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Pollution
Prevention
Information
Network
Grants
Program
Request
for
Applications
for
FY
2006
OVERVIEW
INFORMATION
FEDERAL
AGENCY:
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
(
EPA)
Office
of
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY
TITLE:
Pollution
Prevention
Information
Network
Grants:
Request
for
Proposals
2006
ANNOUNCEMENT
TYPE:
New
Announcement
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITY
NUMBER:
XX/
XX/
06
PPD
CATALOG
OF
FEDERAL
DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
NUMBER:
66.708
PROPOSAL
DEADLINE:
The
closing
date
and
time
for
receipt
of
applications
is
April
XX,
2006,
5
PM
Eastern
Daylight
Time.
(
See
Section
IV,
Part
XX
for
further
information.)

FULL
TEXT
OF
ANNOUNCEMENT
I.
Funding
Opportunity
Description.
Under
the
authority
of
the
Pollution
Prevention
Act
of
1990,
EPA
anticipates
that
approximately
$
700,000
will
be
available
to
support
grants
to
states
in
FY
2006
for
programs
to
promote
the
use
of
successful
source
reduction
techniques
by
businesses.
Federal
funds
used
in
any
state
program
shall
provide
no
more
than
50
percent
of
the
funds
made
available
to
a
state
in
each
year.
These
grants
are
intended
to
make
available
information
about
source
reduction
opportunities,
often
referred
to
as
"
pollution
prevention".
The
information
on
pollution
prevention
could
include:
providing
technical
assistance
advice,
assistance
in
developing
plans
for
prevention
activities
or
providing
training
in
pollution
prevention
techniques.
Increasing
the
efficiency
of
pollution
prevention
information
systems
has
become
a
focus
for
this
grant
program
to
ensure
that
P2
information
is
available
to
all
facilities,
businesses
or
technical
assistance
providers.
EPA
has
established
a
network
of
regional
P2
information
centers
to
collaboratively
develop
and
disseminate
P2
information
and
provide
training
in
P2
approaches.
These
Regional
P2
centers
are
known
as
Pollution
Prevention
Resource
Exchange
(
P2Rx)
centers
and
utilize
Internet
resources
to
reach
a
broad
audience.
Further
information
about
successful
grantees
can
be
found
at
www.
p2rx.
org.
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A.
Introduction
This
announcement
describes
the
process
by
which
EPA
will
award
the
grants
under
the
Pollution
Prevention
Information
Network
Grants
Program
(
Pollution
Prevention
Act
of
1990
(
Public
Law
101­
508)
Section
6605;
40
CFR
35.343
and
40
CFR
35.662.).
Applicants
should
carefully
read
through
this
announcement
as
it
provides
important
information
on
the
goals
of
the
program,
threshold
requirements
for
proposals,
the
submittal
process,
deadlines,
evaluation
criteria,
award
selection
and
instructions
for
grant
reporting.

B.
Program
History
EPA
has
awarded
Pollution
Prevention
Information
Network
grants
since
1997.
EPA
started
this
grant
program
with
the
intention
of
improving:
1)
coordination
of
pollution
prevention
(
P2)
information
collection,
2)
synthesis
and
selection
of
the
best
P2
information
to
support
state
and
local
P2
technical
assistance
providers,
and
3)
communication
among
P2
information
developers.
In
2004,
an
independent
evaluation
of
the
PPIN
grant
program
concluded
that
"
P2Rx
centers
have
developed
an
effective
national
network
to
share
and
build
their
collective
information
and
resources.
This
is
the
first
important
step
in
increasing
nationwide
awareness
and
implementation
of
pollution
prevention
techniques."

Currently
this
grant
program
supports
eight
regional
P2
information
centers.
The
grantees
have
formed
a
group
called
the
  
Pollution
Prevention
Resource
Exchange''
(
P2Rx).
More
information
about
the
P2Rx
centers
can
be
found
on
the
Internet
at:
http://
www.
p2rx.
org.
These
grantees
provide
peer­
reviewed
P2
and
source
reduction
information
and
collaborate
to
reduce
duplicative
efforts
among
state
and
local
governments.
Current
grantees
make
pollution
prevention
information
easily
accessible
and
widely
available
using
Web
sites,
meetings,
and
workshops.

A
meeting
between
P2Rx
centers
and
EPA
headquarters
and
regional
staff
on
November
1­
3,
2005
concluded
that
the
P2Rx
centers
should
develop
a
draft
strategic
plan
including
the
centers'
mission,
goals,
and
priorities.
EPA
staff
generally
supported
the
P2Rx
centers
in
their
mission
to
collect,
review
and
make
available
the
best
information
to
promote
pollution
prevention
to
both
technical
assistance
providers
and
the
entities
that
implement
pollution
prevention
practices.
EPA
noted
that
it
is
important
for
the
P2Rx
centers
to
develop
environmental
outcomes
that
can
be
related
to
their
grant
activities.

