Source Reduction Assistance (66.717)
Program
66.717 Source Reduction Assistance
Federal Agency
OFFICE OF PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Authorization
Clean Air Act, Section 103 (b) and (g), as amended; Public Law 95-95, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; Clean Water Act, Section 104 (b) (3), as amended; Public Law 95-217, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Section 20, as amended; Public Law 92-516; Public Laws 94-140 and 95-396, 7; U.S.C. 136 et seq.; Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 1442 (b) (3) (c), as Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10, as amended; Public Law 94-469 amended; Public Law 93-523; Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001(a), as amended; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended; Public Law 94-580, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; T; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; Executive Order 13148, The President, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management, April 21, 2000; Executive Order 13101, The President, Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition, September 14, 1998; and Executive Order 12873, The President, Federal Acquisition, Recycling and Waste Prevention, October 20, 1993.
Program Number
66.717
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To support source reduction efforts that seek to: a) promote pollution prevention technologies across all environmental media (i.e., air, water, and land), b) disseminate pollution prevention news, innovative technologies, and technical assistance, c) support State and local pollution prevention efforts, d) encourage and promote efforts that assist in the purchasing of environmentally preferable products and services, and e) reduce risks from and exposures to persistent bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals through increased coordination among EPA national and regional programs. Funding Priority: Pollution Prevention; Environmentally Preferable Purchasing; Design for the Environment; Persistent Biocummulative Toxics.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).
Uses and Use Restrictions
EPA is interested in supporting pollution prevention-source reduction projects that will provide an overall benefit to the environment by promoting source reduction. Source reduction initiatives include but are not limited to: reducing product waste and consumption, improving worker health and safety, reducing environmental liabilities, and reducing health and disposal costs. The program will fund projects that build support for source reduction as the means to advance pollution prevention and enhance environmental management. Projects shall address various pollution prevention concepts that include, but are not limited to, pollution prevention integration across all environmental media of air, land and water, environmentally preferable purchasing, institutionalizing multimedia pollution prevention as an environmental management priority, establishing pollution prevention goals, providing direct technical assistance to businesses, conducting outreach, and collecting and analyzing data.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Assistance under this program is available to State governments, possessions of the U.S., including the District of Columbia, local governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally-recognized tribal governments, interstate organizations, independent school district governments, State controlled institutions of higher education, non-profits other than institutions of higher education includes community action agencies and other organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, and private institutions of higher education. Eligible applicants are encouraged to establish partnerships with business and other environmental assistance providers to seamlessly deliver pollution prevention assistance. In many cases partnerships can make the most efficient use of Federal/State government funding.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Any State, interstate, Federally- recognized Tribal government, local agency/organization/university, public nonprofit institutions, community groups, and the general public.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments and federally recognized tribal governments, OMB Circular No. A-21 for educational institutions, OMB Circular No. A-122 for nonprofit institutions, and FAR Part 31 for profit makers. Applicants may be requested to demonstrate they have appropriate background, academic training, experience in the field, and necessary equipment to carry out projects. EPA may ask applicants or principle investigators to provide curriculum vitae and relevant publications.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
The Standard Form 424, 424A, and other forms as provided by the Environmental Protection Agency must be used for this program. Forms can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ogd/AppKit/application.htm. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372 "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs" (and the review requirements of Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act). Every State organizational applicant (i.e., State governments, possessions of the U.S., including the District of Columbia, local governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school district governments, State controlled institutions of higher education) should consult the Office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process that the State requires when applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. If you do not know who your Single Point of Contact is, please call your 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.
Application Procedure
Requests for information should be made to EPA Headquarters or to the appropriate EPA Regional Program. In order to be considered for an award, completed grant applications must be submitted to EPA Headquarters or to the appropriate Regional Pollution Prevention Program office listed under the Information Contacts section. Applications must meet the requirements of the grant regulations and will be reviewed to determine the relevancy of the proposed project.
Award Procedure
EPA reserves the right to reject all proposals and make no awards. Procedures for awards are outlined in General Grant Regulation 40 CFR Part 30.
Deadlines
Proposals under all three program initiatives: General Pollution Prevention support, State and Regional Program support, and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing must be submitted on or before May 30, 2003.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
As described in 40 CFR Part 30, Subpart L and Part 31, Subpart F.
