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Dated: September 27, 2005. 

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[FR Doc. 05–19604 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7978–1; RFA NO: EPA–OEE–05–03] 

Office of Environmental Education; 

Environmental Education Grants 

Program Solicitation Notice for 2006 

Announcement Type: New 

Announcement 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 

66.951. 

Application Deadline: The closing 

date and time for receipt of Applications 

is November 23, 2005, 5 p.m. All 

applications, however transmitted, must 

be received in Headquarters or a 

Regional Office by the closing date and 

time to receive consideration. See 

Section IV(D) for further information. 

Where To Send Applications: Mailing 

addresses are provided in Section VII. 

Authorizing Legislation: Section 6 of 

the National Environmental Education 

Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–619). 

Number of Awards: 150 grants are 

estimated, subject to the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications 

received. Most grants will be in the 

$10,000 to $15,000 range. 

Funding Amount: Approximately $3 

million. 

Cost Sharing Requirement: Applicant 

must provide non-federal matching 

funds of at least 25% of the total cost 

of the project. 

Project Period: July 1, 2006 is the 

earliest start date and most grants are for 

one year. 

Award Date: July 1, 2006. 

Contents By Section 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

II. Award Information 

III. Eligibility Information 

IV. Application and Submission Information 

V. Application Review Information 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VII. Agency Contacts 

Appendices 

A—Federal Forms and Instructions 

B—Checklist for Proposal and Performance 

Measures 

Full Text of Announcement 

Section I. Funding Opportunity 

Description 

A. Summary 

This document solicits grant 

proposals to support environmental 

education projects that promote 

environmental stewardship and help 

develop aware and responsible students, 

teachers, and citizens. This grant 

program provides financial support for 

projects which design, demonstrate, or 

disseminate environmental education 

practices, methods, or techniques as 

described in this notice. This 

solicitation notice contains all the 

information and forms necessary to 

prepare a proposal. If your project is 

selected as a finalist after the evaluation 

process is concluded, EPA will provide 

you with additional federal forms and 

requests for any other information 

needed to process your proposal. 

B. EPA Strategic Plan Linkage and 

Anticipated Results 

(1) Linkage to EPA Strategic Plan: The 

environmental education grants 

program supports progress towards EPA 

Strategic Goal 5 (Compliance and 

Environmental Stewardship), Objective 

5.2 (Improve Environmental 

Performance through Pollution 

Prevention and Innovation), and SubObjective 5.2.1 (Prevent pollution and 

promote environmental stewardship by 

government and the public). Recipients 

of these grants will further EPA’s 

strategic goals by implementing 

environmental education projects that 

improve environmental behavior 

through nonregulatory means, raise the 

public’s awareness of actions it can take 

to prevent pollution, and promote 

environmental stewardship. EPA, in 

negotiating an assistance agreement 

work plan under this competition, will 

ensure that the work plan contains welldefined outputs, and to the extent 

practicable, well-defined outcomes. 

Environmental Stewardship is defined 

for environmental education purposes 

as: Voluntary commitment, behavior, 

and accomplishments that result in 

environmental protection or 

improvement. Stewardship refers to an 

acceptance of personal responsibility for 

actions to improve environmental 

quality and to achieve sustainable 

outcomes. Stewardship involves 

initiatives and actions to enhance the 

state of the environment for the benefit 

of humanity and the animal kingdom. 

Some examples are: Minimizing or 

eliminating pollution at its source; using 

energy and natural resources efficiently; 

decreasing the use of hazardous 

chemicals; recycling wastes effectively; 

and conserving or restoring forests, 

prairies, wetlands, rivers, and urban 

parks to improve the quality of 

ecosystems, health, and life itself. 

Stewardship can be practiced by 

individuals, groups, schools, 

organizations, companies, communities, 

and government organizations. 

