Tribal Hazardous Waste Grants (66.812)
Program
66.812 Tribal Hazardous Waste Grants
Federal Agency
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Authorization
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2461, 2499 (1998).
Program Number
66.812
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
The purpose of the Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes is to provide financial assistance to Tribal governments and Tribal Consortia for the development and implementation of hazardous waste programs; for building capacity to improve and maintain regulatory compliance; and for developing solutions to address hazardous waste mismanagement impacting Tribal lands. Funding Priority: Develop and implement hazardous waste management programs that improve the applicant's ability to properly identify, manage, or dispose of hazardous waste. Build capacity to improve and maintain regulatory compliance and develop solutions to address hazardous waste mismanagement impacting Tribal lands. Development and institutionalization of hazardous waste program capacity for Tribal governments and the communities theyserve.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants; Cooperative Agreements.
Uses and Use Restrictions
This grant program will support projects designed to develop and implement hazardous waste management programs. These programs must improve the applicant's ability to properly identify, manage, or dispose of hazardous waste. All hazardous waste management activities that address the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C "cradle to grave" approach are eligible. Each of the following hazardous waste management program activities are considered central to a "cradle to grave" program: (1) Hazardous Waste Identification, (2) Hazardous Waste Generator Siting, Monitoring, & Compliance (Large Quantity, (3) Small Quantity, and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, (4) Hazardous Waste Recycling, Used Oil, and Universal Wastes, (5) Hazardous Waste Transportation, (6) Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Siting, Permitting, Monitoring, Corrective Action, & Enforcement, (7) Land Disposal Restrictions, and (8) Combustion. Assistance will be provided under this program only for activities which the agency determines are appropriate to carry out the purposes ofRCRA.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
The following are eligible to receive financial assistance: (a) an Indian tribal government; and (b) an intertribal consortium or consortia. An Indian tribal government is any tribe, band nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior as eligible for the special services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. A consortium is a partnership between two or more Indian tribal governments authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance under thisprogram.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government.
Credentials/Documentation
This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No.A-87.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Potential applicants should consult the designated Regional Tribal hazardous waste program coordinator. It is strongly suggested that potential applicants consult with the designated Regional point of contact. Copies of the document "Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes: Guidance for Applicants" (revised annually) are available from the designated Regional program contact. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
EPA awards grants under this program based on proposals received through the appropriate Regional Office. The annual "Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes: Guidance for Applicants" document outlines specific procedures for submitting grantproposals.
Award Procedure
Grant proposals are reviewed by the appropriate Regional Office and EPA's Office of Solid Waste. EPA will evaluate each application in relation to the guidance document. Applicants whose proposals are selected for funding are then invited to develop official grant applications using the "Application for Federal Assistance: State and Local Non-Construction Programs" (Standard Form 424). Generally, grants are managed by EPA Regional Offices, not headquarters staff.
Deadlines
Contact the Regional Office for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
As described in 40 CFR Part 31 Subpart F.
Renewals
In order to receive renewals, significant progress on previously awarded grant must be demonstrated.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formulas. This program has no matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
The terms of the grant shall be determined at the time of the grant award.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Annual Regional Review. Contact Regional Grantees must provide financial and performance activity reports according to the terms negotiated with the Regional program. Copies of the reports should also be sent to the EPA Office of Solid Waste headquartersrepresentative.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No.A-133.
Records
Records and accounts must be maintained to reflect the operations of the project. Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes to each grant must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All records must be maintained until expiration of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. If questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved.
Program Accomplishments
In FY 2002, 7 projects were awarded totaling$375,000.
Financial Information
Account Identification
68-0108-0-1-304.
Obligations
(State and Tribal Assistance Grants) FY 02 $375,000; FY 03 est $300,000; and FY 04 est $300,000. $75,000 in extramural funds were added to the $300,000 State and Tribal Assistance Grant dollars in FY 2002.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Range $8,000 to $150,000; Average $55,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
General Grant Regulations and Procedures (40 CFR Part 30). Contact designated Regional program coordinator for other documents, including the "Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes: Guidance for Applicants".
Related Programs
66.473, Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements; 66.605 Performance Partnership Grants; 66.701 Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements; 66.708, Pollution Prevention Grants Program; 66.709 Capacity Building Grants and Cooperative Agreements for States and Tribes; 66.711 Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention Grants; 66.801 Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support; 66.808 Solid Waste Management Assistance; 66.810, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention (CEPP) Technical Assistance Grants Program; 66.926, Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP).
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Designated Regional Tribal Hazardous Waste Management Program Contacts: Region 1- Chuck Franks, (617) 918-1554; Region 2 - Lorraine Graves, (212) 637-4099, (212) 637-4437 (fax); Region 3-; Region 4 - Patricia Herbert, (404) 562-8449, (404) 562-8439 (fax); Region 5 - Margaret Millard, (312) 353-1440 ,(312) 353-6519 (fax); Region 6 - Ann Zimmerman, (214) 665-8532, (214) 665-6762 (fax); Region 7 - Marc Rivas, (913) 551-7669, (913) 551-9669 (fax); Region 8 - Ron Lillich, (303) 312-6149, (303) 312-6064 (fax); Region 9 - Rebecca Jamison, (415) 972-3382, (415) 947-3530 (fax); Region 10 - Nina Kocourek, (206) 553-6502, (206) 553-8509 (fax); Region 10 - Jean Gamache (AK), (907)271-6558.
Headquarters Office
Luke Jones, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., (5303W) Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (703) 605-0728.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
The following activities are suggestive and do not limit the range of activities considered eligible under this grant program. These activities are eligible when they are performed in support of developing and implementing a tribal program to manage hazardous waste: (1) Develop and implement codes, regulations, and ordinances to regulate hazardous waste management activities including generators, transporters, and treatment, storage and disposal facilities; and policies and guidance consistent with national standards to direct regulatory operations, (2) Develop and implement hazardous waste program enforcement policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance, including monitoring and inspection schemes, (3) Develop legal and administrative infrastructure adequate to implement and maintain regulatory and/or non-regulatory hazardous waste management programs, includes support for Tribal Emergency Response Committees (TERC), (4) Identify and assess hazardous waste generation and ongoing management of concern to the community, including: (a) inventory active and inactive dump/disposal sites and assess contamination potential; (b) characterize hazardous waste stream, including illegal dump-sites; and (c) identify sensitive sites with potential or actual impacts on water bodies, soil, air, cultural/historic resources, threatened or endangered species, etc., (5) Develop and implement tribal integrated hazardous waste management plans (including, but not limited to, source reduction/recycling, household hazardous waste collection programs, pesticide container collection, )., (6) Implement used oil collection/re-use and other programs to reduce the mismanagement of hazardous waste in the community., (7)Develop outreach/education documents and other resource materials to plan and conduct hazardous waste management seminars for tribal leaders, community members, business and civic organizations, etc., (8)Establish qualifications for environmental management personnel relative to the tribe's needs and plan for program implementation , (9) Establish a communications plan for hazardous waste management program activities., (10)Identify multi-jurisdictional opportunities for hazardous waste management, including feasibility for intergovernmental (Tribal, Federal, State,local) cooperative efforts.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Defined by the ""Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes: Guidance for Applicants".
