Responsibilities - Award Phase

The Recipient's Responsibilities Upon Notification of the Award:

Review the Assistance Agreement Award document and attached terms and conditions;
Contact the EPA Grants Specialist if you have any questions or concerns;
Sign the Agreement and return it to the EPA Grants Specialist within three weeks of receipt (do not make any changes, EPA can issue a corrected agreement);
Retain a copy of the Agreement in your files;
Begin work on your project, complying with the terms and conditions of the Agreement;
Inform the EPA Project Officer if problems arise that jeopardize the completion of the project;

Communicate regularly with the EPA Project Officer on technical issues and the Grants Specialist on administrative issues (don't ask for help after the fact).

The EPA Project Officer Responsibilities:

Monitor all activities and the recipient's progress on the project;
Review progress reports to ensure the recipient is performing the work as agreed and approved in the application;
Provide technical assistance to the recipient;
Respond to questions or concerns raised by the Grant Specialists;
Serves as the focal point for programmatic and technical issues;
Ensure completion of EPA's programmatic terms and conditions if supported as a cooperative agreement and;
Maintain documentation.

EPA Grant Specialists Responsibilities include:

Plan oversight reviews of recipient's management of assistance agreements;
Focal point for administrative issues.

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