(2) Outputs refer to measurable 

quantitative or qualitative activities, 

efforts, deliverables, or work products 

that the applicant proposes to undertake 

during the project period. EPA 

anticipates that outputs from the awards 

made under this announcement will 

include: Outreach projects to educate 

the public about environmental issues; 

the conduct of workshops, classroom 

activities, or field trips; training sessions 

for educators; development of 

educational materials and Web sites; 

and the conduct of needs assessments. 

See Appendix B for further information 

on outputs. A grant proposal must 

clearly define outputs that can be 

measured during the funding period. 

Grant recipients are required to submit 

to EPA status reports about their 

progress achieving outputs once the 

project is implemented. 

(3) Outcomes refer to the result, effect, 

or consequence that will occur from 

carrying out the activities or outputs of 

the environmental education project 

that will support the EPA strategic goal. 

Outcomes may be environmental, 

behavioral, health-related or 

programmatic, must be quantitative, and 

may not necessarily be achievable 

during the project period. Outcomes 

may also be classified as short-, 

medium-, and long-term. Short-term 

outcomes include: Increased learning, 

knowledge, skills, attitudes, and 

motivation and must occur during the 

project period. Medium-term outcomes 

include: Decisions, actions, practices, 

and behavior which are the foundations 

of stewardship. For example, a project 

directed at students might include 

students cleaning up a stream, beach, 

habitat, or nature trail. A project 

directed at teachers might include 

teachers taking newly acquired skills 

into classrooms to teach and motivate 

students. Most projects will accomplish 

some medium-term outcomes during the 

project period. Long-term outcomes 

include: Enhanced civic responsibility, 

educational improvements; and 

environmental improvements. These 

outcomes are longer term and may occur 

after the project closes, such as a more 

environmentally literate public that 

takes action to restore or protect a 

watershed or transform a brownfields 

site into an inner city park. 

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Anticipated outcomes for 

environmental education grants include: 

(1) Promotion of environmental 

stewardship; (2) increased 

environmental knowledge and public 

awareness of environmental issues as 

measured by pre- and post-training 

surveys; (3) improved environmental 

literacy; (4) improved teacher access to 

training and research on environmental 

topics; and (5) sustainable 

environmental education programs. See 

Appendix B for further information on 

outcomes. 

(4) Environmental Results and 

Performance Measures refer to methods 

of determining how successful you are 

at completing your planned outputs and 

outcomes, which must result in 

improved environmental results over 

time. Progress reports to EPA must 

document that outputs and short-term 

outcomes are completed, and that 

progress was made on medium- and 

long-term outcomes. See Section 

V(B)(3), for the requirements on 

evaluating your success in measuring 

performance. Your proposal must 

address those outputs and outcomes (as 

identified above and in Appendix B) 

that are appropriate for your project. 

In summary, all proposals must 

promote stewardship and define 

measurable results that can be evaluated 

and reported to EPA once a grant project 

is underway. 

C. Statutory Authority for Education 

Section 6 of the National 

Environmental Education Act of 1990 

(Pub. L. 101–619) authorizes the award 

of Environmental Education Grants. For 

purposes of this action, Environmental 

‘‘Education’’ and ‘‘Information’’ are 

defined as follows: 

Environmental Education: Increases 

public awareness and knowledge about 

environmental issues and provides the 

skills necessary to make informed 

decisions and take responsible actions. 

It is based on objective and scientifically 

sound information. It does not advocate 

a particular viewpoint or course of 

action. It teaches individuals how to 

weigh various sides of an issue through 

critical thinking and it enhances their 

own problem-solving and decision 

making skills. 

Environmental Information: Proposals 

that simply disseminate ‘‘information’’

will not be funded. For example, 

projects that provide facts or opinions 

about environmental issues or problems, 

but may not enhance critical-thinking, 

problem solving or decision-making 

skills. Although information is an 

essential element of any educational 

effort, environmental information is not, 

by itself, environmental education. 

D. Educational Priorities for Funding 

and Definition of Terms 

All proposals must satisfy the 

definition of ‘‘environmental education’’

specified above and also address at least 

one of these educational priorities to 

qualify for a grant. The order of the list 

is random and does not indicate a 

ranking. 

