FY 2008 General Assistance Program (GAP) Grant Notification

Overview

The 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 FY2009 work plan program development activities. The goal of the GAP is to assist tribes in developing the capability 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. 1, 2007
Tribal Proposals must be postmarked by	Dec. 14, 2007
GAP Full Applications with Revised Work plans postmarked no later than	Apr. 18, 2008
Grant awards will be made by	Sept. 30, 2008
Funding is jeopardized if materials are received after the due dates. Notice of approved funding amounts will be based on R9’s receipt of final GAP funding allocation

Reminders

Due Dates Please note that the proposal and application due dates have changed from last year.
Mandatory GAP Work Plan Template - The national GAP work plan template is mandatory. Work plans that are not in the mandatory format, with well-defined commitments, outputs and outcomes, will not be approved. The mandatory work plan format was published with updated GAP Guidance in the Federal Register as “Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) 2006 Grant Administration Guidance,” Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 37, (February 24, 2006).

Contents of Full Text Announcement:

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Overview
Background and Program Description
Funding Amount Available
Eligibility
1. Eligible Recipients
2. Environmental Measures and Results
3. Eligible Activities (See Attachments A and B)
Proposal Process
1. Proposal Content
  1. Narrative Discussion
  2. Work plan
  3. Budget Breakdown
  4. Government Endorsement
2. Proposal Review Factors
3. Funding Priorities
4. Funding Decision Notifications/Guidance Letters
Final Application Process
Performance Partnership Grants
Award Administration
Agency Contacts

Coverpage (PDF) (1 pp, 30K)
Invitation to Apply (PDF) (1 pp, 24K)
Co-sponsor the 17th Annual Tribal – EPA Conference in Fall 2009 (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)
Grant Announcement (PDF) (8 pp, 82K)
Attachment A — Sample General Assistance Program Activities (PDF) (9 pp, 77K)
Attachment B — Mandatory, Eligible and Ineligible Activities (PDF) (1 pp, 29K)
Attachment C — GAP Work Plan Information and Quarterly Progress Reporting (PDF) (2 pp, 19K)
Attachment D — 1-5 Sample Work Plan Templates
- Joint Evaluation (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)
- Financial (PDF) (2 pp, 33K)
- SW ISWMP Development (PDF) (1 pp, 27K)
- Dump Closure (PDF) (2 pp, 34K)
- Water (PDF) (1 pp, 33K)
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, 16.4K)
Attachment G — Tribal Program Office GAP Project Officer Contact List (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)

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