C.
Alignment
with
EPA
Environmental
Results
Policy
In
compliance
with
EPA
policy,
applicants
are
required
to
address
outcome
and
output
environmental
measurements
in
their
proposals.
The
term
"
outcome",
as
defined
by
the
Agency,
refers
to
the
result,
effect
or
consequence
that
will
occur
from
carrying
out
an
environmental
program
or
activity
that
is
related
to
an
environmental
or
programmatic
goal
or
objective.
Outcomes
may
be
environmental,
behavioral,
health­
related
or
programmatic
in
nature,
but
must
be
quantitative
and
may
not
necessarily
be
achievable
during
the
project
period.
Outcomes
may
also
be
classified
as
short­,
medium­,
and
long­
term.
Short­
term
outcomes
include
increased
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learning,
knowledge,
skills,
attitudes,
and
motivation
and
must
occur
during
the
project
period.
Medium­
term
outcomes
include
decisions,
actions,
practices,
and
behavior,
which
are
the
foundations
of
pollution
prevention
and
environmental
stewardship.
Long­
term
outcomes
include
reduced
levels
of
pollution
generated
due
to
implementation
of
P2
practices.
These
outcomes
are
longer
term
and
may
occur
after
the
project
closes.
The
term
"
output",
as
defined
by
the
Agency,
refers
to
an
environmental
activity
or
effort
and
associated
work
product
related
to
an
environmental
goal
or
objective
that
will
be
produced
or
provided
over
a
period
of
time
or
by
a
specified
date.
Outputs
may
be
quantitative
or
qualitative,
but
must
be
measurable
during
the
assistance
agreement
funding
period.

D.
Linkage
to
the
EPA
Strategic
Plan
The
Pollution
Prevention
Information
Network
grants
program
supports
progress
towards
EPA
Strategic
Goal
5:
Compliance
and
Environmental
Stewardship,
Objective
5.2:
Improve
Environmental
Performance
through
Pollution
Prevention
and
Innovation.
Under
objective
5.2
there
are
two
sub­
objectives
that
are
relevant
to
this
grant
program:
sub­
objective
5.2.1,
prevent
pollution
and
promote
environmental
stewardship
by
government
and
the
public
and
subobjective
5.2.2,
prevention
pollution
and
promote
environmental
stewardship
by
small
businesses.
Recipients
of
these
grants
shall
further
EPA's
strategic
goals
by
implementing
projects
that
will
promote
environmental
stewardship
by
government,
the
public
and
small
businesses.

For
more
information,
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ocfo/
plan/
plan.
htm,
and
click
on
"
EPA's
Strategic
Plan
2003­
2008",
see
page
118.

Work
Plan
contains
well­
defined
outputs
and,
to
the
extent
practicable,
well­
defined
outcomes.
Outputs
refer
to
measurable
quantitative
or
qualitative
activities,
deliverables,
or
work
products
that
the
applicant
proposes
to
undertake
during
the
project
period.
EPA
anticipates
that
outputs
(
or
activities)
from
the
awards
made
under
this
announcement
will
include:
collecting
P2
information
from
relevant
publications
on
P2
technologies
and
applications,
listing
resources
or
technical
assistance
contacts,
training
in
P2
approaches
or
planning,
collecting
case
study
information
demonstrating
pollution
prevention
approaches,
quantifying
the
impact
of
pollution
prevention
activities
on
the
environment,
developing
educational
materials
and
Web
sites,
and
conducting
needs
assessments.
A
grant
proposal
must
clearly
define
outputs
that
can
be
measured
during
the
funding
period.
Grant
recipients
are
required
to
submit
to
EPA
status
reports
about
their
progress
achieving
outputs
once
the
project
is
implemented.

E.
Pollution
Prevention
Requirements
for
Funding
Proposals
must
include
information
and
a
discussion
addressing
all
four
national
requirements
to
qualify
for
a
grant.

1)
Promote
multimedia
pollution
prevention.
Proposals
shall
describe
how
tasks
will
encourage
source
reduction
to
prevent
pollution
across
all
environmental
media:
air,
water,
and
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land,
and/
or
promote
natural
resource
conservation.
Multimedia
P2
activities
might
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
providing
technical
assistance
to
businesses,
collecting
and
analyzing
data
to
target
outreach
and
technical
assistance
opportunities,
conducting
outreach
activities,
developing
measures
to
determine
progress
in
pollution
prevention,
and
other
activities
that
support
innovative
pollution
prevention
approaches
and
methodologies.
EPA's
current
priority
is
to
promote
collection
and
documentation
of
P2
successes
in
order
to
quantify
the
effect
of
implementing
P2
practices
in
facilities
and
offices
across
the
country.
In
order
to
document
the
effectiveness
of
any
P2
outreach
and
training,
grantees
shall
survey
users
to
determine
changes
in
knowledge
and
behavior,
while
complying
with
the
Paper
Work
Reduction
Act
(
44
USC
3501).

Activities
of
regional
P2
information
centers
are
capacity
building
because
they
develop
effective
leaders
and
organizations
that
design,
implement,
and
link
environmental
assistance
programs
across
states
to
promote
long­
term
sustainability
of
technical
assistance
programs.
Effective
regional
P2
information
center
efforts
leverage
available
resources
and
decrease
fragmentation
of
effort
and
duplication
across
programs.
Successful
regional
centers
work
with
state
and
local
government
programs
to
identify
and
assess
needs
and
set
priorities,
facilitate
communication
and
networking,
and
identify
funding
sources
or
"
in
kind"
resources.

