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Technical Assistance Grant (TAGs) Resources

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Superfund Technical Assistance Grants
This fact sheet describes the Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) Program

English Version (PDF) (6pp,116KB)

Spanish Version (PDF) (7pp., 130KB)

Making Sure Your TAG Gets Environmental Results
Provides instructions to TAG applicants for incorporating Environmental Results outputs and outcomes in TAG applications, and to TAG recipient groups for reporting on Environmental Results outputs and outcomes in quarterly progress reports.

Download Factsheet (PDF) (3pp., 84KB)

Superfund Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Application Forms with Instructions
This publication provides detailed instructions and the black forms you need to apply for a TAG.
**Includes updated forms and instructions for including a DUNS identification number on SF 424, which now is required for all federal assistance applications. (Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS Number request line at 1-866-705-5711.)

Be sure to download ALL THREE PARTS of the document. Note: Contact your Regional TAG Coordinator before filling out a TAG application.

Instructions
(Part 1) (PDF)
(28pp., 2.5MB)

Instructions
(Part 2) (PDF)
(26pp., 4.7MB)

Blank Forms (PDF) (7pp., 1.7MB)

Technical Assistance Grants (TAG): Managing Your TAG
This fact sheet provides an overview of the financial, reporting, and record-keeping responsibilities involved in managing a Technical Assistance Grant.
Factsheet (PDF)
(11pp., 242KB)
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) Recipient Manual

The Superfund TAG Recipient Manual provides detailed information and tools for managing your TAG. This information has been organized into nine separate sections that are easy to download.  Five sections of the Manual are available now. Additional sections of the Manual will be posted here as each becomes available. In the meantime, you can use the sections currently available here as a guide for managing your TAG.  

Of course, you should continue to work closely with your EPA project officer/regional TAG coordinator and follow the requirements specified in your approved TAG agreement to ensure you meet all TAG requirements.

Now Available:
Section 1: Overview and First Steps (PDF) (12pp., 356KB)

Section 2: Tracking TAG Activities and Finances (PDF) (16pp., 248KB)

Section 3: Reporting Requirements (PDF) (20pp, 418KB)

Section 8: Blank Forms (PDF) (20pp., 1.7MB)

Section 9: Blank Worksheets and Other Tools (PDF) (7pp., 27KB)

Coming Soon:
Section 4: Procurement—Using TAG Funds [Coming Soon]

Section 5:   Requesting Payment  [Coming Soon]

Section 6: Changing, Extending, or Ending Your TAG  [Coming Soon]

Section 7: TAG Enforcement, Termination, and Your Right to Appeal  [Coming Soon]

Superfund Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Handbooks
A new TAG Recipient Manual is currently being developed. In the meantime, TAG recipients can use the handbook on "Procurement-Using TAG Funds" as a general reference. You should work closely with your EPA project officer/regional TAG coordinator and follow the requirements specified in your approved TAG agreement to ensure that you meet all TAG management and procurement requirements.

Procurement—Using TAG Funds (PDF)
(53pp., 205KB)


Technical Assistance Grants (TAG): How to Find and Select a Technical Advisor
This fact sheet provides an outline of some of the questions often asked by TAG recipients about finding and choosing a technical advisor.

Download (PDF) (6pp., 89KB)

October 2, 2000, Federal Register Notice: Final Rule on Technical Assistance Grant Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) published the final rule for the Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) on October 2, 2000. This rule is EPA's regulation for the TAG program.

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Download (PDF) (20pp., 281K)

40 CFR part 30
These are EPA’s general regulations for recipients of EPA grants and other EPA grants for nonprofit organizations.

40 CFR Part 30
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110
This document, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Non-Profit Organizations, outline government-wide requirements for grants to non-profit organizations, including EPA TAGs.

OMB Circular A-110
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-122
This document, Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations, establishes principles for determining cost of grants, contracts and other agreements with non-profit organizations.

OMB Circular A-122
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