Pollution Prevention Grants Program (66.708)

Program

66.708 Pollution Prevention Grants Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Office: Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Substances

Authorization

Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, Section 6605, Public Law 101-508.

Program Number

66.708

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

This CFDA announcement supports the Pollution Prevention (P2) and the Pollution Prevention Information Network (PPIN) Grant Programs.
Both programs were authorized under the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. The P2 Grant program funds grants/cooperative agreements that implement pollution prevention technical assistance services for businesses. The PPIN Grant Program funds grants/cooperative agreements projects that aim to create collaborative national networks to maintain and share information on P2 tools and services. Under these grant programs, EPA supports projects that utilize pollution prevention techniques to reduce and/or eliminate pollution from air, water and/or land. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: To help business and industry incorporate pollution prevention techniques into their day-to-day business operations as a way to reduce and/or eliminate harmful pollutants that may enter the air, water or land. For purposes of these grant programs, pollution prevention refers to practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water or other resources, and/or protection of natural resources through conservation. EPA achieves these priorities by awarding grants and cooperative agreements to States, Federally-recognized Tribes, Inter-Tribal Consortia's and colleges and universities.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Funds awarded under the P2 and PPIN Grant Programs support innovative activities that promote preventive approaches to environmental performance and address the transfer of potentially harmful pollutants across all environmental media: air, water, and land. These two grant programs support the establishment and expansion of State and Tribal pollution prevention programs and address various sectors of concern such as industrial toxics, agriculture, energy, transportation, etc.
Specifically, the P2 Grant Program is intended to build and support State and Tribal pollution prevention approaches and methodologies. The P2 Grant Program is focused on institutionalizing multimedia pollution prevention as an environmental management priority, establishing prevention goals, providing direct technical assistance to businesses, conducting outreach, and collecting and analyzing data.

Under the PPIN Grant Program, EPA supports projects that help to coordinate work among technical assistance providers in order to minimize duplication of effort in information collection and synthesis, dissemination and training for the promotion of pollution prevention technologies.

The P2 and PPIN grant programs will not support projects that focus on recycling, waste removal or any activity which alters the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or the volume of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant through a process or activity which is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or essential to providing a service. For more information, refer to PPA Section 6603 and 40 CFR Sections 35.343 and 35.662.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

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. In accordance with the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, eligible applicants for purposes of funding under these grant programs include the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States, any State agency or instrumentality of a State including State colleges/universities, Federally-recognized Tribes and Intertribal Consortia. For convenience, the term "State" in this notice refers only to eligible applicants.

Local governments, private universities, private nonprofit entities, private businesses, and individuals are not eligible to apply for funding.

Beneficiary Eligibility

State applicants are encouraged to establish partnerships with business and other environmental assistance providers to deliver seamless pollution prevention assistance. The most successful applications will be those that make the most efficient use of government funding. In many cases, this has been accomplished through partnerships. As a result, those who are eligible can provide pollution prevention benefits to the following entities: States, interstate and local agencies or organizations/universities, Federally-recognized Tribes, Intertribal Consortia, public or private nonprofit organizations/institutions, private businesses, and quasi public nonprofit organizations.

Credentials/Documentation

In cases where applicants are not clear, by given name, the applicant must provide proof that the applicant is indeed a State or interstate agency/organization. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

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. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. If the applicant does not know who their Single Point of Contact is, they may call the appropriate EPA regional coordinator listed in the Information Contacts section, or call the EPA Headquarters Grant Policy Information and Training Branch at 202-564-5325. Federally-recognized Tribal governments are not required to comply with this procedure. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Requests for general information may be made to EPA Headquarters or to the appropriate EPA Regional Office listed in Appendix IV of this Catalog.
Under the P2 grant program, proposals and final applications must be submitted to the appropriate Regional Pollution Prevention Program office in order to be considered for an award.

Under the PPIN grant program, proposals and final applications must be submitted to EPA Headquarters in order to be considered for an award.

Applications must meet the requirements of the grant regulations and will be reviewed to determine the relevancy of the proposed project(s).

Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA.

Award Procedure

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.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

About 120 to 150 days.

Appeals

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.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.

Matching Requirements: The statutory formula for P2 and PPIN grants is authorized by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Organizations receiving grant funds through the P2 and PPIN Grant Programs are required to match Federal funds by at least 50 percent. For example, the Federal government will provide half of the total allowable cost of the project, and the State will provide the other half. A grant request for $100,000 would support a total allowable project cost of $200,000, with the State providing $100,000. State contributions may include: dollars, in kind goods and services, and/or third party contributions. With concern to P2 Grants only: If a Tribe or Intertribal Consortium is selected for an award, and the Tribe includes the funds from a performance partnership grant (PPG) awarded under 40 CFR Part 35, Subpart B, the required Tribal match for the Pollution Prevention portion of the PPG will be reduced to 5% of the allowable Pollution Prevention project cost for the first two years of the PPG grant. After the first two years in which a Tribe or Intertribal Consortium receives a Performance Partnership Grant, the Regional Administrator must determine through objective assessment whether the Tribe or the members of an Intertribal Consortium meet socioeconomic indicators that demonstrate the ability of the Tribe or the Intertribal Consortium to provide a cost share greater than five percent.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Assistance agreements are awarded for a project period not to exceed 3 years. Funds are released by a letter of credit. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. The P2 and PPIN Grant programs require grantees to submit budget information to the grant porject officer. The information should be included in the grantees' semi-annual progress report. The P2 and PPIN Grant programs requires the grantee to submit semi-annual progress reports to the grant project officer. The report should explain the work executed under the project(s), whether or not the project's milestones were achieved, and the staff and budget plan for any remaining work. Expenditure reports are required at the end of the grant/cooperative agreement. The grantee should submit this information to the grant project officer when submitting their final technical report. If the grantee proposes work that involves gathering, measuring, or tracking environmental data the grantee is required to report on their environmental performance. The information should be provided in the grantees' semi-annual progress report and final technical report. The reports should be submitted to the grant project officer.