Examples
of
current
grantee
activities
which
are
P2
capacity
building
include:
developing
web
site
materials
to
promote
P2
knowledge,
publishing
comparisons
of
P2
technologies,
and
reporting
activity
measures
to
document
outreach
activities.
The
P2Rx
centers
have
developed
a
web
based
outline
to
promote
the
adoption
of
P2
approaches
by
technical
assistance
providers
and
businesses
called
"
Topic
Hubs"
(
http://
www.
p2rx.
org/
P2InfoNexpert/
TopicHubs_
2.
cfm)
.
A
recent
meeting
of
EPA
staff
and
P2Rx
centers
indicated
continuing
support
for
the
Topic
Hubs,
libraries
of
P2
materials
(
http://
www.
p2rx.
org/
P2InfoNexpert/
P2publication.
cfm)
available
through
the
internet,
and
networking
activities
(
http://
www.
p2rx.
org/
Networking/
NationalProgram.
cfm)
such
as
regional
meetings,
list
serves,
and
training
workshops.

2)
Advance
regional
or
national
environmental
P2
goals.
Proposals
shall
describe
how
tasks
will
address
regional
and
national
environmental
goals.
Proposals
shall
describe
the
process
for
assessing
needs
and
priorities.
In
addition,
proposals
shall
describe
how
user
satisfaction
with
the
P2
information
products
and
services
will
be
measured.
Examples
of
activities
to
advance
environmental
P2
goals
could
include:
surveying
state
and
local
government
users,
businesses
owners,
or
technical
assistance
providers
to
determine
P2
information
needs,
developing
specific
fact
sheets,
check
lists
or
case
studies
that
address
regional
environmental
goals,
providing
training
in
reporting
P2
measures
for
a
national
database.
Regional
tasks
shall
improve
the
knowledge
and
use
of
P2
practices
among
businesses
or
assistance
providers
serving
businesses.

3)
Promote
collaborative
partnerships
for
technical
assistance.
EPA
continues
to
seek
more
cooperation
among
pollution
prevention
programs
and
other
environmental
assistance
providers
at
the
state,
regional
and
national
levels.
Partnerships
refer
to
forming
a
collaborative
working
relationship
between
two
or
more
organizations
such
as
state
or
local
governmental
agencies,
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not­
for­
profit
organizations,
educational
institutions,
national
organizations
and/
or
the
private
sector.
Examples
of
state
or
national
programs
include
National
Institute
of
Standards
and
Technology
(
NIST)
Manufacturing
Extension
Partnerships
established
through
grants
to
states,
EPA
=

s
Compliance
Assistance
Centers
established
by
grants
to
address
specific
sectors,
or
EPA
=

s
Small
Business
Assistance
Programs
(
SBAPs)
established
in
each
state.

Grantees
currently
participate
in
a
number
of
collaborative
projects.
Some
examples
are:
a)
sharing
P2
information
with
the
Compliance
Clearinghouse
(
http://
cfpub.
epa.
gov/
clearinghouse/),
b)
sharing
Topic
Hub
information
internationally
(
http://
www.
p2win.
org/
main/
ns/
85/
doc/
105/
lang/
EN)
among
the
grantees
and
with
other
programs,
and
c)
sharing
information
on
how
to
find
a
local
assistance
program
with
the
National
Pollution
Prevention
Roundtable
(
http://
www.
p2.
org/
inforesources/
p2rxpd.
cfm)
.

4)
Describe
activities
contributing
to
these
five
P2
information
products
or
services.
During
a
meeting
of
the
regional
information
centers
and
EPA
staff
in
November
2005,
a
list
of
the
most
important
products
and
services
to
promote
public
access
to
P2
information
was
discussed.
The
top
priority
products
and
services
included:
P2Rx
topic
hubs
(
http://
www.
p2rx.
org/
P2InfoNexpert/
TopicHubs_
2.
cfm),
P2
library
collections
(
http://
www.
p2rx.
org/
P2InfoNexpert/
P2publication.
cfm),
networking
activities
(
http://
www.
p2rx.
org/
AboutUs/
ContactInfo.
cfm),
identifying
new
P2
information,
and
support
development,
implementation
and
training
in
the
use
of
a
web
based
P2
measurement
tool
(
http://
pprc.
org/
measure/).

F.
Statutory
Authority
This
solicitation
is
made
under
the
Pollution
Prevention
Act
of
1990,
(
the
Act)
(
Pub.
L.
101­
508)
which
established
as
national
policy
that
pollution
should
be
prevented
or
reduced
at
the
source
whenever
feasible.
Section
6603
of
the
Act
defines
source
reduction
as
any
practice
that:
(
1)
Reduces
the
amount
of
any
hazardous
substance,
pollutant,
or
contaminant
entering
any
waste
stream
or
otherwise
released
into
the
environment
(
including
fugitive
emissions)
prior
to
recycling,
treatment,
or
disposal;
and
(
2)
Reduces
the
hazards
to
public
health
and
the
environment
associated
with
the
release
of
such
substances,
pollutants,
or
contaminants.
(
Also
see
40
CFR
35.343
and
35.662.)
EPA
further
defines
P2
as
the
use
of
other
practices
that
reduce
or
eliminate
the
creation
of
pollutants
through:
increased
efficiency
in
the
use
of
raw
materials,
energy,
water
or
other
resources,
protection
of
natural
resources,
or
protection
of
natural
resources
by
conservation.

