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FY 2010 General Assistance Program (GAP) Grant Notification
Overview
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, is requesting Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) grant proposals from federally recognized tribal governments and intertribal consortia for FY2010 work plan program development activities. The goal of the GAP is to assist tribes in developing the capacity to plan and establish environmental protection programs and to develop and implement solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with their individual needs.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for the GAP is 66.926.
Important Dates*:
| Grant Notification distributed by EPA | Oct. 15, 2009 |
| Tribal Proposals must be submitted online by | Dec. 16, 2009 |
| GAP Full Applications with Revised Work plans submitted online no later than | Apr. 16, 2010 |
| Grant awards will be made by | Sept. 30, 2010 |
| *Funding is jeopardized if materials are received after the due dates. *Written notice of approved funding amounts and application due dates may be extended, pending R9’s receipt of a final GAP funding allocation from EPA Headquarters Office. |
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New Information
- GAP Online is Mandatory for FY 2010 – Proposals will only be accepted if they are submitted in GAP Online. If you have no internet access, please contact your Project Officer for further instructions. See the GAP Online introduction and User Guide in Attachment G below for assistance.
- Grant Notification will not be mailed – The Tribal Program Office is distributing hard copies of the GAP Notification at this year’s Region 9 Tribal EPA Conference. The notification will then be online at the Tribal Web site on October 15, 2009.
- Work plan approval letters will not be mailed in 2010. This letter was previously sent by the Division Director to each Tribal Council’s Chair. Instead, work plans will be approved in GAP Online. When the Project Officer approves the work plan, the Environmental Director will get an email stating that the work plan has been approved. This will serve as the official notification to the tribe of the work plan approval.
Full Text Announcement (PDF) (10 pp, 91K)
Contents of Full Text Announcement
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- Overview
- Background and Program Description
- Funding Amount Available
- Eligibility
- Eligible Recipients
- Environmental Measures and Results
- Eligible Activities (See Attachments A and B)
- Proposal Process
- Proposal Content
- Narrative Discussion
- Work plan
- Budget Breakdown
- Government Endorsement
- Proposal Review Factors
- Funding Priorities
- Funding Decision Notifications/Guidance Letters
- Proposal Content
- Final Application Process
- Performance Partnership Grants
- Award Administration
- Agency Contacts
Attachments:
- Invitation to Apply (PDF) (1 pp, 27K)
- Coverpage (PDF) (1 pp, 30K)
- Co-sponsor the 19th Annual Tribal – EPA Conference in Fall 2010 (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)
- Grant Notification (PDF) (8 pp, 90K)
- Attachment A — Sample General Assistance Program Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 77K)
- Attachment B — Mandatory, Eligible and Ineligible Activities (PDF) (1 pp, 29K)
- Attachment C — GAP Work Plan Information and Quarterly Progress Reporting (PDF) (1 pp, 19K)
- Attachment D — Sample Work Plan Templates
- Solid Waste Planning and Implementation (PDF) (1 pp, 32K)
- Joint Evaluation (PDF) (2 pp, 40K)
- Attachment E — Guidelines for Asset Protection for Drinking Water, Source Water Assessment and Wastewater Programs Under GAP (PDF) (6 pp, 53K)
- Attachment F — Budget Breakdown Sample (PDF) (3 pp, 36K)
- Attachment G — Tribal Program Office GAP Online
Background Information (PDF) (1 pp, 24K)
- GAP Online User Guide (PDF) (50pp, 2.1M)
- Attachment H — Tribal Program Office GAP Project Officer Contact List (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)