Training
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(Taken from the 2008 State Innovation Grants Workshop)
Grants Policy
- EPA's Environmental Results Policy Slides (PDF) (12pp, 101K)
- EPA's Policy for Environmental Results/Outcomes Under Assistance Agreements (PDF) (29 pp, 323K)
Final Proposal Development
- Developing a Final Proposal Package (PDF) (5 pp, 200K)
- Guidance to Help States Develop Effective Final Proposals (23 pp, 152K)
- FY08 Schedule for Final Proposal Submission (PDF) (1 pg, 13K)
- Example of a Completed Final Application Package (62 pp, 23.2MB)
- FY08 State Innovation Grant Solicitation (51 pp, 316K)
Peformance Measures
- Logic Model Template (PDF) (1 pg, 22K)
- GAO's Managing for Results Hierarchy of Indicators (PDF) (1 pg, 44K)
- Reasons for Avoiding Evaluation (PDF) (2 pp, 19K)
- Introduction to Logic Modelling and Performance Measurement Workshop (68 pp, 513K)
- Logic Model Worksheet (PDF) (3 pp, 46K)
Public Involvement
- Public Involvement Slides (PDF) (20 pp, 92K)
Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
- Developing The QAPP Slides (PDF) (38 pp, 373K)
- Template for ERP QAPP (Microsoft Word)
- Template for EMS QAPP (Microsoft Word)
- Example of water ERP QAPP (PDF) (19 pp, 957K)
- Example of ERP EMS QAPP (PDF) (14 pp, 113K)
- OPEI Quality Management Plan (PDF) (4 pp, 2.7MB)
- Example of QAPP Review Checklist (Microsoft Word)
- EPA Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans (for reference) (PDF) (111 pp, 402K)
Data Collection and Reporting
- Data Collection and Outcome Measurement (PDF) (1 pg, 17K)
- Guidance for Progress Reports and Final Reports (PDF) (4 pp, 24K)
- Example of Good Progress Report (PDF) (5 pp, 42K)
- Example of Good Final Report (PDF) (11 pp, 73K)
- Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PDF) (2 pp, 18K)
Environmental Results Program (ERP)
- ERP Executive Summary (PDF) (6 pp, 438K)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Community EMS (PDF) (22 pp, 7.9MB)
- EPA Strategy for EMS (PDF) (20 pp, 165K)
Smart Growth
- Our Built and Natural Environments: Executive Summary (PDF) (8 pp, 314K)
- Growing Cooler: Chapter One (PDF) (18 pp, 7.6MB)
- This Is Smart Growth (PDF) (32 pp, 2.5MB)
- Water and the Density Debate (PDF) (6 pp, 84K)
Grant Application Online Submission
- EAPPLY to Grants.gov Slides (PDF) (25 pp, 1.9MB)