Learn the Issues
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Рекомендации по охране здоровья при использовании питьевой воды для PFAS
Russian translation of health fact sheet on PFAS
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Approach for Estimating Exposures and Incremental Health Effects from Lead Due to Renovation Repair and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings
Approach for Estimating Exposures and Incremental Health Effects from Lead Due to Renovation Repair and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings: links to documents at www.regulations.gov, links to PDFs related to "Approach" document
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Status of EPA Actions, Fiscal Year 2020
2020 Activities appendix for the update of the Implementation Status Report for EPA Actions under the December 2018 Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts
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Thách Thức về Không Khí Sạch Trong Tòa Nhà
Vietnamese translation of Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
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Paghahamon para sa Malinis na Hangin sa Mga Gusali
Tagalog translation of Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
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건물 내 공기 청정 과제
Korean translation of Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
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建築物內的潔淨空氣挑戰
Traditional Chinese translation of Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
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Sample Pre-Renovation Form Confirmation of Receipt of Lead Pamphlet
This sample form may be used by firms to document compliance with the requirements of the federal lead-based paint renovation, repair, and painting rule.
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Sample Renovation Recordkeeping Checklist
Sample checklist for regulated RRP activities.
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Guidance: Liability Reference Guide for Siting Renewable Energy on Contaminated Property
Reference document provides answers to renewable energy developers' common questions with liability and potentially contaminated property
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EPA Model Worker Course for Residential Lead-Based Paint Abatement: Instructor Manual
Partial documentation of a report based on lead abatement in residential homes. Includes only the cover sheets.
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Water in the Midwest
EPA Region 7 Water Content covering Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa
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What is the Exchange Network (EN)?
The Environmental Information Exchange Network (EN) is a partner-inspired, developed, implemented, and governed information network for environmental data sharing among EPA, states, Tribes, and territories. The EN: Facilitates the sharing of environmental data, especially through shared and reusable services; Streamlines data collection and exchanges to improve timeliness for decision making…
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Does EPA offer this grant every year?
Funding for the Exchange Network Grant Program is based on the year’s appropriation but has been continuously funded each year since 2002.
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How many proposals are typically received annually?
Anywhere between 30 and 80 proposals. In recent years, the EN grant program has averaged between 40-45 applications annually.
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Does the EN Grant Program issue partial awards?
Partial funding is possible through the EN grant program and reflects when a project goal, project output and/or requested cost is unallowable, is duplicative of prior work, or has been flagged by our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as inappropriate for the proposed project. In rare cases, an applicant may also…
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Is there a maximum amount of funds that the EN Grant Program will award per state?
There is no annual or continuous maximum funding threshold per state. However, when making the final funding decisions, the EPA Selection Official may consider geographic distribution of awards, which may limit the number of grants approved per state in a grant cycle. All projects must align with current funding thresholds.
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If awarded an EN assistance agreement, what is the anticipated timeframe for the funding?
Our anticipated award date for FY24 EN assistance agreements is October 1st; however, this has been delayed in recent years due to late releases of annual Solicitation Notices. Selected applicants can always reach out to the EN Grant Program at ENGrantProgram@epa.gov to request a status update on their award, if…
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How long is the period of performance for EN assistance agreements?
The period of performance for EN grants is standardized at 3 years. The start date for each new EN awards is October 1st of that year, and the end date would be three years later as we have a standard three-year period-of-performance. Grantees can finish their projects early within this…
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Are EN grants issued as a one-time award and are the funds expected to be split over the period of performance of three years?
Yes, EN grants are issued as onetime awards and should be spent within the three-year period of performance. Costs need not be split evenly over three years.