(1) Capacity Building: Increasing 

capacity to develop and deliver 

coordinated environmental education 

programs across a state or across 

multiple states. 

(2) Education Reform: Utilizing 

environmental education as a catalyst to 

advance state or local education reform 

goals. 

(3) Community Issues: Designing and 

implementing model projects to educate 

the public about environmental issues 

and/or health issues in their 

communities through community-based 

organizations or through print, film, 

broadcast, or other media. 

(4) Health: Educating teachers, 

students, parents, community leaders, 

or the public about human-health 

threats from environmental pollution, 

especially as it affects children, and 

how to minimize human exposure to 

preserve good health. 

(5) Teaching Skills: Educating 

teachers, faculty, or nonformal 

educators about environmental issues to 

improve their environmental education 

teaching skills, e.g., through workshops. 

(6) Career Development: Educating 

students in formal or nonformal settings 

about environmental issues to 

encourage environmental careers. 

Definitions: The terms used above and 

in Section IV are defined as follows: 

Capacity Building as used here has a 

statewide focus and many proposals 

have been rejected for failure to satisfy 

the scope of this definition. If you plan 

to address this priority, please read this 

whole paragraph carefully. Capacity 

building requires networking with 

various types of educational 

organizations and statewide 

implementation of educational 

programs. If your project fails to meet 

these objectives, please select another 

educational priority. For purposes of 

this program, ‘‘Capacity Building’’ refers 

to developing effective leaders and 

organizations that design, implement, 

and link environmental education 

programs across a state or states to 

promote long-term sustainability of the 

programs. Coordination should involve 

all major education and environmental 

education providers including state 

education and natural resource 

agencies, schools and school districts, 

professional education associations, 

nonprofit educational and tribal 

organizations. Effective efforts leverage 

available resources and decrease 

fragmentation of effort and duplication 

across programs. Examples of activities 

include: Identifying and assessing needs 

and setting priorities; identifying 

funding sources and resources; 

facilitating communication and 

networking; promoting sustained 

professional development; and 

sponsoring leadership seminars. If 

existing capacity building efforts are 

underway in your state, please explain 

how you will support those efforts with 

your proposal. 

Education Reform refers to state, 

local, or tribal efforts to improve student 

academic achievement. Education 

reform efforts often focus on changes in 

curriculum, instruction, assessment, or 

how schools are organized. Curriculum 

and instructional changes may include 

inquiry and problem solving, real-world 

learning experiences, project-based 

learning, team building and group 

decision-making, and interdisciplinary 

study. Assessment changes may include 

developing content and performance 

standards and realigning curriculum 

and instruction to the new standards 

and new assessments. School site 

changes may include creating magnet 

schools or encouraging parental and 

community involvement. Note: All 

proposals must identify existing 

educational improvement needs and 

goals and discuss how the proposed 

project will address these needs and 

goals. 

Environmental issue is one of 

importance to the community, state, or 

region being targeted by the project, i.e., 

one community may have significant air 

pollution problems which makes 

teaching about human health effects 

from it and solutions to air pollution 

important, while rapid development in 

another community may threaten a 

nearby wildlife habitat, thus making 

habitat or ecosystem protection a high 

priority issue. 

Partnerships refers to the forming of a 

collaborative working relationship 

between two or more organizations such 

as governmental agencies, not-for-profit 

organizations, educational institutions, 

and/or the private sector. It may also 

refer to intra-organizational unions such 

as the science and anthropology 

departments within a university 

collaborating on a project. 

Section II. Award Information 

A. Type of Assistance Instrument To Be 

Awarded 

Assistance Agreement (Grant). 

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B. Number and Amount of Awards 

Approximately $3 million is available 

for awards under this announcement. 

This grant program generates a great 

deal of public enthusiasm for 

developing environmental education 

projects. Consequently, EPA receives 

more applications for these grants than 

can be supported with available funds. 

