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# **Grants and Debarment**

##### Resources For Communities

        - Community Grants
        - EPA Grants 101 Tutorial

 

 

 

 

Learn About Grants at EPA

 

**American  Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009**
      - ARRA Grant Project Period Extensions (Non-SRF Awards)     
      - Grant Terms and Conditions    
      - Definition of “Infrastructure” for purposes of the American  Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009    
      - General Guidelines for Emblem and Logo Applications
      - Recovery Logo Download    
      - U.S. EPA, Office of Grants and Debarment: Agency Process for Required Use of American       Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods (Section 1605 of the American Recovery and       Reinvestment Act of 2009; 2 CFR 176.140 and 176.160)    
      - Implementation of Buy American provisions of P.L. 11-5, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"    
      - Tip Sheet for Registering with the Central Contractor  Registration (CCR)    
      - 1512 Reporting Activity Codes and Treasury Account Symbols Crosswalk  

**1512 Recipient Reporting Guidance for  Brownfields, Clean Diesel, Superfund, Underground Storage Tanks, and Water  State Revolving Funds**
      - Brownfields, 1512  Reporting Guidance    
      - Clean Diesel  Reporting  Information, 1512 Reporting Information    
      - Superfund, 1512 Reporting Guidance - Initial Guidance for Implementing the  Superfund Remedial Program Provisions of the American Reinvestment and Recovery  Act of 2009    
      - Underground Storage Tanks, LUST  Recovery Act Program Guidance    

**Water****State****Revolving Funds**
      - Instructions  for States Reporting State Revolving Fund Data Required Under the Recovery Act,  September 24, 2009    
      - Reporting Requirements for Recipients of  Water Quality Management Planning Grants Funded Under the Recovery Act, September 23, 2009    
      - Tracking  and Reporting Requirements of the Recovery Act for the State Revolving Fund  Programs, July 1, 2009    
      - SRF Tracking and Reporting Webcast Training  Series (PowerPoint)

**General EPA Guidance on Section 1512  Recipient Reporting:**
      - EPA  Instructions for Recipient Reporting    
      - Supplemental EPA Guidance on  Measuring and Reporting Job Estimates

**Federal Reporting:**  ****
      - FederalReporting.gov    
      - Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies from Peter R. Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, regarding Updated Guidance on ARRA Data Quality, Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates    
      - EPA Key Highlights of the December 18, 2009, Guidance re Job Creation Estimates    
      - Memorandum  for the Heads of Departments and Agencies from Peter R. Orszag, Director of the  Office of Management and Budget, regarding Improving Recovery Act Recipient  Reporting, September 11, 2009    
      - Recipient Reporting Data Model V3.0:  Final Production  Release for Quarter Ending September 30, 2009    
      - OMB Implementing Guidance:  Memorandum  for the Heads of Departments and Agencies from Peter R. Orszag, Director of the  Office of Management and Budget, regarding Implementing Guidance for  the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment  Act of 2009, June 22, 2009    
      - OMB Webinar Training Materials on Recipient Reporting   

**Davis Bacon Act Regional Resources**
      - EPA ARRA DBA Regional Coordinators Team    
      - EPA Davis Bacon Resource Network-Areas of Expertise

**EPA Civil Rights Obligations under The Recovery Act**
      - EPA Recovery Act Notice of Civil Rights Obligations - July 2010    

**EPA Implementation of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Requirement****:**
      - OGD’s  “Initial Guidance on Federal Funding  Accountability and Transparency Act Requirements for Subaward and Executive  Compensation Data Reporting for non-ARRA Assistance Agreements”  (October 22,  2010)
      - FFATA Guidance and Background Materials on  USASpending.gov  http://usaspending.gov/news
      - OMB “ Open  Government Directive – Federal Spending Transparency and Subaward and  Compensation Data Reporting ” (August 27, 2010)

**FFATA Frequently  Asked Questions (FAQs):**

As questions arise during the implementation of the Federal  Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), the Office of Grants and  Debarment (OGD) will collect questions, research answers and maintain a Frequently  Asked Questions (FAQs) document on our internet and intranet sites.

The current version may be found here: Current Version

EPA Contacts for Fsrs.gov concerns may be found here: EPA Contacts

**Office of Grants and Debarment policies concerning Unliquidated Obligations for Grants and Interagency Agreements:**
      - Transmittal of Unliquidated Obligations Policies for Grants and Interagency Agreements 
      - Managing Unliquidated Obligations and Ensuring Progress under EPA Assistance Agreements
      - Managing Unliquidated Obligations and Ensuring Progress under EPA Interagency Agreements

EPA Notice to Grantees Re: ACORN Funding Prohibitions, August 17, 2010Grant Regulations and Forms for New Grantees

Mandatory Grant's Management Training for Non-Profit Applicants      and Recipients  - EPA's new recipient course designed to help non-profit recipients and applicants understand assistance agreement regulations, the application process, management of their assistance agreements and the close out process. Completion of this class is mandatory for all non-profit award recipients upon receipt of monetary actions effective October 1, 2007. Please check your award document for the term and condition. Your certification will be good for 3 years after which you will have to update your training. (**This class is not required for Colleges or Universities. The cost principles taught are specially for non-profit enities.**) 
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Additional Resources
- Desk Top Resource
-  Guide on How to Prepare an        Indirect Cost Rate Proposal for a Non-Profit Organization  (35 pp,        276 K,  About          PDF )
-  Stay Exempt - How can you keep your 501(c)(3) exempt? ************************************

Find Current Funding Opportunities     - Contains information on CFDA Catalogue, Grants Competition, Small Business      Gateway and Open Announcements, and Grants.gov

OMB Relaunches Web Site to Track Federal Spending:  http://www.USAspending.Gov, a single searchable Website  that provides information on each Federal grant and contract awarded.****************************************

How to Apply - Find information on     the grant tutorial, headquarters grant application requirements and forms.  

EPA Grantee Forms - Find all EPA and OMB grant     related forms.
      - Effective October 1, 2009, EPA will require the use of the Federal Financial Report (SF-425). This form replaces the current Financial Status Report (SF-269 and SF-269A) and Federal Cash Transactions Report (SF-272). The new form may be found on the internet at:  http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/finservices/forms.htm

Grant and Fellowship Information - Locate     information about grant and fellowship programs offered by EPA offices.

Open Announcements - Locate up-to-date     information on open announcements

Competitive Information and Competitive Awards

Grant Awards Database     - Contains award information on EPA open grants and includes a view of grant     awards by quarter. The database can be searched by any word or combination     of words appearing within the award record. 

Policy and Regulations - New regulations,     policies, proposed rules, important notices and the regulatory agenda of future     regulations.
      -  Guidance          on Cost Review of Grants/Performance Partnership Grants Awarded under          40 CFR Part 35 Subpart A  (5pp, 172kb,  About    PDF )
      -  Cost Review                Template and Guidance for Project Officers Grants Under 40 CFR Part                35 Subpart A  (5pp, 237kb,  About    PDF )
      - Environmental Results under EPA Assistance         Agreements [EPA Order 5700.7]  (29 pp, 180 K,  About      PDF )                     - Linking Assistance Agreements to Environmental           Results 
      Example Logic Model:           Michigan Environmental Results Proposal for Dry Cleaners State Innovation                  Grant
 (4 pp, 453 K, 
About        PDF
)

      - EPA Policy on Assessing Capabilities         of Non-Profit Applicants for Managing Assistance Awards [EPA Order 5700.8]  (9         pp, 32 K,  About PDF )
      - Policy for Competition in Assistance         Agreements: 5700.5A1  (37 pp, 152 K,  About         PDF )
      - Assistance Administration        Manual 5700 Part 2 Pre-Award Section 01 Subawards Under EPA Assistance        Agreements [Subaward Policy]  (7        pp, 41 K,  About PDF )
      - Appendix B (Distinctions between        Subawards and Contracts)  (6        pp, 34 K,  About PDF )

Suspension and Debarment Program - Suspension     and debarment actions protect the government from doing business with individuals/companies/recipients   who pose a business risk to the government.

Find the Grant Regional Office Near You     - Includes links to all ten EPA regional grant offices.

EPA's Plan for Grants Management - This     Plan charts the course the Agency will follow in the coming years to deliver     an effective system for grants administration.
      - EPA Long-Term         Grants Management Training Plan  - This plan provides the framework         for  insuring that EPA employees have the skills to manage grants in accordance               with the highest fiduciary standards and for providing recipients with         the  knowledge they need to expend grant dollars in a fiscally responsible         manner. (32 pp, 960 K,  About         PDF )  

State      Grants | Find       Current Funding Opportunities | How        to Apply | EPA Grantee Forms | Grant         and Fellowship Information | Open         Announcements | Closed         Announcements/Pending Awards |Desk Top Resource  | Policy,Regulations and Guidance | Davis Bacon | Suspension and Debarment Program | Findthe Grant Regional Office Near You | EPA'sPlan for Grants Management |

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