Audits

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. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," non-federal entities that expend $500,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-federal 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 OMB Circular No. A-133.

Records

Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records to substantiate charges to each grant, must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All records must be maintained for three years from the date of submission of the annual financial status report. If questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of an audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: In FY '08, EPA awarded 46 P2 Grants totaling $3,994,964. P2 Grants are made available to State institutions and Federally-recognized tribes to develop projects to provide pollution prevention technical assistance. In FY '08, EPA awarded 7 PPIN Grants totaling $820,000. PPIN Grants are issued to State institutions to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of retrieving electronic pollution prevention information and/or resources nationwide. EPA anticipates similar accomplishments under both programs in FY '09. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

68-0108-0-1-304.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $4,863,000; FY 09 est $4,940,000; FY 10 est $4,940,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Range in FY 2008: $30,000 - $180,000; Average in FY 2008: $80,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

40 CFR Parts 29, 30, 31, 32; and "EPA Assistance Administration Manual," available from the National Technical Information Services, Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161 on a subscription basis, Order No.: NTIS UB/031.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. U.S. EPA Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT),1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 - Room 2203, Mail Code: SPP, Boston, MA 02114-2023; Contact: Robert Guillemin, phone: (617) 918-1814; fax: (617) 918-1810; email: guillemin.robert@epa.gov.
U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, U.S. Virgin Islands), Mail Code: SPMMB,290 Broadway 25th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866, Contact: Alex Peck, phone: (212) 637-3758; fax: (212) 637-3771; email: peck.alex@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 3 (DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, D.C.), Mail Code: 3E100, 1650 Arch Street,Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029, Contact: Mindee Osno, phone: (215) 814-2074; fax: (215) 814-3274; email: osno.mindee@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303, Contact: Suganthi Simon: phone: (404) 562-9384; fax: (404) 562-9066; email: simon.suganthi@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), Mail Code: DW-8J, 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604-3590; Contact: Phil Kaplan, phone: (312) 866-4669; fax: (312) 353-4788; email: kaplan.phil@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), Mail Code: 6EN-XP, 1445 Ross Ave. Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202, David Bond, phone: (214) 665-6431; fax:(214) 665-7446; email: bond.david@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), Mail Code: ARTD/TSPP, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, Contact: Marcus Rivas, phone: (913) 551-7669; fax: (913) 551-7065; email: rivas.marcus@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), Mail Code: 8P-P3T, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202-2466, Contact: Linda Walters, phone: (303) 312-6385; fax: (303) 312-6044; email: walters.linda@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, and Pacific Islands and Tribal Nations subject to U.S. law), Mail Code: WST-7, 75 Hawthrone Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Contact: Jessica Counts-Arnold, phone: 415-972-3288; fax: (415) 947-3530; email: counts-arnold.jessica@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), Mail Code: OEA-095, 1200 Sixth Ave.Seattle, WA 98101, Contact: Carolyn Gangmark, phone: (206) 553-4072; fax: (206) 553-8338; email: gangmark.carolyn@epa.gov.

Headquarters Office

Michele Amhaz Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Pollution Prevention Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania, Ave., N.W., (MC 7409-M),, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: amhaz.michele@epa.gov Phone: (202) 564 8857

Web Site Address

http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/index.htm

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: The following text provides examples of P2 Grants that were funded in FY '08:
EPA funded amount: $63,676

The recipient will initiate a P2 for wastewater and environmental assistance conference, a South Carolina Environmental Excellence program and partner with the South Carolina Department of Commerce. The project supports wastewater self-assessments, technical assistance site visits, best practices for stormwater management; promotes partnerships, and modifies and increases distribution of the "Handy Guide for Environmental Assistance."

EPA funded amount: $76,000

The recipient is proposing a project with overall objectives to achieve water and/or energy conservation in municipal, commercial, and/or residential settings. The recipient will work with communities, their constituents, and Illinois EPA staff to identify opportunities to reduce energy use, water use and wastewater generation. Additionally, the project will promote the implementation of strategies to achieve the desired improvements. The recipient's ADOP2T (Accelerated Diffusion of Pollution Prevention Technology) approach will be used to facilitate the implementation of innovative technologies in addition to more "tried and true" approaches to pollution prevention and energy efficiency (P2/E2) that can achieve reduction in water usage and energy.

EPA funded amount: $65,000

The recipient will provide technical assistance for small and medium size businesses, initiate P2 projects with Pueblo of Taos, offer P2 training to dental and healthcare facilities and introduce environmental management systems to municipalities. Portions of the technical assistance will be in partnership with NMED. The EMS work will be done in partnership with the University of Texas at Arlington.

EPA funded amount: $128,929

The recipient will provide multimedia P2 and energy conservation technical assistance to businesses, manage an intern program to assist companies with implementing P2 and energy conservation projects, conduct air quality "lunch and learns" to foster ozone reduction, educate the public on P2 by hosting an environmental conference with P2 awards, and publish a newsletter.

EPA funded amount: $45,706

The recipient will provide technical assistance to employees of government and non-government organizations to increase green purchasing statewide and realize increased energy conservation, reduced hazardous waste, and waste minimization benefits. Tracking and reporting tools will be used to measure effectiveness of programs and environmental benefits will be reported. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement.