Beach Grants

BEACH Act grants are awarded to eligible coastal and Great Lakes states, territories, and tribes to develop and implement beach monitoring and notification programs.

2012 Beach Grants

• Press Release (January 31, 2012)
• Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 52K) - contains a state-by-state breakdown of the expected 2012 allocation
• Federal Register Notice | Print Version (PDF) (5 pp, 168K) (February 6, 2012) 

Information Collection Request on Grant Reporting Requirements

The EPA is requesting comment on its proposed renewal of the reporting requirements for the BEACH Act Grants Information Collection Request (ICR). As a grant condition, grant recipients are required to collect and submit beach monitoring and notification information to the EPA. Collection of this information allows the EPA to evaluate the extent to which grant recipients fulfill the requirements of the BEACH Act.

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• Information Collection Request; Reporting Requirements for BEACH Act Grants (Renewal) | Print Version (PDF) (2 pp, 153K) (January 23, 2012)
  • OMB Approval: Notice of Action (NOA) on RegInfo.gov's OMB Control Number History 

Grant Allocation Formula

In 2010, EPA put into place changes to the grant allocation formula it uses to award implementation grants under the Beach Act.  EPA first announced those changes in 2008.

Background:

• Expected Changes to Grant Allocation Formula (August 13, 2008)
• Federal Register Notice of Expected Changes (August 13, 2008)

Additional Information

• Guidance and Required Performance Criteria (EPA-823-B-02-004)
• Data Requirements under Beach Act grants | Fact Sheet (May 2005; revised October 2008)
• EPA Regional beach program representatives
• Application Form SF-424
• Grants archive from past fiscal years