                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT

       IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

 TITLE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION
                                       
      Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form
      EPA ICR Number 2731.01, OMB Control Number 2015-NEW
   
   (b) SHORT CHARACTERIZATION
   
       The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education (OEE) EE Local Grants Program provides funding to support locally-focused environmental education projects that increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental and conservation issues and provide the skills that participants in its funded projects need to make informed decisions and take responsible actions toward the environment.
       
      As a stipulation of the award, recipients are required to submit Quarterly Progress Reports and a Final Reports to the Office of Environmental Education. Starting in 2023, EPA plans to require all active grantees to submit their reports using the Environmental Education Local Grants Progress Report Form, detailed in Exhibit A. By requiring all EE Grantees to use the reporting template, EPA's Office of Environmental Education will be equipped to gather data on this grant program's outputs, outcomes, the total number of individuals reached, and the total number of underserved communities reached. This information will help EPA ensure projects are on schedule to meet their goals and produce high quality environmental outputs. Additionally, requiring all EE grantees to submit their Quarterly and Final reports using the proposed template will allow EPA's Office of Environmental Education to more accurately track and report the overall impact of this grant program as well as contribute to the Agency's Justice40 reporting requirements.      
        
2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

 AUTHORITY/NEED FOR THE COLLECTION

	The authority to gather progress performance for assistantship programs is derived from 2 CFR Part 200, "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards."   

	Section 200.328 "Monitoring and reporting program performance," paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) state:
            	"(1) The non-Federal entity must submit performance reports at the interval required by the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity to best inform improvements in program outcomes and productivity. Intervals must be no less frequent than annually nor more frequent than quarterly except in unusual circumstances, for example where more frequent reporting is necessary for the effective monitoring of the Federal award or could significantly affect program outcomes. Annual reports must be due 90 calendar days after the reporting period; quarterly or semiannual reports must be due 30 calendar days after the reporting period. Alternatively, the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity may require annual reports before the anniversary dates of multiple year Federal awards. The final performance report will be due 120 calendar days after the period of performance end date. If a justified request is submitted by a non-Federal entity, the Federal agency may extend the due date for any performance report.
            	(2) The non-Federal entity must submit performance reports using OMB-approved government-wide standard information collections when providing performance information. As appropriate in accordance with above mentioned information collections, these reports will contain, for each Federal award, brief information on the following unless other collections are approved by OMB:
            	     (i) A comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives of the Federal award established for the period. Where the accomplishments of the Federal award can be quantified, a computation of the cost (for example, related to units of accomplishment) may be required if that information will be useful. Where performance trend data and analysis would be informative to the Federal awarding agency program, the Federal awarding agency should include this as a performance reporting requirement.
            	     (ii) The reasons why established goals were not met, if appropriate.
            	     (iii) Additional pertinent information including, when appropriate, analysis and explanation of cost over runs or high unit costs."
    
      OEE needs these reports to ensure that grants are making progress consistent with their work plans and that grantees have the policies, procedures, specifications, standards, and documentation to produce data of sufficient quality to meet project objectives. 
      
      (b) PRACTICAL UTILITY/USERS OF THE DATA 
      
      The information provided on EE Local Grants Program Report Template will be used by the Regional Environmental Education (EE) Coordinators to monitor grant project development and performance. The reports will be attached to the applicable grantee's file. The final report information will also be used to rate performance for future grant awards.

3.	NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

	(a) NON-DUPLICATION

	The information a grantee provides in their progress and final reports is unique to each project. Information concerning the status of goals and outputs for each project is not available from any other source.  

 PUBLIC NOTICE

      This section will be updated after review of public comments are received in response to Federal Register Notice.
      
 CONSULTATIONS

      For this ICR action, we consulted with EPA's ten Regional Environmental Education (EE) Coordinators, OEE staff, and 9 former EE grantees (Jeff Powalisz - New England Aquarium, John Hanold - Pennsylvania State University, Roger Tobert - Birmingham Zoo, Joellyn Stack - Student Conservation Association, Amanda Rinehart - The Artist Boat, Gina Van Hekken - Walking Mountains Science Center, Matt Sudman - Friends of the Chicago River, Karen Bandhauer - The Recycling Partnership, Kim Gower - Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group). The Regional EE Coordinators are EPA employees, one in each of the EPA's ten regions, who specialize in environmental education, and serve as project officers for EE grants. The Regional EE Coordinators, OEE staff, and former EE grantees suggested several changes to the report template, which we have incorporated into Exhibit A.  
      
 EFFECTS OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION

      EE grants are usually awarded for two-year project periods. As a stipulation of the EE grant award, a progress report is completed every 90 days and a final report is submitted no later than 120 days after the expiration or termination of the approved project period. Less frequent reporting could result in project mismanagement. For some Project Officers with many grants to manage, the progress report is the best opportunity to ensure the project is on schedule to meet its goals.
      
 GENERAL GUIDELINES
 
 	The EE Local Grants Program Report Template covered in this ICR adheres to OMB general guidelines.
 
 CONFIDENTIALITY
      
      No pledge of confidentiality is given for grantee responses in the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form.
      
 SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

      No sensitive questions are asked on the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form.

4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

 RESPONDENTS/SIC CODES
      
      Our respondents are generally employees of local education agencies, postsecondary schools, local/state education or environmental agencies, and non-profit organizations which support environmental education.   
      
      According to the 2002 NAICS codes available at www.naics.com, our respondents would fall into one of the following categories:
      515111	Radio Networks
      515112	Radio Stations
      515120	Television Broadcasting
      519130	Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
      611110	Elementary and Secondary Schools
      611310	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
      611519	Other Technical and Trade Schools
      611699	All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
      813312	Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
      813410	Civic and Social Organizations
      921150 	American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments
      921190 	Other General Government Support
      924110	Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs
      924120 	Administration of Conservation Programs
      
 INFORMATION REQUESTED
      
      Please see attachments for specific data elements (Exhibits A).
      
      (c) RESPONDENT ACTIVITIES

	Per the terms and conditions of their award and per authority granted under 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500, grantees are already required to report progress quarterly on their projects as well as report on final project results. EE grantees currently submit quarterly progress reports and final reports to their EPA Regional Project Officers; however, there has been no prescribed format for these reports. A prescribed format (Exhibit A) is being proposed.

	According to the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) definition of burden §3502, the time and effort that the forms require from grantees are:
 	(A)	Reviewing instructions;
 	(E)	Completing and reviewing the collection of information; and
 	(F)	Transmitting.
  
5.	INFORMATION COLLECTED

 AGENCY ACTIVITIES

	Once the progress report or final report is received by the EE Coordinator, they are attached to the grant's file. These reports are also planned for inclusion in an internal system that OEE and its Regional EE Project Officers use to track and report grant status and program results.
     
 COLLECTION METHODOLOGY
     
 	This information collection is form-related. The proposed EE Local Grants Program Report Template is attached in Exhibit A.  
 
 	Beginning with grants awarded in FY 2023, EPA anticipates requiring, through the administrative terms and conditions, that the recipients submit quarterly progress and final reports online via OEE's grant tracking system. For those grants awarded prior to FY 2023, the award recipient has the option of submitting progress reports to the EPA Regional Project Officer electronically (i.e., via the OEE grant tracking system) or emailed to their Regional EE Project Officer. Progress reports are due no later than 30 calendar days after the end of each reporting period if the grant project period was active for any portion of that reporting period.   Reporting periods are defined as October 1  -  December 31, January 1  -  March 31, April 1  -  June 30, and July 1  -  September 31. To reduce burden, EPA asks that grantees use the prescribed form to prepare their progress reports and final reports and build on the data in that form as the project progresses to completion.   
     
 SMALL ENTITY FLEXIBILITY
        
        The impact of small entities was taken into consideration during the development of the EE Local Grants Program Report Template. The number of questions asked is the minimum amount of information needed to ensure projects are on schedule to meet their goals and produce high quality environmental outputs. As well as allow EPA's Office of Environmental Education to accurately track and report the overall impact of this grant program and contribute to the Agency's Justice40 reporting requirements.      

 COLLECTION SCHEDULE
     
Table 1 - Collection Schedule
                                      FORM
                                    SCHEDULE
 Quarterly Progress and Final Report Form
For progress reports, if grant project period was active:
 October 1  -  December 31 (Due January 30)
 January 1  -  March 31 (Due April 30)
 April 1  -  June 30 (Due July 30)
 July 1  -  September 31 (Due October 30) 
Final Report:
 Due 120 calendar days after project period end date
 
 
 6.	BURDEN ESTIMATE AND COST OF COLLECTION
 
 ESTIMATING RESPONDENT BURDEN
      
      The estimated hours for completing this reporting requirement includes time for reviewing instructions, completing information and transmitting through email or online.

Table 2 - Estimated Hours for Reporting Requirement
Report Type
                                Estimated Hours
                              Frequency per Year
                              Total Burden Hours
Progress Report (First Report)
                                       4
                                      .5
                                       2
Project Report (Interim Reports)
                                       1
                                       3
                                       3
Final Report 
                                       4
                                      .5
                                       2
 
 
 
 	(b) RESPONDENT UNIVERSE AND BURDEN
 	
 	At the beginning of fiscal year 2022, EPA estimates 120 unique grantees will be submitting their first progress report, submitted interim progress reports or submitting their final report. That number is derived from an estimate of the rolling number of "active grants." The number of active grants fluctuates throughout the year as grants may be extended, grants projects are scheduled to complete at different times and new grants are awarded generally every summer.  EPA estimates 40 grantees each year will be completing their first progress report, which will require more time to prepare.   EPA also estimates that 40 grantees each year will be completing their final report, which will require more time to prepare.
 
 	EPA's burden estimate per year is based on the government's fiscal year. In one fiscal year, a respondent who receives an award in 2021 will complete one initial progress report and three interim progress reports for that grant.  Other groups of respondents will complete three interim progress reports and a final report, and other groups of respondents will complete four interim progress reports. 
					
Total Number of Responses:			
	Progress Report (Initial):	40 Respondents x 1 per year = 			  40
	Progress Report (Interim):	80 Respondents x 3 per year =  			240
	Progress Report (Interim):	40 Respondents x 4 per year =  			160
	Final Report:	 		40 Respondents x 1 per year = 			  40
	Total =				200							480
		
Total Burden:
	Progress Report (Initial):      	40 Respondents x 4 hours = 				160
	Progress Report (Interim):	80 Respondents x 3 hours = 				240
	Progress Report (Interim):	40 Respondents x 4 hour = 				160
	Final Report: 			40 Respondents x 4 hours = 				160
	Total = 			200							720

Table 3 summarizes respondent burden.

Table 3  -  Respondent Burden

                                  Respondents
                                     Calc.
                           Progress Report (Initial)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                                 Final Report
                                     Total
a
Estimated Hours per Form
                                       
                                       4
                                       1
                                       1
                                       4
                                       
b
Frequency per Year
                                       
                                       1
                                       3
                                       4
                                       1
                                       
c
Annual Burden Hours per Form Type
                                   (a) x (b)
                                       4
                                       1
                                       1
                                       4
                                       


                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
d
Respondents per Year
                                       
                                      40
                                      80
                                      40
                                      40
                                       
e
Responses per Year
                                   (b) x (d)
                                      40
                                      240
                                      160
                                      40
                                      480


                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
f
Total Annual Burden Hours 
                                   (c) x (d)
                                      160
                                      240
                                      160
                                      160
                                      720

	(c) ESTIMATING RESPONDENT COST
 
	Respondent costs consist only of labor. There is no capital, operating and maintenance, or annualizing capital costs incurred by this information collection.
	
 Respondent Wage Rate:			$35.18 1 x 1.50 = $52.76
 EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form:	720 Total Annual Burden Hours x $52.76 =$37,987

Table 4 summarizes respondent costs.

Table 4  -  Respondent Costs
Respondent Costs
Progress and Final Report
Total
Labor Cost 
$37,987
$$37,987
Capital/Start-up Cost
$0
$0
Operating and Maintenance
$0
$0
Annualizing Capital
$0
$0
Total Costs
$37,987
$37,987
 
 	
 (d) ESTIMATING AGENCY BURDEN AND COST
	
 	To estimate the annual cost and burden to the Regional EE Project Officers, EPA assumes that there are 120 active grants in any single fiscal year, that 40 new grants are awarded each year, and that there is an even distribution for each (active and new grants) across all 10 regions. EPA further assumes that 40 grant recipients will submit four progress interim reports each year, 80 will submit three program reports each year, 40 will submit an initial progress report each year, and 40 will submit a final report each year.  EPA estimates that it should take a Regional EE Project Officers 2 hours to review/upload each final report or initial progress report and 1 hour to review/upload each interim progress report.  EPA estimates that each Regional EE Coordinator will review ((40/10) x 4) + ((80/10) x 3) = 40 interim progress reports, (40/10) x 1 = 4 initial progress reports, (40/10) x 1 = 4 final reports each year.  Each Regional EE Project Officer will spend annually (16 x 1) + (24 x 1) = 40 hours reviewing / uploading interim progress reports, 4 x 2 = 8 hours reviewing / uploading initial progress reports, and 4 x 2 = 8 hours reviewing / uploading final reports. The total number of hours per year that all of EPA's Regional EE Project Officers review / upload submissions is 56 x 10 = 560 hours for the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form.  Assuming a fully burdened hourly rate of $61.19  for each Regional EE Project Officer, the cost to review / upload submissions is 560 x $61.19 = $34,266.
 
 Table 5 summarizes Agency burden.
 
 Table 5  -  Agency Burden

                       EPA Regional EE Project Officers
                                     Calc.
                           Progress Report (Initial)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                           Progress Report (Interim)
                                 Final Report
                                     Total
a
Estimated Hours per Form (Review/Upload)
                                       
                                       2
                                       1
                                       1
                                       2
                                       
b
Frequency per Year
                                       
                                       1
                                       3
                                       4
                                       1
                                       
c
Annual Burden Hours per Form Type
                                   (a) x (b)
                                       2
                                       1
                                       1
                                       2
                                       


                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
d
Grants Subject to EPA Review / Upload per Year
                                       
                                      40
                                      80
                                      40
                                      40
                                       
e
EPA Reviews / Uploads per Year
                                   (b) x (d)
                                      40
                                      240
                                      160
                                      40
                                      480


                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
f
Total Annual Burden Hours 
                                   (c) x (d)
                                      80
                                      240
                                      160
                                      80
                                      560

 Table 6 summarizes Agency costs.
 
Table 6  -  Agency Costs
EPA Costs
Progress and Final Report
Total
Labor Cost 
$34,266
$34,266
Capital/Start-up Cost
$0
$0
Operating and Maintenance
$0
$0
Annualizing Capital
$0
$0
Total Costs
$34,266
$34,266
 
 
 
 
 
      (e) BOTTOM LINE BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
     
Table 7  -  Summary Burden Hours and Costs

Quarterly
Total
Total Annual Responses
480
480*
Total Burden Hours for Respondents
720  hours
720  hours
Total Burden Hours for EPA
560  hours
560  hours
Total Respondent Cost
$37,987
$37,987
Total EPA Cost
$34,266
$34,266
Total Costs
$72,253
$72,253

*Not all respondents complete every activity, every year.
     
     

     (f) BURDEN STATEMENT
     
	The public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.75 hours per response. Specifically, the estimate is 4 hours per each initial progress report, 4 hours per each final report, and 1 hour per each interim progress report.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.     
     
     The burden for the EE Grant Progress and Final Report Form is based on time for reviewing instructions, collecting the information and entering it into the form, and transmitting on-line (via planned OEE tracking system) or through email.  For the first progress and for the final report, both completed once per project, the combined respondent burden is 8 hours.  EE grants typically have a two-year project period.   EE grant recipients also typically complete 3 additional progress reports per year, with an estimated combined annual burden of 3 hours.  Therefore, the total estimated annual burden is 7 hours, and the estimated total burden for a typical EE grantee during the entirety of their project is 14 hours.  
     
 	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0729, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental Information Docket is (202) 566-1752.  An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically.  When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0037 and OMB Control Number 2025-0006 in any correspondence.
















                                   Exbibit A
        Environmental Education Grant Program 
Progress Report Template

General Information 
                                                                 Project Title:

                                                        Recipient Organization:

                                                          Organization Address:

                                                          Project Manager Name:

                                                                 Email Address:


                                                                  Grant Number:
NEXXXXXXXX
                                                        Grant Award Start Date:

                                                          Grant Award End Date:

                                                                               
Reporting Period Information
                                Type of Report
                      Date Report Submitted (MM/DD/YYYY)
                        Period Begin Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
                         Period End Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Quarterly

Final/Comprehensive



Instructions
Quarterly Progress Reports that detail the work being done during the award are due according to the schedule set out by your Project Officer at the beginning of your award period (for example: 1/30, 4/30, 7/30, 10/30). You have 30 days after the end of the reporting period to email your report to your Project Officer. A Final/Comprehensive Report that details the work that was done over the full award period is due 120 days after the award end date. Upon completion of your Final/Comprehensive Report, you must email it, along with all relevant attachments, to your Project Officer. 
 Report on accomplishments made in relation to the tasks that were described in your application. 
 The report template includes several places to provide quantitative data that can be tabulated. EPA staff will use the data you provide in this report to help quantify the impact of the EE Grant Program. 
 There is not a recommended page number or limit.  Provide concise responses for all items below.
 Please include attachments that illustrate your progress (for example, newspaper articles, photos of students' work, survey results, lessons developed, etc.). EPA requests that you include hard copies or digital copies of examples instead of web links, such as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, original clippings, or other formats that can be stored with the report and will not expire.
Please contact your Environmental Education (EE) Grant Project Officer if you have any questions about your reporting requirements.




Project Highlights 
Provide a few short statements to highlight major environmental or educational project accomplishments this project achieved over the full award period. Please enter at least 3 highlights. The information submitted in the final progress report may be shared with the public on an EPA website. 
                                      ex.
Developed a guide for educators across the southeastern United States to improve understanding of local systems for municipal solid waste, landfills, material recovery facilities, recycling, and composting
                                      1.

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                                      3.

                                      4.

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Model Practices
Describe how the project can serve as a model of EE best practices. If applicable, include details about how the project's best practices have been shared with other EE organizations and which organization's you have shared this information with.  

Activities Completed
Use the table below to identify the activities completed through the grant. The table should be cumulative so that this final progress report contains a complete list of all activities completed during the full award period. Add rows as needed. 
 Activity Name:  Enter a short name for the activity.
 Date Completed:  Provide the specific date that the activity was completed, or the month and year if a specific date is not appropriate.
 Location Details:  Enter details about the location of the activity such as the city, state, county, census tract code, and school name(s).
 Zip Codes:  Enter the Zip code(s) where the activity was conducted.
 Underserved Communities:  Enter "Yes" or "No" to indicate whether the activity reached any of the underserved communities specified in the RFA: people/communities of color, tribal and indigenous populations, High-Poverty Areas, Persistent Poverty Counties, and Title 1 Schools. Check all that apply. 
      
                                 Activity Name
                           Date Completed (MM/YYYY)
 Location Details 
(City, State, County, Census Tract Code, School Name, etc.)
                                  Zip Code(s)
                         Underserved Communities (Y/N)

                                       


        People/communities of color, tribal and indigenous populations
                              High-Poverty Areas
                          Persistent Poverty Counties
                                Title 1 Schools




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       




                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
Total Number of Underserved Communities Reached
Enter the number of underserved communities that have been reached through the grant. Each unique community should be counted only once, even if multiple activities reached the same community. For example, if several activities reached one Title 1 school, the count should be only 1.    
                            Underserved Communities
                    Cumulative
(During full award period) 
Total Number of High-Poverty Areas
                                       