Section
6605
of
the
Act
authorizes
EPA
to
make
matching
grants
to
states
to
promote
the
use
of
source
reduction
techniques
by
businesses.
In
evaluating
grant
applications,
the
Act
directs
EPA
to
consider
whether
the
proposed
state
program
will:
(
1)
Make
technical
assistance
available
to
businesses
seeking
information
about
source
reduction
opportunities,
including
funding
for
experts
to
provide
on­
site
technical
advice
and
to
assist
in
the
development
of
source
reduction
plans;
(
2)
Target
assistance
to
businesses
for
whom
lack
of
information
is
an
impediment
to
source
reduction;
and
(
3)
Provide
training
in
source
reduction
techniques.
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G.
Other
Applicable
Regulations
State
and
tribal
applicants
and
recipients
of
P2
Grants
are
subject
to
the
requirements
of
40
CFR
Parts
31,
34
and
35:
Uniform
Administrative
Requirements
for
Assistance
Agreements
to
State,
Local
and
Federally­
Recognized
Tribal
Governments.

II.
Award
Information.
EPA
anticipates
that
in
FY
2006
approximately
$
700,000
will
be
available
to
award.
No
multi­
year
applications
will
be
accepted
for
review.
In
previous
years,
eight
or
nine
Pollution
Prevention
Information
Network
(
P2IN)
assistance
agreements
have
been
awarded
in
the
range
of
$
50,000
to
$
129,000.
This
year
between
six
to
ten
new
awards
will
be
made
through
a
competitive
process
for
amounts
not
to
exceed
$
120,000
per
year,
with
a
one
year
period
of
performance.
Proposals
that
exceed
$
120,000
in
Federal
funding
will
be
rejected.

EPA
reserves
the
right
to
partially
fund
proposals/
applications
by
funding
discrete
activities,
portions,
or
phases
of
the
proposed
projects.
If
EPA
decides
to
partially
fund
the
proposal/
application,
it
will
do
so
in
a
manner
that
does
not
prejudice
any
applicants
or
affect
the
basis
upon
which
the
proposal/
application,
or
portion
thereof,
was
evaluated
and
selected
for
award.
Partial
funding
will
be
based
on
the
separate
budget
estimates
for
discrete
activities,
tasks
or
phases
provided
in
the
proposal.
All
awards
must
be
consistent
with
the
applicable
EPA
regulations
and
grant
policies.

EPA
reserves
the
right
to
reject
any
or
all
applications
and
issue
no
awards
under
this
announcement.

A.
Type
of
Assistance
Instrument
to
be
Awarded
Assistance
agreements
are
anticipated
to
be
awarded
by
October
1,
2006
and
this
is
the
earliest
start
date.
Assistance
agreements
will
be
awarded
as
cooperative
agreements
by
EPA
headquarters
or
the
EPA
regional
office
that
services
the
state
of
the
applicant.
Cooperative
agreements
permit
substantial
involvement
between
the
EPA
Project
Officer
and
the
selected
applicant
in
the
performance
of
the
work
supported.
EPA
will
negotiate
the
precise
terms
and
conditions
relating
to
substantial
involvement
as
part
of
the
award
process.
Examples
of
anticipated
substantial
Federal
involvement
for
this
project
could
be:
close
monitoring
of
performance
to
verify
the
results
proposed
by
the
applicant,
collaboration
during
performance
of
the
scope
of
work,
approving
qualifications
of
key
personnel,
and
review
and
concurrence
on
project
outputs.

B.
Funding
Restrictions
EPA
grant
funds
may
only
be
used
for
the
purpose
set
forth
in
the
grant
agreement,
and
must
be
consistent
with
the
statutory
authority
of
the
award.
Grant
funds
may
not
be
used
for
matching
funds
for
other
Federal
grants,
lobbying,
or
intervention
in
Federal
regulatory
or
adjudicatory
proceedings.
In
addition,
Federal
funds
may
not
be
used
to
sue
the
Federal
government
or
any
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other
government
entity.
All
costs
identified
in
the
budget
must
conform
to
applicable
Federal
cost
principles
contained
in
OMB
Circular
A­
87,
A­
122,
and
A­
21,
as
appropriate.
EPA
will
subtract
proposed
ineligible
costs
from
the
final
approved
budget
if
a
grant
is
awarded.

III.
Eligibility
Information.

A.
Eligible
Applicants
Eligible
applicants
include
the
50
states,
the
District
of
Columbia,
the
U.
S.
Virgin
Islands,
the
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
any
territory
or
possession
of
the
United
States,
any
agency
or
instrumentality
of
a
state
including
state
colleges,
universities,
and
Indian
Tribes
that
meet
the
requirement
for
treatment
in
a
manner
similar
to
a
state
in
40
CFR
35.663
and
intertribal
consortia
that
meet
the
requirements
in
40
CFR
35.504.
For
convenience,
the
term
  
state''
in
this
notice
refers
to
all
eligible
applicants.
Foreign
governments,
local
governments,
private
universities,
private
nonprofit,
private
businesses,
and
individuals
are
not
eligible
for
funding.