Renewals
None.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Matching requirements may be required by EPA statute, regulation, or may be negotiated and agreed to between the applicant and the program office.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are awarded for a project period not to exceed 3 years. Funds are released by a letter of credit.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
The grantee, along with the Regional Project Officer, will develop a process for jointly evaluating and reporting progress and accomplishments under the work plan. The work plans and reporting must be consistent with the requirements of 40 CFR 35.107, 35.115, and 35.515. A description of the evaluation process and a reporting schedule must be included in the work plan (see 35.107(b)(2)(iv) and 35.507(b)(2)(iv)). The reporting schedule requires the recipient to submit at a minimum annual progress reports, during the life of the project, to the Regional Project Officer under 40 CFR 31.40 (b). In their reports, recipients should provide discussion of accomplishments as measured against work plan commitments; a discussion of cumulative effectiveness of the work performed under all work plan components; a discussion of existing and potential problem areas; and suggestions for improvement, including where feasible, schedules for making improvements. If evaluation reveals the recipient has not made sufficient progress under the work plan, the Regional Project Officer and the recipient will negotiate a resolution that addresses the issues. If issues cannot be resolved through negotiation, the Regional Project Officer may take appropriate action under 40 CFR 31.43. The recipient may request a review of the Regional Project Officer's decision under the dispute resolution process in 40 CFR 31.70.
Audits
Periodic audits should be made as part of the recipient's system of financial management and internal control to meet terms and conditions of grants and other agreements. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," non-federal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. The office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 1997. The Circular implements the Single Audit Act amendments of 1996. State agencies that receive less than $300,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate.
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
It is anticipated that 30 applications will be received and 15 awards will be granted in fiscal year 2003 for grant projects dealing general pollution prevention. It is anticipated that 100 applications will be received and 35 awards will be granted in fiscal year 2003 for grant projects dealing with pollution prevention and State program support. It is anticipated that 15 applications will be received and 5 awards will be granted in fiscal year 2003 for grant projects dealing with environmentally preferable purchasing.
Financial Information
Account Identification
68-0108-0-1-304; 68-0103-0-1-304.
Obligations
FY 02 not available; FY 03 est not available; and FY 04 $400,000 (Pollution Prevention State Program Support), $280,000 (General Pollution Prevention Projects), $200,000 (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Projects), $120,000 (Pollution Prevention Information Network projects).
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$5,000 to $90,000 (Pollution Prevention and State Program Support); $5,000 to 80,000 (General Pollution Prevention Projects); $10,000 - $70,000 (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Grant Projects).
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
40 CFR Parts 29, 30, 31, 32; and "EPA Assistance Administration Manual," are available from the National Technical Information Services, Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161 on a subscription basis, Order No.: NTIS UB/031.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Contact the appropriate Pollution Prevention Regional Coordinator listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
For program information contact: Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, (MC7409-M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 564- 8831.
Web Site Address
http://www.epa.gov/p2,andwww.epa.gov/opptintr/epp
Examples of Funded Projects
Examples of funded projects are: bringing together government and institutional purchasers interested in purchasing more environmentally preferable products, promoting pollution prevention and cleaner production efforts nationwide through developing and disseminating information about pollution prevention programs, providing pollution preventive technical assistance to small businesses and industries nationwide.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
General pollution prevention proposals must incorporate the following concepts: provide support for pollution prevention - source reduction as the primary means to address environmental management, demonstrate technical merit, and demonstrate an ability to characterize potential environmental impacts. Additional information on general pollution prevention programs can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/p2. State and regional pollution prevention projects must incorporate the following concepts: provide support for pollution prevention - source reduction as the primary means to address environmental management, demonstrate technical merit, and demonstrate an ability to characterize potential environmental impacts. In addition, state and regional proposals must demonstrate that the projects will: promote multimedia pollution prevention, support efforts to promote sustainable business practices, and address priority state and/or regional environmental concerns. Additional information on state and regional programs can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/p2. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing proposals must incorporate the following concepts: provide support for pollution prevention - source reduction as the primary means to address environmental management, demonstrate technical merit, and demonstrate an ability to characterize potential environmental impacts. In addition, environmentally preferable purchasing proposals must demonstrate that the projects will: show the potential of the grantee's work to effectively encourage green purchasing, as well as, provide assistance and information to institutional purchasers on greener products. Additional information on environmentally preferable purchasing program can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp. Pollution Prevention Information Network proposals must incorporate the following concepts: provide support for pollution prevention - source reduction as the primary means to address environmental management, demonstrate technical merit, and demonstrate an ability to characterize potential environmental impacts. In addition, the pollution prevention information network proposals must demonstrate that the projects will include tasks supporting State and local pollution prevention information activities that may include the following activities: creating web sites, listserves, training opportunities, meetings, etc. Proposals should be coordinated with existing Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange Centers, where possible. Additional information on the pollution prevention information network program can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/p2/grants/ppin/ppin.htm.