Under this announcement, Headquarters 

awards grants larger than $50,000 in 

federal funds and the 10 EPA Regional 

Offices fund the smaller grants. The 

competition for grants is intense, 

especially at Headquarters which often 

receives between 150 and 200 proposals 

and will fund 10 to12 grants, or less 

than 10% of the applicants. The average 

size of Headquarters grants is about 

$79,000. EPA grants in excess of 

$100,000 are seldom awarded through 

this program and proposals for 

Headquarters grants over $150,000 will 

not be considered. 

Regional offices usually receive fewer 

proposals than Headquarters and 

typically fund between 12 and 15 grants 

per Region, or about 30% of the 

applications received. The total number 

of grants awarded in all Regions 

nationwide will exceed 100 grants. Most 

of those grants will be in the $10,000 to 

$15,000 range and none will exceed 

$50,000. Proposals for Regional grants 

over $50,000 will not be considered. 

A large share of the annual funding is 

distributed through the Regional office 

grants because Congress directs EPA to 

award small grants to local schools and 

organizations. By limiting the size of the 

grants, EPA is able to reach more 

applicant organizations. 

C. Other Funding Provisions 

EPA reserves the right to reject all 

proposals and make no awards under 

this announcement. EPA also reserves 

the right to fund additional awards for 

up to 4-months after the original 

selections are made, if additional 

funding becomes available, and 

consistent with Agency policy. In 

addition, EPA reserves the right to 

partially fund proposals by funding 

discrete activities, portions, or phases of 

a proposed project. If EPA decides to 

partially fund a proposal, it will do so 

in a manner that does not prejudice any 

applicants or affect the basis upon 

which the proposal, or portion thereof, 

was evaluated or selected for award, and 

that maintains the integrity of the 

competition and the evaluation/ 

selection process. 

D. Multiple or Repeat Proposals 

An organization may submit more 

than one proposal to Headquarters and 

or a Regional office if the proposals are 

for different projects. No organization 

will be awarded more than one grant for 

the same project during the same fiscal 

year. Applicants who received one of 

these grants in the past may submit a 

new proposal for a different project. All 

proposals will be considered new and 

will be evaluated based upon the 

specific criteria set forth in this 

solicitation. Only those with the highest 

scores each annual cycle will receive 

grants. Due to limited resources, EPA 

does not sustain projects beyond the 

initial grant period. This grant program 

is geared toward providing seed money 

to initiate new projects or to advance 

existing projects that are ‘‘new’’ in some 

way, such as reaching new audiences or 

new locations. If you received a grant 

from this program in the past, it is 

essential that you explain how your 

current proposal is new. 

Section III. Eligibility Information 

A. Threshold Eligibility Criteria 

All proposals will first be reviewed 

for compliance with threshold eligibility 

factors, which are described in more 

detail below. In addition, applications 

must be received by EPA on or before 

the solicitation closing date published 

in Section IV of this announcement. 

Applications received after the 

published closing date will be returned 

to the sender without further 

consideration. 

Proposals must meet all of the 

threshold factors in order to be eligible 

for funding. Only those proposals that 

are deemed eligible will be reviewed 

based on the factors identified in 

Section V(B). The threshold criteria are: 

(1) Proposal must substantially 

comply with the submission 

instructions in Section IV(D); 

(2) The Applicant must be an eligible 

organization (see Section III(B) for more 

details on eligible applicants); 

(3) The Applicant must meet the nonfederal match (see Section III(C) below 

for more information); 

(4)(a) For Headquarters grants, the 

Applicant requests $150,000 or less; (b) 

For Regional grants, the Applicant 

requests $50,000 or less; 

(5) The Applicant must propose a 

project that meets the definition of 

environmental education (see Section 

I(C) for more information); 

(6) The Applicant must meet at least 

one of the educational priorities (See 

Section I(D) for more information); and 

(7) The Applicant must propose to 

perform an eligible activity (See Section 

III(D) for more information) 

B. Eligible Applicants 

Any local education agency, college 

or university, state education or 

environmental agency, not-for-profit 

organization as described in Section 

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 

or noncommercial educational 

broadcasting entity may submit a 

proposal. Applicant organizations must 

be located in the United States or 

territories and the majority of the 

educational activities must take place in 

the United States and territories, 

Canada, and/or Mexico. 