B.
Cost
Sharing
and
Matching
Requirements
Recipients
of
assistance
agreements
under
section
6605
of
the
Pollution
Prevention
Act
of
1990
must
provide
at
least
50
percent
of
the
total
allowable
project
cost.
For
example,
a
project
costing
$
240,000
could
be
funded
by
a
grant
for
up
to
$
120,000
from
the
Federal
government.
The
recipient
is
responsible
for
funding
the
other
half
($
120,000)
of
the
project
cost.
Recipient
contributions
may
include
dollars,
in­
kind
goods
and
services,
and/
or
third
party
contributions
consistent
with
40
CFR
31.24.

C.
Threshold
Eligibility
Criteria
The
EPA
review
panel
will
only
score
and
rank
applications
that
meet
all
of
these
threshold
requirements
described
below.
EPA
will
notify
applicants
who
do
not
meet
threshold
eligibility
requirements
within
15
working
days
of
the
decision
to
reject
the
application.

1)
Project
period
and
cost.
Proposals
shall
be
for
12
month
period
of
performance
and
not
exceed
a
cost
of
$
120,000.

2)
Program
requirements.
Proposed
activities
shall
meet
EPA's
definition
of
pollution
prevention,
and
proposals
must
discuss
the
four
pollution
prevention
priorities
for
funding
listed
in
Section
I
Part
E.
Applications
must
meet
the
administrative
requirements
(
e.
g.,
due
dates
and
10
page
limit
for
proposal)
described
in
Section
IV
of
this
announcement.

IV.
Application
and
Submission
Information.
Applicants
are
advised
to
carefully
read
through
these
instructions.

A.
Content
and
Form
of
Proposals
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1)
Applicants
must
submit
a
letter
of
intent.
Applicants
must
submit
a
"
letter
of
intent"
at
least
14
days
before
the
due
date
for
proposals.
The
letter
of
intent
must
identify
the
applicant's
name,
title,
mailing
address,
phone
number
and
e­
mail
address.
Letters
of
intent
must
be
submitted
electronically
to
anderson.
beth@
epa.
gov.
An
e­
mail
confirming
the
receipt
of
a
letter
of
intent
will
be
sent
within
two
business
days.
This
will
ensure
that
hardcopy
proposals
will
be
reviewed.
The
letter
of
intent
will
serve
to
notify
EPA
that
a
proposal
should
be
expected
for
review.
Hard
copies
postmarked
by
the
due
date
or
hand
delivered
proposals
accepted
for
delivery
on
the
due
date,
will
be
accepted
only
if
the
EPA
contact
has
been
notified
with
a
letter
of
intent,
that
a
proposal
is
being
submitted
in
hard
copy.

2)
Content
of
a
proposal.
The
proposal
must
contain
the
following
information:

a.
Application
for
Federal
Assistance
(
SF­
424)
and
Budget
Information
(
SF
 
424A).
These
two
forms
are
required
for
all
Federal
grants
and
must
be
submitted
on
the
front
of
your
proposal.
Only
finalists
will
be
asked
to
submit
additional
Federal
forms
necessary
to
process
a
Federal
grant.

b.
Work
Plan
.
A
work
plan
describes
your
proposed
project,
evaluation
process
and
your
budget.
Appendices
establish
your
timeline,
your
qualifications
and
any
partnerships
with
other
organizations.
Providing
your
information
in
the
order
listed
below
will
assist
grant
reviewers
in
evaluating
your
proposal.
The
work
plan
and
appendices
must
address
the
ranking
factors
in
Section
V
Part
B.

The
work
plan
shall
contain
a
project
description
of
no
more
than
11
pages.
The
11
page
work
plan
shall
include:

 
One
page
listing
the
key
contact
personnel
who
will
be
assigned
to
the
project.
 
The
purpose
of
your
project,
addressing
the
relevant
state,
regional
or
national
environmental
goals.
 
Who
will
manage
and
conduct
the
project
and
the
target
audience.
 
The
strategy,
outputs
and
outcomes
clarifying
all
basic
steps
from
beginning
to
end.
 
The
project
evaluation
process
which
explains
the
evaluation
tools,
observations
or
measures
for
tracking
progress
on
your
outputs
and
outcomes,.
 
A
detailed
budget
to
clarify
in
separate
columns
how
EPA
funds
and
non­
Federal
matching
funds
will
be
used
for
specific
tasks
or
activities.
The
detailed
budget
should
contain
at
least
the
following
areas:
personnel
(
list
all
positions),
fringe
benefits,
travel,
equipment,
supplies,
contractual,
indirect
costs,
and
income.

c.
Appendices.
Additional
information
that
shall
be
attached
to
the
11
page
work
plan
include:

 
A
timeline
to
link
tasks
or
milestones
to
a
project
schedule.
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A
description
of
the
programmatic
capabilities
of
the
lead
and
partner
organizations
and
key
qualifications
of
key
personnel
conducting
the
project.
(
If
you
send
resumes,
please
limit
the
length
of
a
resume
to
one
page
and
attach
a
maximum
of
three
resumes.)
 
Letters
of
commitment
from
partner
organizations
involved
with
the
proposal,
explaining
their
role
in
the
proposed
project.

