FY 2009 General Assistance Program (GAP) Grant Notification

Overview

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, is requesting Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) grant proposals from federally recognized tribal governments and intertribal consortia for FY2010 work plan program development activities. The goal of the GAP is to assist tribes in developing the capability to plan and establish environmental protection programs and to develop and implement solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with their individual needs.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for the GAP is 66.926.

Important Dates*:

Grant Notification distributed by EPA	Oct. 23, 2008
Tribal Proposals must be submitted online by	Dec. 19, 2008
GAP Full Applications with Revised Work plans submitted online no later than	Apr. 17, 2009
Grant awards will be made by	Sept. 30, 2009
Funding is jeopardized if materials are received after the due dates. Notice of approved funding amounts will be based on R9’s receipt of final GAP funding allocation

New Information

GAP Online is Mandatory for FY 2009 – Proposals will only be accepted if they are submitted in GAP Online. If you have no internet access, please contact your Project Officer for further instructions. See the GAP Online introduction and User Guide in Attachment G below for assistance.
Grant Notification will not be mailed – In addition to this Web version of the GAP Notification, the Tribal Program Office distributed hard copies of it at this year's Region 9 Tribal EPA Conference.

Contents of Full Text Announcement

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Overview
Background and Program Description
Funding Amount Available
Eligibility
1. Eligible Recipients
2. Environmental Measures and Results
3. Eligible Activities (See Attachments A and B)
Proposal Process
1. Proposal Content
  1. Narrative Discussion
  2. Work plan
  3. Budget Breakdown
  4. Government Endorsement
2. Proposal Review Factors
3. Funding Priorities
4. Funding Decision Notifications/Guidance Letters
Final Application Process
Performance Partnership Grants
Award Administration
Agency Contacts

Invitation to Apply (PDF) (1 pp, 27K)
Coverpage (PDF) (1 pp, 30K)
Co-sponsor the 17th Annual Tribal – EPA Conference in Fall 2009 (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)
Grant Notification (PDF) (8 pp, 90K)
Attachment A — Sample General Assistance Program Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 77K)
Attachment B — Mandatory, Eligible and Ineligible Activities (PDF) (1 pp, 29K)
Attachment C — GAP Work Plan Information and Quarterly Progress Reporting (PDF) (1 pp, 19K)
Attachment D — Sample Work Plan Templates
- Tribal EPA Staff Training (PDF) (1 pp, 32K)
- Joint Evaluation (PDF) (2 pp, 40K)
Attachment E — Guidelines for Asset Protection for Drinking Water, Source Water Assessment and Wastewater Programs Under GAP (PDF) (6 pp, 53K)
Attachment F — Budget Breakdown Sample (PDF) (3 pp, 36K)
Attachment G — Tribal Program Office GAP Online Background Information (PDF) (1 pp, 24K)
- GAP Online User Guide (PDF) (50pp, 2.1M)
Attachment H — Tribal Program Office GAP Project Officer Contact List (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)

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