Learn the Issues
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Under opportunity 3, can the Tribe purchase remote monitoring equipment for water quality monitoring of Streams?
Past projects have included the purchase of monitoring equipment. Please be sure to specify why the equipment is necessary for the successful completion of the project and how it directly supports accomplishment of project goals and outputs. Please note that EPA will review all proposed equipment and supply purchases carefully…
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If I apply for or receive an EN grants, is there a requirement to “share” data? If not, why is the program called the “Exchange Network”?
There is no requirement to share data. The program is built around a sharing of technology, ideas, and projects within communities doing similar work. EPA does encourage applicants to share data, as well as code or other project specifics, if they are interested, but there is no explicit requirement. Applicants…
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You mentioned the removal of the programmatic involvement criterion – can you explain further?
The programmatic involvement criterion was removed in FY25, as it was deemed no longer relevant to most submitted applications. EPA used to have this requirement for the applicant to demonstrate involvement from related media programs (air, water, waste, etc.) which ‘owned’ the environmental data that was being collected or managed…
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If an applicant is awarded an EN grant this year, and later realizes the project is going to require a completely different component for the project to be successful (but this component was not in the original application), could we apply for a grant focused on that additional component the following year?
Applicants can definitely apply in consecutive years; however, work being proposed in a follow-on grant should not duplicate work carried out during the previous grants. Applicants applying for EN grants in consecutive years are often targeting projects areas (e.g., air, water, waste, etc.), separate and distinct from the original grant…
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How specific does an applicant need to be for supplies & equipment?
Applicants must itemize equipment and supplies down to the individual item level; you cannot include a bulk purchase for ‘office supplies’. If you are unsure of exact costs or items, applicants are asked to just do their best when compiling their proposed budget, based on the information available to them…
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If an applicant were to apply for a grant, can the work be done in phases?
As all EN assistance agreements are three years, per our standard period of performance, applicants should design their proposal with this three-year time frame in mind. Within these three years, applicants are welcome to build in a ‘phased approach’. Perhaps the first year and a half is requirements gathering and…
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How is operations & maintenance, which is a cost restriction under the EN Grant Program, defined?
See detailed explanation in EN Grants FAQs: Can you expand on the funding restriction around ‘operations and maintenance (O&M)’?
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Will today’s presentation be made available?
Yes. The slide deck used for all FY25 Exchange Network Grants Information webinars will be available on EPA’s Exchange Network Grants website.
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