B.
Page
Limitations
As
explained
in
Section
IV.
A,
the
entire
narrative
portion
of
the
work
plan,
which
includes
the
project
description,
purpose,
strategy,
evaluation
process
and
detailed
budget,
shall
not
exceed
11
pages.
"
One
page"
refers
to
one
side
of
a
single­
spaced
typed
page.
The
pages
shall
be
lettersized
(
8
½
X
11
inches)
with
margins
at
least
one­
half
inch
wide
and
a
font
size
no
smaller
that
12
points.
Appendices
are
not
included
in
this
page
limit.

C.
Address
to
Request
Application
Package
and
Information
Forms
for
grant
applications
may
be
obtained
electronically
at
the
following
web
site:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ogd/
AppKit/
application.
htm.
Requests
for
forms,
examples
of
currently
funded
cooperative
agreements,
or
other
questions
should
be
made
to:
Beth
Anderson,
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7409M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460­
0001,
telephone
number:
(
202)
564­
8833;
fax
number:
(
202)
564­
8899;
e­
mail
address:
Anderson.
Beth@
epa.
gov.

D.
Submission
Requirements
and
Copies
The
applicant
must
submit
one
original
and
two
copies
of
the
proposal
(
a
signed
SF­
424,
an
SF
424A,
a
work
plan
and
appendices
as
listed
above).
Do
not
include
other
attachments
such
as
cover
letters,
table
of
contents
or
appendices
other
that
those
described
above.
Your
pages
should
be
sorted
as
listed
in
Section
IV
A
with
the
SF­
424
forms
being
the
first
page
and
signed
by
a
person
authorized
to
receive
funds.
Blue
ink
signatures
are
preferred.
Proposals
should
be
stapled
or
clipped
once
in
the
upper
left
hand
corner,
on
white
paper
with
page
numbers.

E.
Submission
Deadline
and
Mailing
Address
EPA
will
consider
all
proposals
that
are
postmarked
by
the
U.
S.
Postal
Service
by
April
X,
2006
or
that
are
hand
delivered
with
documentation
indicating
acceptance
by
the
delivery
service
on
April
X,
2006.
Applications
may
also
be
e­
mailed
to:
Anderson.
Beth@
epa.
gov
by
5
PM
Eastern
Time
on
April
X,
2006.
All
applications,
however
transmitted,
must
be
received
by
EPA
headquarters
by
the
closing
date
and
time
in
order
to
receive
consideration.

Applications
may
be
submitted
by
US
Postal
Service,
express
mail
(
such
as
FedEX
or
UPS),
hand
delivery
or
courier
service.
Complete
address
information
is
provided
below:

For
submission
by
US
Postal
Service:
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06
10
Beth
Anderson,
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7409M)
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave,
NW
Washington,
DC
20460­
0001
For
submission
by
express
mail,
hand
delivery
or
courier
service:
Pollution
Prevention
Division
1201
Constitution
Ave,
NW
Room
5213
EPA
East
Washington,
DC
20460
Phone
(
202)
564­
8800
For
electronic
submission:
Applicants
may
submit
their
complete
proposal
via
e­
mail
or
online
through
http://
www.
grants.
gov.

1)
Email
proposals.
Proposals
should
be
e­
mailed
to
Anderson.
Beth@
epa.
gov.
Please
call
telephone
number:
(
202)
564­
8833
to
confirm
you
have
emailed
your
proposal
by
5
PM
Eastern
Time
on
April
X,
2006.
You
must
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
an
e­
mail
address
and
phone
number.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
application
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
proposal
due
to
technical
difficulties.
Forms
that
cannot
be
sent
through
email
must
be
noted
and
faxed
to
(
202)
564­
8899.
Original
signed
copies
of
the
Federal
government
forms
SF­
424
must
be
received
in
hard
copy.
Signed
hardcopies
of
the
SF­
424
must
be
mailed
through
the
USPS
or
sent
through
express
mail
to
the
appropriate
address
listed
above.

2)
Submitting
proposals
through
grants.
gov.
The
electronic
submission
of
your
proposal
package
must
be
made
by
an
official
representative
of
your
institution
who
is
registered
with
http://
www.
grants.
gov
and
is
authorized
to
sign
applications
for
Federal
assistance.
For
more
information,
go
to
http://
www.
grants.
gov
and
click
"
Get
Started,"
and
then
click
on
"
For
AOR"
(
Authorized
Organization
Representative)
on
the
left
side
of
the
page.
Note
that
the
registration
process
may
take
a
week
or
longer
to
complete.
If
your
organization
is
not
currently
registered
with
http://
www.
grants.
gov,
please
encourage
your
office
to
designate
an
AOR
and
ask
that
individual
to
begin
the
registration
process
as
soon
as
possible.

