should support your work plan/narrative. The EPA portion of
each grant will not exceed $15,000 for Multi-Media or $20,000 for
Research projects. Therefore, your budget should reflect this limit on
federal funds.
3. A narrative/work plan of the proposal is not to exceed five
pages. A narrative/work plan describes the applicant's proposed
project. The pages of the work plan must be letter size (8\1/2\ x 11
inches), with normal type size (12 characters per inch), and at least
1'' margins.
The narrative/work plan is one of the most important aspects of
your application and (assuming that all other required materials are
submitted) will be used as the primary basis for selection. Work plans
must be submitted as follows;
a. A one page summary that includes the following:
Identifies the environmental justice issue(s) to be
addressed by the project;
Identifies the Environmental Justice community/target
audience;
Identifies the environmental Statutes/Acts addressed by the
project; and
Identifies the program goal that the project will meet and
how it will meet them.
b. A concise introduction that states the nature of the
organization (i.e., how
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long it has been in existence, if it is incorporated, if it is a
network, etc.), how the organization has been successful in the past,
purposes of the project, the environmental justice community/target
audience, projects completion plans/time frames, and expected results.
c. A concise project description that describes how the applicant
is community-based and/or plans to involve the target audience in the
project and how the applicant plans to meet at least two of the three
program goals outlined in section IIB: ``Environmental Justice Small
Grants Program Goals.'' Additional credit will not be given for
projects that fulfill more than two goals.
d. A conclusion discussing how the applicant will evaluate and
measure the success of the project, including the anticipated benefits
and challenges in implementing the project.
4. An appendix with resumes of up to three key personnel who will
be significantly involved in the project.
5. Letter(s) of commitment. If your proposed project includes the
significant involvement of other community organizations, your
application must include letters of commitment from these
organizations.
6. Non-Profit Status. The applicant must provide documentation in
evidence of the organization's non-profit status.
Applications that do not include the information listed above in
items 1-4 and item 5, if applicable, will not be considered for an
award.
Please mark any information in the proposal that you consider
confidential. EPA will follow the procedures at 40 CFR part 2 if
information marked confidential is requested from the Agency under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Please note: Your application to this EPA program may be subject
to your state's intergovernmental review process and/or the
consultation requirements of section 204, Demonstration Cities and
Metropolitan Development Act. See 40 CFR part 29 for details. Check
with your state's Single Point of Contact to determine your
requirements. Some states do not require this review. Applicants
from American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
should also check with their Single Point of Contact. You may
contact your EPA regional contact (listed below) or EPA Headquarters
Grants Policy, Information and Training Branch at (202) 564-5325 for
additional information. If your state does not have a single point
of contact you must notify directly affected state, local and area
wide agencies if your application is selected for an award. See 40
CFR 29.7(b). Federally recognized tribal governments are not
required to comply with this procedure.
B. When and Where Must Applications Be Submitted?
The applicant must submit/mail one signed original application with
required attachments and one copy to the primary contact at the EPA
regional office listed below. The application must be delivered by
close of business Wednesday, December 18, 2002 to your appropriate EPA
regional office (listed below) or postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service
midnight Wednesday, December 18, 2002. Forms and relevant background
material are available at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
environmentaljustice/grants/.
Regional Contact Names and Addresses
Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont
Primary Contact: Ronnie Harrington, (617) 918-1703,
harrington.veronica@epa.gov, USEPA Region 1 (SAA), 1 Congress Street--
11th Floor, Boston, MA 02203-0001.
Secondary Contact: Pat O'Leary, (617) 918-1978, oleary.pat@epa.gov.
Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Primary Contact: Terry Wesley, (212) 637-3576, wesley.terry@epa.gov,
USEPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10007.
Secondary: Natalie Loney, (212) 637-3639, loney.natalie@epa.gov.
Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia
Primary Contact: Reginald Harris, (215) 814-2988,
harris.reggie@epa.gov, USEPA Region 3 (3DA00), 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Primary Contact: Gloria Love, (404) 562-9672, love.gloria@epa.gov,
USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303-8960.
Secondary: Cynthia Peurifoy, (404) 562-9649, peurifoy.cynthia@epa.gov.
Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Primary Contact: Margaret Millard, (312) 353-1440,
millard.margaret@epa.gov, USEPA Region 5 (T-165), 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507.
Secondary: Karla Owens, (312) 886-5993, owens.karla@epa.gov.
Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Primary Contact: Nelda Perez, (214) 665-2209, perez.nelda@epa.gov,
USEPA Region 6, Fountain Place, 12th Floor, 1445 Ross Avenue (RA-D),
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
Secondary Contact: Olivia Balandran, (214) 665-7257, balandran.olivia-
r@epa.gov.
Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Primary Contact: Althea Moses, moses.althea@epa.gov. USEPA Region 7,
901 North 5th Street (ECORA), Kansas City, KS 66101.
Secondary: Monica Espinosa, (913) 551-7058, espinosa.monica@epa.gov.
Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Primary Contact: Nancy Reish, (303) 312-6040, reish.nancy@epa.gov,
USEPA Region 8 (8ENF-EJ), 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202-
2466.
Secondary: Jean Belille, (303) 312-6556, belille.jean@epa.gov.
Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam
Primary Contact: Willard Chin, (415) 972-3797, chin.willard@epa.gov,
USEPA Region 9 CMD-1, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Secondary: Rachael Loftin, (415) 972-3272, loftin.rachael@epa.gov.
Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Primary Contact: Cecilia A. Contreras, (206)-553-2899,
contreras.cecilia@epa.gov, USEPA Region 10 (CEJ-163), 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
Secondary: Victoria Plata, (206) 553-8580, plata.victoria@epa.gov.
IV. Process for Awarding Grants
A. How Will Applications Be Reviewed?
The EPA regional offices will review, evaluate, and select grant
recipients. Applications will be screened to ensure that they meet all
eligible activities and requirements described in sections II and III.
Applications will be disqualified if they do not meet these eligibility
standards. Applications will also be evaluated by regional review
panels based on the criteria outlined below.
1. Threshold Criteria
Applications that propose projects that are inconsistent with the
EPA's statutory authority or the goals for the
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program are ineligible for funding and will not be evaluated and
ranked. Regional offices will contact applicants whose proposals do not
meet the threshold requirements to determine whether the proposal can
be revised to meet the threshold requirements.
2. Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be ranked using the following criteria:
a. Responsiveness of the Work plan to Environmental Justice issues
affecting the community to be served (20 Points).
b. Effectiveness of the project design (40 Points).
c. Clarity of the Measures of Success (25 Points).
d. Qualifications of Project Staff (15 Points).
B. How Will the Final Selections Be Made?
After the individual projects are reviewed and ranked, the EPA
regional officials will compare the best applications and make final
selections. Additional factors that the EPA will take into account
include geographic and socioeconomic balance, diverse nature of the
projects, cost, and projects whose benefits can be sustained after the
grant is completed. Regional Administrators will select the final
grants.
Please note that this is a very competitive grant's program.
Limited funding is available and many grant applications are expected
to be received. Therefore, the Agency cannot fund all applications. If
your project is not funded, a listing of other EPA grant programs may
be found in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. This
publication is available on the Internet at www.cfda.gov 
and at local libraries, colleges, or universities.
C. How Will Applicants Be Notified?
After all applications are received, the regional EPA offices will
mail acknowledgments to applicants in their regions. Once applications
have been recommended for funding, the EPA Regions will notify the
finalists and request any additional information necessary to complete
the award process. The finalists will be required to complete
additional government application forms prior to receiving a grant,
such as the EPA Form SF-424B (Assurances--Non-Construction Programs)
and EPA Form 5700-48, the Certification Regarding Debarment,
Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters. The federal government
requires all grantees to certify and assure that they will comply with
all applicable federal laws, regulations, and requirements. The EPA
Regional Environmental Justice Coordinators or their designees will
notify those applicants whose projects are not selected for funding.
V. Expected Time-Frame for Reviewing and Awarding Grants
October 1, 2002--FY 2003 OEJ Small Grants Program Application Guidance
is available and published in the Federal Register.
October 5, 2002 to December 18, 2002--Eligible grant recipients develop
and complete their applications.
December 18, 2002--Applications must be delivered by close of business
Wednesday, December 18, 2002 to your appropriate EPA regional office
(listed in section III) or postmarked by U.S. Postal Service midnight
Wednesday, December 18, 2002.
December 19, 2002 to February 28, 2003--EPA regional program officials
review and evaluate applications and select grant finalists.
March 1, 2003 to July 30, 2003--Applicants will be contacted by the
Region if their application is being considered for funding. Additional
information may be required from the finalists, as indicated in section
IV. The EPA regional grant offices process grants and make awards.
August 30, 2003--EPA expects to release the national announcement of
the FY 2003 Environmental Justice Small Grant Recipients.
VI. Project Period and Final Reports
Activities must be completed and funds spent within the time frame
specified in the grant award, one year. Project start dates will depend
on the grant award date (most projects begin in August or September).
The recipient organization is responsible for the successful completion
of the project. The qualifications of the recipient's project manager
is subject to approval by the EPA project officer. However, the EPA may
not identify any particular person as the project manager. Unless
specified in the award, all recipients must submit final reports for
EPA approval within ninety (90) days of the end of the project period.
Specific report requirements (e.g., Quarterly or Semi-annual Progress
Reports, Final Technical Report and Financial Status Report) will be
described in the award agreement. The EPA will collect, review, and
disseminate grantees' final reports to serve as model programs.
For further information about this program, please visit the EPA's
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/
index.html or call our hotline at 1-800-962-6215 (available in
Spanish).
VII. Fiscal Year 2004 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
A. How Can I Receive Information on the Fiscal Year 2004 (October 1,
2003 to September 30, 2004) Environmental Justice Small Grants Program?
If you wish to be placed on the national mailing list to receive
information on the FY 2004 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program,
e-mail your request along with your name, organization, address, and
phone number to lewis.sheila@epa.gov or mail your request along with
your name, organization, address, and phone number to:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Justice Small
Grants Program (2201A), FY 2004 Grants Mailing List, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 1 (800)
962-6215.
If you wish to receive information on local Environmental Justice
programs, you may mail or e-mail your request along with your name,
organization, address, and phone number to the appropriate regional
office listed on pages 9-11 of this application.
Thank you for your interest in our Small Grants Program.
Dated: September 20, 2002.
Linda K. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Justice.
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