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EPA RCRA ID: CTD053704110
CTD053704110, G B C METALS LLC - SOMERS THIN STRIP, 215 PIEDMONT ST, Waterbury, CT
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Products in Development
Water-saving product categories and service programs under consideration for development by WaterSense.
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Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance and Status for Antimicrobial Pesticides
The guidance outlines a voluntary, two stage process involving product label amendments and modified terms of registration and applies only to emerging viruses.
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Contact Us: Aquaculture
Contact information for Aquaculture program office
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Power Resilience Featured Products
Power Resilience Guide and Power Resilience: An Achievable Goal
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Power Resilience Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities
This guide helps utilities become more resilient to power outages.
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Federal Facilities/Base Closure in Texas
This page contains information about Base Closure cleanups on Federal Facilities in Texas
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Turn 14 Clean Air Act Settlement Summary
Turn 14 Clean Air Act Settlement Summary
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Can you please speak to funding eligibility regarding Workshops and Conferences not initiated, advertised, and conducted for the benefit of the recipient and other state, Tribal, territorial, or local representatives or public participants or are conducted primarily for EPA’s benefit.
That is not an allowable cost. EN assistance agreements can fund the hosting of workshops and trainings, but only for those that are for the benefit of the public, partners, grant recipients, or for which the majority of participants are not EPA. Grantees can also request funds to pay for…
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Can two tribes in the same state apply as a partnership?
Yes. We do have the restriction that two agencies from the same government cannot form a partnership. But because tribal governments are independent governments, even if they're located geographically within the same state, they are still two separate government entities and they can partner. Two departments within the same tribe…
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Can a partnership application also apply for mentorship funds?
No; the mentorship opportunity is only available for individual, first-time applicants who are conducting work for their own organization’s benefit under the guidance of a mentor, whereas the partnership application inherently involves two or more organizations participating actively in the grant and benefitting from the accomplished work. So, you would…
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If we apply this year and are denied, can we apply again for the same project next year with an improved application?
Yes – as long as the application meets one or more of the funding opportunities and meets our threshold criteria. If you do apply this year and are not successful, you have the option of requesting a debriefing of your unsuccessful application (which must be within 15 days of being…
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Can you use funds to pay for laboratory analysis of water samples?
We cannot give specific project advice; however, we can stay that we have funded prior projects which include water sample analysis. Applicants should review the water related project opportunities that we have listed in Appendix B to see if any of those is a good fit for the project you…
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As a non-profit are we eligible to be a subawardee on a partnership grant?
Yes. As a non-profit, you can partner with an eligible entity and submit an application, provided they (the eligible entity) are the lead applicant. Please note that for-profit entities are not eligible to apply as either a lead or partnering organization.
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Can an organization be a partner on two different applications?
This is not allowable, as the EN Grant Program has an express restriction on submitting only one application per competition cycle. If more than one application is submitted for the same entity, one application will be marked ineligible prior to application scoring. Here is an example: Washington and Oregon partner…
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For tribal consortia, you're mentioning required letters of support. Wouldn't we need tribal resolutions?
Letters of support are not needed for intertribal consortia. We do need documentation that shows that a formal partnership exists among the Tribal government members and that the majority of those members are federally recognized Tribes. We also need documentation that demonstrates the consortium has been authorization to apply for…
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If we propose AI solutions (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for retrieving data from archival documentations and use it to complement current environmental data collection, which funding area would be the best to apply for? The data is mainly on water and sediment quality.
We cannot give specific project advice; however, we would encourage applicants interested in AI to review the open data write-up in SN Appendix A. If the applicant is a Tribal entity, the capacity building area should also be considered. Please note that an applicant can apply under multiple EN project…
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Can entities with a within a partnership application have varying defined goals, i.e., separate projects that fall under different funding opportunities?
We do have an FAQ on this – please see FAQ titled Our agency is considering applying for two projects within one grant application; is it better to submit them as two separate applications? . Applicants can compile multiple projects or multiple goals and outputs within the same project. When…
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Will you fund a project starting 01/01/2026? What if the period of performance ends on 12/31/2028?
There is a standard three-year period of performance for Exchange Network grants and an applicant’s project work plan must reflect these dates (10/1 of the competition’s calendar year through 9/30, three years later). An applicant can always have their first project goals and outputs as scheduled in accordance with a…
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If we apply for Funding area 1, but need a new server for increased computational capacity - is it eligible for funding?
Expensive equipment such as a server may be funded under the Exchange Network Grant Program, with a couple of caveats: It must be clear that the server is necessary to carry out the overall accomplishments of project goals/outputs and/or meet organizational business and administrative needs. When EPA reads your application…