To
begin
the
application
process
for
this
grant
program,
go
to
http://
www.
grants.
gov
and
click
on
the
"
Apply
for
Grants"
tab
at
the
top
of
the
page.
Then
click
on
"
Apply
Step
1:
Download
a
Grant
Application
Package
and
Application
Instructions"
to
download
the
PureEdge
viewer
and
obtain
the
application
package
for
the
announcement
(
https://
apply.
grants.
gov/
forms_
apps_
idx.
html).
To
download
the
PureEdge
viewer,
click
on
the
"
PureEdge
Viewer"
link.
Once
you
have
downloaded
the
viewer,
you
may
retrieve
the
application
package
by
entering
the
Funding
Opportunity
Number,
XX/
XX/
06
PPD,
or
the
CFDA
number
that
applies
to
the
announcement,
in
the
appropriate
field.
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F.
Other
Submission
Information
1)
DUNS
identification
number.
All
organizations
applying
for
Federal
grant
funds
must
have
one
of
these
numbers
which
can
be
acquired
by
calling
Dun
and
Bradstreet
toll
free
at
1­
866­
705­
5711
or
by
visiting
their
web
site
at
www.
dnb.
com.
A
revised
version
of
form
SF­
424
will
include
the
DUNS
number
or
applicants
can
use
the
current
SF­
424
forms
and
enter
the
DUNS
number
in
the
Applicant
Information
address
block.

2)
Confidential
business
information.
In
accordance
with
40
CFR
2.203,
applicants
may
claim
all
or
a
portion
of
their
application/
proposal
as
confidential
business
information.
EPA
will
evaluate
confidentiality
claims
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
Part
2.
Applicants
must
clearly
mark
applications/
proposals
or
portions
of
application/
proposals
they
claim
as
confidential.
If
no
claim
of
confidentiality
is
made,
EPA
is
not
required
to
make
the
inquiry
to
the
applicant
otherwise
required
by
40
CFR
2.204(
c)(
2)
prior
to
disclosure.

3)
Federal
requirements.
If
an
applicant's
proposal
is
selected
for
Federal
funding,
the
applicant
must
complete
additional
application
forms
prior
to
being
considered
for
an
award
(
see
40
CFR
30.12
and
31.10).
In
addition,
successful
applicants
will
be
required
to
certify
that
they
have
not
been
debarred
or
suspended
from
participation
in
Federal
assistance
awards
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
Part
32.
The
applicant
must
demonstrate
eligibility
to
receive
assistance
under
this
announcement
as
provided
for
in
Section
III
Part
A.
Applications
must
provide
the
required
50%
match
as
described
in
Section
III
Part
B.

G.
Intergovernmental
review.
This
program
may
be
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
http://
www.
whitehouse.
gov/
omb/
grants/
spoc.
html
V.
Proposal
Review
Information.

A.
Threshold
Factors
The
EPA
review
panel
will
only
score
and
rank
proposals
that
meet
all
of
these
threshold
requirements.
Proposals
shall
be
for
a
12
month
period
of
performance
and
not
exceed
a
cost
of
$
120,000.
The
applicant
must
demonstrate
eligibility
to
receive
assistance
under
this
announcement
as
provided
for
in
Section
III
Part
A.
Applications
must
provide
the
required
50%
match
as
described
in
Section
III
Part
B.
EPA
will
notify
applicants
who
do
not
meet
threshold
eligibility
requirements
within
15
working
days
of
the
decision
to
reject
the
application.
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B.
Evaluation
and
Scoring
Only
those
proposals
that
meet
all
of
the
threshold
eligibility
factors
in
Section
III
will
be
evaluated
based
on
the
factors
below.
A
panel
comprised
of
EPA
headquarters
and
regional
staff
will
evaluate
each
application
and
proposals
will
be
ranked
based
on
the
results
of
the
evaluation.
Each
factor
is
worth
10
points.
The
factors
for
evaluating
proposals
are:

1.
Comprehensiveness
of
proposed
approach.
2.
Innovative
concepts
that
may
enhance
delivery
of
P2
information
and
services.
3.
Demonstration
of
understanding
of
pollution
prevention
challenges
faced
by
states
and
EPA
regions.
4.
Soundness
of
approach
for
collaborating
with
other
organizations.
5.
Soundness
of
approach
for
outreach
to
technical
assistance
providers
and
small
businesses.
6.
Soundness
of
proposed
plan
to
measure
and
evaluate
whether
the
center
has
achieved
the
expected
outputs
and
outcomes
described
in
section
I.
7.
Cost
effectiveness
and
efficiency
of
proposed
activities.
8.
Qualifications
and
experience
of
key
personnel
in
relation
to
their
responsibilities.
9.
Four
letters
of
commitment.
Each
letter
should
specify
services,
facilities,
or
funding
that
will
be
provided
and
should
be
signed
by
an
authority
with
the
ability
to
commit
resources.
10.
Past
performance.
The
extent
to
which
the
applicant
has
successfully
performed
projects
of
similar
scope
and
relevance
to
the
proposed
project
with
the
last
three
years
and
how
lessons
learned
from
past
projects
will
help
lead
to
the
success
of
the
proposed
project.
Past
projects
may
involve
previous
Federal
and
non­
Federal
grant
projects.
In
addition,
the
proposal
must
identify
any
adverse
audit
findings
or
grant
enforcement
actions
taken
by
any
Federal
agency
against
the
applicant
during
the
past
5
years.
In
evaluating
applicants
under
this
factor,
EPA
will
consider
information
supplied
by
the
applicant
in
its
proposal
and
may
also
consider
information
from
other
sources
including
Agency
files
and
prior
grantors
(
e.
g.,
to
verify
and/
or
supplement
the
information
provided
by
the
applicant).

