Learn the Issues
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Is contractual support capped at a percentage of the total grant?
No, there is no contractual cost cap. In fact, we commonly see projects that are 100% contractual. Ensure that you describe in your project narrative, budget narrative, and workplan how the proposed contractor support clearly supports the overall accomplishment of listed goals and outputs and meets business or administrative needs…
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Will the FY25 funding for the EN Grants program be similar to previous years or will it be reduced due to the ongoing Federal budget reductions? Is there a risk of the Exchange Network Grant Program being rescinded prior to the submission date?
To date, EPA is anticipating our standard budget, the $9.5 million within the program’s congressional appropriation, for the upcoming FY25 competition. EPA will communicate changes or other updates, as available.
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Can EPA provide clarification regarding reused components. What types of components does this include? EN components only? Or any project components?
EPA has a broad definition of IT Components, that has been expanded in recent years to include technology that wasn’t exclusively developed through EN projects or by participating EN partners. Below is the definition from the FY25 Exchange Network Grants Solicitation Notice: IT Component types include: Software; Web-Based Service(s); Cloud-Based…
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Our program has hit multiple snags throughout our application drafting process; is it possible to get an extension?
Unfortunately, due to our nature as a competitive grant program, we are unable to provide extensions for specific applicants. All applications must be submitted through grants.gov by the published due date in order to be considered eligible.
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Can a single non-profit submission that has support and or endorsements from state agencies and a Tribe submit an application? And would this submission compete with other Washington submitters?
Non-profits are not eligible entities in of themselves, so they cannot submit an application under our program (as the lead entity, anyways). Nonprofits can partner with an eligible entity, such as a state agency, a Tribe, a US territory, or an entity that has status as an instrumentality of a…
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In funding area 2 for Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) related activity, it looks like any electronic reporting expansions related to Drinking Water reporting can only be done as a partnership grant and not as an individual grant applicant. Is that correct?
In the FY25 EN Solicitation Notice (SN), all listed activities are restricted by applicant type. Potential project activities 1 ‘ implementing data systems to manage water systems to enable electronic reporting of Tribal water system data to CMDP or SDWIS State (via Lab-to-State) ’ and 2 ‘ improving data quality…
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EPA Helps NJ and NY Businesses and Municipalities Meet Environmental Goals
EPA News Release: EPA Helps NJ and NY Businesses and Municipalities Meet Environmental Goals
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CIMC - How to Link to the Map or Site Profiles
This page provides information on how to link to a particular view of the Cleanups in My Community map, or link to a particular cleanup profile from your web page.
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Implementing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act - Fiscal Year 2017
pria fees Annual Report 2017
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Program Updates & Accomplishments - Delaware River Partnership
updates from the Delaware Urban waters location tracking the latest news about partnership members and what they are working on
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Modeling Off-Site Transfers in RSEI
Information on how RSEI models off-site transfers to produce scores and other RSEI metrics
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EPA Shares Data on Chitosan Salts for Public Comment
The EPA is making tow aquatic toxicity reports related to chitosan available to the public.
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EPA Issues Revised Proposed Registration Decision of Fluazaindolizine to Address Exposures to Endangered Species and Their Critical Habitats
EPA is revising its proposed registration decision for fluazaindolizine to include EPA’s new analysis of the pesticide’s potential effects to federally endangered and threatened (listed) species and their designated critical habitats.
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EPA Proposes Registration of New Pesticide for Use on Rice
EPA has released for public comment its proposed registration decision for granular pesticide products containing the new active ingredient pyraclonil to control weeds in water-seeded rice in California.
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EPA Proposes Improved Mitigation for Insecticide Carbaryl, Including Pilot for Protecting Endangered Species
EPA proposed measures to improve protections for human health and the environment, including endangered species, from exposures to the insecticide carbaryl.
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ECM for Acibenzolar-S-methyl & Acibenzolar Acid in Water - MRID 49979901
Environmental Chemistry Methods for Acibenzolar-s-methyl Acibenzolar Acid in Water - MRID 49979901
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ECM for Flutianil & Degradates in Water - MRID 49490588
ECM for Flutianil & Degradates in Water - MRID 49490588, 49490522
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ECM for Pyraclostrobin Degradate BF 500-3 in Water - MRID 50088701
ECM for Pyraclostrobin in Soil - MRID 45118707
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Triclosan
Triclosan is an antimicrobial active ingredient incorporated into a variety of products to slow or stop the growth of bacteria, fungi, and mildew. Read about EPA's regulation of triclosan.