Total Number of Persistent Poverty Counties
                                       
Total Number of Title 1 Schools 
                                       

 

Total Number of Individuals Reached by Audience Type
Enter the number of unique participants for each of the audience types below that have been reached through the grant. If applicable, use the "Other" rows to specify audience types that are not listed. Enter the total number of all participants in reached during the full award period in the "Total" row.
                                Audience Types
                     Cumulative
(During full award period)
Kindergarten (K)-Grade 12 School Administrators
                                       
K-Grade 5 Students
                                       
K-Grade 5 Educators
                                       
Grades 6-8 Students
                                       
Grades 6-8 Educators
                                       
Grades 9-12 Students
                                       
Grades 9-12 Educators
                                       
Nonformal/Informal Educators
                                       
Public  --  Children (younger than 18 years old)
                                       
Public  --  Adults (at least 18 years old)
                                       
Undergraduate Students
                                       
Graduate Students
                                       
Agriculture/Farmers
                                       
Other: 
                                       
Other: 
                                       
Other: 
                                       
                                                                          TOTAL
                                       

Work Products
Provide a summary and links to all work products that were developed during the full award period (such as curricula, lesson plans, teacher guides, games, quizzes, videos, etc). If any of your work products were developed offline, please attach them as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, or other formats that can be stored with your report.
                               Type of Resource
          Resource Description 
(1-4 sentences and URL or Attachment)
                                Grade Level(s)
Example
Lesson Plans

This interactive lesson plan module encourages students to explore their local watershed through a hands-on lab, an outdoor exploratory session with maps, and an EnviroAtlas web-mapping session that can be completed with or without internet access. https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/exploring-your-watershed

K-6




























Project Accomplishments (Outcomes)
Outcomes are the results, effects, or consequences that have occurred or will occur from carrying out the activities or outputs of the environmental education project.
 Short-term (6-12 months): Progress must be completed and reported to EPA during the project period. 
 Medium-term (12-24 months): Progress should have begun during the project period.
 Long-term (2+ years): Progress should have begun during the project period. 
Use your grant work plan and logic model as a guide to document the outcomes achieved through the project, specifying the type (short-, medium-, or long-term) and status. In the last column, explain the methodology used for determining the status. The Final Report is cumulative so the table below should contain a complete list of accomplishments during the full award period. Add as many rows as needed.
                                    Outcome
                      Type 
(Short-, Medium-, Long-term)
                                    Status 
                        (Complete, In Progress, Future)
                       Quantification Notes/Methodology
Example:
Through a new conservation program, 100 students per year conduct environmental stewardship activities to improve watershed habitat.

Medium-term

In progress

The program involves 25 students per year from 4 local elementary schools.





























Budget Summary and Benefits to Underserved Communities
Summarize your project expenditures in the table below. Row "a" should match your grant award document. Distinguish between EPA and matching funds.
                               Expense Category
                          Approved Budget as Awarded 
                  Cumulative 
(During the Full Award Period)
                                       
                                   EPA Funds
                                   Matching
                                     Funds
                                    Total 
                                  
EPA Funds
                                Matching Funds
                                       
                                     Total
a. Total Project Budget






b. Total Expenses (total of b.1-b.7)






       Personnel






       Benefits






       Travel






       Supplies






       Contracts






       Indirect Costs






       Other (e.g., Subawards)






c. Final Balance (a-b)






Explain any budget issues encountered during the full project period.  

Subawards 
List subrecipients used and how much EPA funding each received during the full award period.
                               Organization Name
                        Description of Accomplishments
                          Cumulative Funding to Date
























Identify any challenges you experienced with subrecipients or the implementation of your subaward program, if applicable. 

Media Attention of Your Project 
If applicable, please provide copies of media attention your project received throughout the full period of performance for the grant. Examples include, but are not limited to, features in local newspapers, news sources creating social media posts about your work, etc. EPA requests that you include weblinks along with digital copies, such as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, or other formats that can be stored with the report and will not expire like weblinks can. 

Challenges and Discrepancies
Describe any challenges you encountered during the full project period and how you overcame them (If applicable). 


