National Community-based Lead Outreach And Training Grant Program

 

This lead outreach grant program is supported by EPA's goal to reduce childhood lead poisoning. The projects support this goal by providing lead poisoning outreach to low income communities.

Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2012: No Funding was available for FY2012.

The project will (print and broadcast) raise awareness of the dangers of lead-based paint dust, especially from renovation or repair activities, and to encourage parents and caregivers to take notice of the paint conditions in their home and connect with local and national resources to ensure their home and family is safe from this potent neurotoxin.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 66.718 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Office: Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Toxic Substances Control Act , Section 10, Public Law 105-174; Toxic Substances Control Act , Section 10, Public Law 106-74. Eligible recipients include national organizations, local governments, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, community action agencies, institutions of higher learning, school groups, trainers, and environmental consultants. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Local,Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization,Health Professional, Education Professional, Builder/Contractor/Developer, Homeowner,Land/Property Owner, Preschool, Low Income, Rural. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. The following forms must be provided if proposal is submitted via grants.gov: Standard Form 424 (Application for Federal Assistance); Standard Form 424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction Programs). No forms are required to be provided if submitting via mail to the EPA Headquarters contact. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. About 90 days after the deadline for the proposal. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be requested by contacting the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts." Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 40 CFR 30.63 or 40 CFR 31.70, as applicable. Not Applicable. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. Assistance may be available for activities which relate to outreach efforts to educate communities about the dangers of children's exposure to lead hazards.

Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type described in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Recipients are required to provide EPA with written progress reports within 30 days after the end of each quarter and a final report within 90 calendar days of the completion of the project period. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate charges to cooperative agreements, must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA accounts. All records must be maintained for 3 years from the date of the submission of the annual financial status report, or longer if questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Projects are expected to be completed within 1 year. Funds are drawn down. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are drawn down. See Regional Agency Offices. See EPA Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Darlene Watford, National Program Chemical Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: watford.darlene@epa.gov Phone: (202) 566-0516. http://www.epa.gov/lead 68-0103-0-1-304. (Project Grants) FY 11 $0; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $0 Range Range $100,000 to $750,000, average $281,019. EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments (40 CFR Part 31); Environmental Protection Agency. "EPA Assistance Administration Manual," available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA 22161 on a subscription basis; Order No. NTIS UB/031. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available