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  • Administrative
  • Eligibility
  • Project Scope: Communities and AOCs
  • Budget
  • Quality Assurance & QAPPs

Administrative

  • Can letters of support be emailed directly to EPA?

  • Can applicants apply directly to EPA?

  • What EPA-required application requirements would exist for the PGs, keeping in mind the desire to eliminate application barriers?

  • Do underserved communities still need to register with SAM.gov and will they have the reporting responsibilities of federal subrecipient?

  • What types of things have caused applications to be disqualified for administrative reasons?

  • Do all the subrecipient projects need to be known first or does the entity ask for a set amount or then do the RA to the communities for other projects so we don't need to know what the projects are going to be when we submit our application?

  • How do applicants reflect the 6th year of funding on the SF424A form, as there is only room for 5 years?

  • Can we refine MOPs during the award using adaptive management?

  • Should applications include Outputs and Outcomes related to Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria?

  • What does “projected results” mean?

  • Do we have to pair hands-on, place-based Great Lakes enviro education with one of the other GLRI actions/related MOP?

  • Can we refine Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria during the award?

  • If we believe all GLRI MOPs will be achieved, should we include all of them in the application?

  • How much flexibility do applicants have in refining the Outcomes and Outcomes over time using an adaptive management approach?

  • Would it be possible at all to share the list of webinar attendees for coalition-building purposes?

  • To what extent would PRs be encouraged or required to assist PGs with applications while maintaining a competitive process?

  • Is it better to not include letters of support from orgs given that they will ultimately be subject to have to apply in a competitive process?

Eligibility

  • Can foreign governments or private entities apply?

  • Are organizations located outside of the Great Lakes region eligible to apply for this RFA?

  • Can you provide the approximate boundaries of the Chicago River watershed?

  • Are projects located in Lake Champlain eligible for funding?

  • Applications focused solely on applications on improving access, recreational, and workforce development activities are prohibited, but may a PR propose a project that solely focuses on these activities?

  • Are projects located in the St. Louis River Estuary near Superior, WI and Duluth, MN eligible for funding?

  • Would surveying or similar human subject research be allowable as a component of a PG’s application or is any such research expressly prohibited?

  • Are projects in Illinois communities within the Little Calumet watershed would be eligible to be regranted under this program?

  • Would participation in the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Programs weaken our application?

  • Are regional sewer districts eligible entities to apply?

  • Can you provide the approximate boundaries of the Chicago River watershed?

  • Is this grant eligible to all of Ohio or only portions of Ohio within the Great Lake's watershed.

  • We can see our proposal working well as a regional or basin wide proposal. Is there any issue with submitting for both?

Project Scope: Communities and AOCs

  • Is it required that the principal recipient conduct a competitive RFP process upon award of the GLRI grant?

Budget

  • Funding amounts are for the entire project period and not annually, correct?

  • Will there be a non-federal cost share or match required of grants made by the principal recipient?

  • Is the grant reimbursement-based or can money be requested up front incrementally?

  • Can EPA give some clarity on the 6-year timeframe and additional potential years of funding as it relates to project timeline(s)? For example, is the timeframe intended to expect multiple years of RFAs released by the prime under the initial application t

  • Can the application also include program admin support for various coalition partners outside of the principal recipient?

  • Is it possible to distribute the majority of project funding in Year 2 and 3?

  • Are there requirements or factors that limit how frequently the re-grant program distributes money?

  • How would the principal recipient access federal funds? Via reimbursement?

  • Will applicants be evaluated on whether or not they leverage funds?

Quality Assurance & QAPPs

  • Do we need a Good Laboratory Practice-certified commercial lab(s) for the chemical analyses? We believe the answer will be no.

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Last updated on August 20, 2024
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