Can a primary applicant partner with non-profit organizations and/or universities that do not have status as an instrumentality? Or do partners need to be eligible entities under the Exchange Network Grant Program and/or other state/Tribal governmental entities?

Yes, a primary applicant can partner with other eligible entities, nonprofit organizations, or an Interstate organization. This could also include a state or Tribal university, regardless of that university’s status as an instrumentality. The one express entity type restriction around partnerships is that EPA does not fund any projects in which the applicant is partnering with a for-profit organization.