C.
Selection
Process
A
panel
comprised
of
EPA
staff
will
evaluate
each
application
based
upon
the
four
criteria
listed
in
Section
V
Part
B
and
provide
a
score.
The
review
panel
will
discuss
the
recommended
ranking
to
provide
to
the
Agency's
selecting
official,
citing
a
proposal's
strengths
and
weaknesses.
The
EPA
Recommending
Officials
will
select,
from
among
the
highest
numerically
ranked
proposals,
a
group
of
finalists
to
recommend
for
award.
In
determining
the
finalists
to
recommend
for
award,
the
Recommending
Officials
may
consider
the
following
factors:
1)
effectiveness
of
collaborative
activities
and
partnerships
to
successfully
implement
the
project,
2)
geographic
distribution
of
projects,
and/
or
3)
programmatic
priorities
and
potential
duplication
of
effort
with
ongoing
projects.

D.
Anticipated
Announcement
and
Award
Dates
04/
24/
06
13
All
applicants
will
be
notified
by
EPA
headquarters
on
whether
or
not
the
application
has
been
selected
for
funding.
This
notification
is
not
an
authorization
to
begin
performance.
A
notice
signed
by
the
Grants
Administration
Division
is
the
authorizing
document
to
the
applicant
to
begin
performance.
EPA
anticipates
that
all
awards
will
be
announced
by
August
31,
2006
and
awards
will
be
issued
by
October
1,
2006.

VI.
Award
Administration
Information.

A.
Notification
to
Applicants
Applicants
should
receive
an
e­
mail
confirmation
that
EPA
has
received
their
proposal
two
business
days
after
receipt
at
EPA
headquarters.
EPA
will
contact
the
highest
scoring
finalists
to
request
additional
Federal
forms
and
other
information
as
recommended
by
reviewers
and
send
non­
selection
letters
to
the
other
applicants.
Non­
selection
letters
will
be
sent
within
15
business
days
after
a
decision
of
non­
selection.

B.
Incurring
Costs
EPA
headquarters
will
notify
all
applicants
whether
or
not
the
application
has
been
selected
for
funding.
The
notification
of
selection
as
a
finalist
is
not
an
authorization
to
begin
performance.
A
notice
signed
by
the
Grants
Administration
Division
is
the
authorizing
document
to
the
applicant
to
begin
performance.
Activities
shall
be
completed
and
funds
spent
within
the
time
frames
specified
in
the
award
agreement.
EPA
grant
funds
may
be
used
only
for
the
purposes
set
forth
in
the
grant
agreement
and
must
conform
to
Federal
cost
principles
contained
in
OMB
circulars
A­
87,
A­
122,
and
A­
21,
as
appropriate.
Ineligible
costs
will
be
deducted
from
the
final
grant
award.

C.
Reports
and
Work
Products
Specific
financial,
technical
and
other
reporting
requirements
to
measure
the
grant
recipient's
progress
will
be
identified
in
the
EPA
grant
award
agreement.
Grant
recipients
shall
submit
semi­
annual
or
quarterly
progress
reports
as
instructed
in
the
award
agreement.
Reporting
must
be
consistent
with
the
requirements
of
40
CFR
35.107,
35.115,
and
35.515.

In
their
reports,
recipients
should
discuss
accomplishments
as
measured
against
work
plan
commitments,
the
cumulative
effectiveness
of
the
work
performed
under
all
work
plan
components,
existing
and
potential
problem
areas
and
suggestions
for
improvement
including,
where
feasible,
schedules
for
making
improvements.
Two
copies
of
the
final
report
and
two
copies
of
all
work
products
shall
be
sent
to
the
EPA
project
officer
within
90
days
after
the
expiration
of
the
budget
period.
This
submission
will
be
accepted
as
the
final
requirement
unless
the
EPA
project
officer
notifies
you
that
changes
must
be
made
or
that
tasks
are
incomplete.

D.
Dispute
Resolution
Process
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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)
which
can
be
found
at
http://
a257.
g.
akamaitech.
net/
7/
257/
2422/
01jan20051800/
edocket.
access.
gpo.
gov/
2005/
05­
1371.
htm.

E.
Administrative
and
National
Policy
Requirements
Periodic
audits
should
be
conducted
as
part
of
the
recipient's
system
of
financial
management
and
internal
control
to
meet
the
terms
and
conditions
of
assistance
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
conduct
an
audit
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
conduct
an
audit
accordance
with
Federal
laws
and
regulations
governing
the
programs
in
which
they
participate.

Financial
records,
including
all
documents
to
support
entries
on
accounting
records
to
substantiate
charges
to
each
assistance
agreement,
must
be
kept
available
to
personnel
authorized
to
examine
EPA
assistance
agreement
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.

VII.
Agency
Contact.
Beth
Anderson,
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7409M),
USEPA
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460­
0001,
telephone
number:
(
202)
564­
8833;
fax
number:
(
202)
564­
8899;
e­
mail
address:
Anderson.
Beth@
epa.
gov.

VIII.
Other
Information.
Information
about
current
P2
information
network
grant
program
may
be
viewed
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
p2/
grants/
ppin/
ppin.
htm.
Information
about
the
current
P2Rx
centers
may
be
viewed
at
www.
p2rx.
org.
