**B. Submission Instructions for Electronic Applications Using
Grants.gov**

The electronic submission of your application must be made by an
official representative of your institution who is registered with
Grants.gov and is authorized to sign applications for Federal
assistance. For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov and click
on "Get Registered" on the left side of the page. *Note that the
registration process may take a week or longer to complete.* If your
organization is not currently registered with Grants.gov, please
encourage your office to designate an AOR and ask that individual to
begin the registration process as soon as possible.

To begin the application process under this grant announcement, go to
http://www.grants.gov and click on "Apply for Grants" on the left side
of the page. Then click on ―Apply Step 1: Download a Grant Application
Package and Instructions‖ to download the PureEdge viewer and obtain the
application package. You may retrieve the application package by
entering the Funding Opportunity Number, EPA-ORD-NRMRL-CI-08-01 or the
appropriate CFDA number (CFDA 66.511), in the space provided. Then
complete and submit the application package as indicated. **You may also
be able to access the application package by clicking on the button
"Application" at the top right of the synopsis page for this
announcement on http://www.grants.gov (to find the synopsis page, go to
http://www.grants.gov and click on the "Find Grant Opportunities" button
on the left side of the page and then go to Search Opportunities/Browse
by Agency and then go to EPA opportunities).**

**Application Submission Deadline:** Your organization's AOR must submit
your complete application electronically to EPA through Grants.gov
(http://www.grants.gov) no later than 4:30 pm EDT on **January 28,
2008.**

Please submit *all* of the proposal/application materials described
below.

**Note: Microsoft Vista and Word 2007 Users**

Please note that Grants.gov does not currently support the new Microsoft
Vista Operating system. The PureEdge software used by Grants.gov for
forms is not compatible with Vista. Grants.gov will be reviewing this
new product to determine if it can be supported in the future.

***In addition, the new version of Microsoft Word saves documents with
the extension .DOCX. The Grants.gov system does not process Microsoft
Word documents with the extension .DOCX. When submitting Microsoft Word
attachments to Grants.gov, please use the version of Microsoft Word that
ends in .DOC. If you have any questions regarding this matter please
e-mail the Grants.gov Contact Center at*** support@grants.gov or call
1-800-518-4726.

**The following forms and documents are required to be submitted under
this announcement:**

1\. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)

2\. Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)

3\. Key Contact List

4\. Project Narrative and Supporting Documentation

Documents 1 through 4 listed under Application Materials in Section IV.A
of this announcement should appear in the "mandatory Documents" box on
the grants.gov Grant Application Package page.

For documents 1-3, click on the appropriate form and then click "Open
Form" below the box. The fields that must be completed will be
highlighted in yellow. Optional fields and completed fields will be
displayed in white. If you enter an invalid response or incomplete
information in a field, you will receive an error message. When you have
finished filling out each form, click "Save". When you return to the
electronic Grant Application Package page, click on the form you just
completed, and then click on the box that says, "Move Form to Submission
List". This action will move the document over to the box that says,
"Mandatory Completed Documents for Submission."

For document 4, you will need to attach electronic files. Prepare each
of the documents as described above in items 4.a through 4.e of Section
IV.A and save the documents to your computer as an MS Word, PDF or
WordPerfect file. When you are ready to attach your proposal to the
application package, click on "Project Narrative Attachment Form", and
open the form. Click "Add Mandatory Project Narrative File", and then
attach your proposal (previously saved to your computer) using the
browse window that appears. You may then click "View Mandatory Project
Narrative File" to view it. Enter a brief descriptive title of your
project in the space beside "Mandatory Project Narrative File Filename",
the filename should be no more than 40 characters long. If there are
other attachments that you would like to submit to accompany your
proposal, you may click "Add Optional Project Narrative File" and
proceed as before. When you have finished attaching the necessary
documents, click "Close Form". When you return to the "Grant Application
Package" page, select "Project Narrative Attachment Form" and click
"Move Form to Submission List". The form should now appear in the box
that says, "Mandatory Completed Documents for Submission."

Once you have finished filling out all of the forms/attachments and they
appear in one of the "Completed Documents for Submission" boxes, click
the "Save" button that appears at the top of the Web page. It is
suggested that you save the document a second time, using a different
name, since this will make it easier to submit an amended package later
if necessary. Please use the following format when saving your file:
"Applicant Name - FY 07 (grant category; e.g., Assoc Prog Supp) " 1st
Submission" or "Applicant Name - FY 07 (grant category) -- Back-up
Submission." If it becomes necessary to submit an amended package at a
later date, then the name of the 2nd submission should be changed to
"Applicant Name - FY 07 (grant category) - 2nd Submission."

Once your application package has been completed and saved, send it to
your AOR for submission to the U.S. EPA through Grants.gov. Please
advise your AOR to close all other software programs before attempting
to submit the application package through Grants.gov.

In the ―Application Filing Name" box, your AOR should enter your
organization's name (abbreviate where possible), the fiscal year (e.g.,
FY07), and the grant category (e.g., Assoc Prog Supp). The filing name
should not exceed 40 characters. From the "Grant Application Package"
page, your AOR may submit the application package by clicking the
"Submit" button that appears at the top of the page. The AOR will then
be asked to verify the agency and funding opportunity number for which
the application package is being submitted. If problems are encountered
during the submission process, the AOR should reboot his/her computer
before trying to submit the application package again. \[It may be
necessary to turn off the computer (not just restart it) before
attempting to submit the package again.\] If the AOR continues to
experience submission problems, he/she should contact grants.gov for
assistance (phone: 1-800-518-4726, e-mail:
http://www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp). If submission problems are not
quickly resolved, contact the NRMRL electronic submission support
person, Cynthia Johnson at 513/569-7873 or <johnson.cynthia@epa.gov>.

Application packages submitted through grants.gov will be time/date
stamped electronically.

If you have not received a confirmation of receipt from EPA (not from
grants.gov) within 30 days of the application deadline, please contact
the individual identified in Section VII. Failure to do so may result in
your application not being reviewed.