‘‘Tribal education agencies’’ which 

may also apply include a school or 

community college which is controlled 

by an Indian tribe, band, or nation, 

which is recognized as eligible for 

special programs and services provided 

by the United States to Indians because 

of their status as Indians and which is 

not administered by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. Tribal organizations do 

not qualify unless they meet this criteria 

or the not-for-profit criteria listed above. 

The terms for eligibility are defined in 

Section 3 of the Act and 40 CFR 47.105. 

A teacher’s school district, an 

educator’s nonprofit organization, or a 

faculty member’s college or university 

may apply, but an individual teacher or 

faculty member may not apply. 

C. Matching Funds 

Non-federal matching funds of at least 

25% of the total cost of the grant project 

are required. The matching requirement 

is explained in detail in Section IV(A)(4) 

under Budget and Non-Federal Match. 

D. Ineligible Activities 

Environmental education funds 

cannot be used for: 

(1) Technical training of 

environmental management 

professionals; 

(2) Environmental ‘‘information’’

projects that have no educational 

component, as described above in 

Section I(C); 

(3) Lobbying or political activities as 

defined in OMB Circulars A–21, A–87 

and A–122; 

(4) Advocacy promoting a particular 

point of view or course of action; 

(5) Non-educational research and 

development; or 

(6) Construction projects—EPA will 

not fund construction activities such as 

the acquisition of real property (e.g., 

buildings) or the construction or 

modification of any building. EPA may, 

however, fund activities such as 

creating a nature trail or building a bird 

watching station as long as these items 

are an integral part of the environmental 

education project, and the cost is a 

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relatively small percentage of the total 

amount of federal funds requested. 

Section IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Content and Form of Proposal 

The proposal must contain the 

following information: (1) Two standard 

federal application and budget forms; 

(2) project summary sheet; (3) project 

description; (4) project evaluation plan 

and criteria; (5) detailed budget; (6) 

timeline; (7) description of organization 

and personnel; and (8) letters of 

commitment (if you have partner 

organizations). Please follow the 

instructions below and do not submit 

additional items. EPA must make copies 

of your proposal for use by grant 

reviewers. Unnecessary cover letters, 

attachments, divider sheets, forms, or 

binders create a paperwork burden for 

the reviewers and are not helpful. The 

proposal must explicitly describe the 

applicant’s proposed project and 

specifically address each of the 

evaluation factors disclosed in Section 

V(B). 

Federal Forms: Application for 

Federal Assistance (SF–424) and Budget 

Information (SF–424A): These two 

forms are required for all federal grants 

and must be submitted on the front of 

your proposal. The two forms, along 

with instructions specific to this 

program and examples, are included at 

the end of this notice. These two forms 

can also be completed on our web site 

and printed off with your data and 

dollars included. Only finalists will be 

asked to submit additional federal forms 

necessary to process a federal grant. 

Work Plan and Appendices: A work 

plan describes your proposed project, 

evaluation process, and your budget. 

Appendices establish your timeline, 

your qualifications, and any 

partnerships with other organizations. 

Grant reviewers look at many proposals, 

and providing your information in the 

order listed below prevents information 

from being overlooked. The work plan 

and appendices must address the 

ranking factors identified in Section 

V(B). 

(1) Project Summary: Provide a one 

page overview of your entire project in 

the following format; pages in excess of 

one will not be reviewed. 

(a) Organization: Briefly describe: (1) 

Your organization, and (2) list your key 

partners for this grant, if applicable. 

Partnerships are encouraged and 

considered to be a major factor in the 

success of projects. Full details about 

your organization and staff will be an 

appendix. 

(b) Summary Statement: Provide an 

overview of your project that explains 

the concept and your goals and 

objectives. This should be a basic 

explanation in layman’s terms to 

provide a reviewer with an 

understanding of the purpose and 

expected outcomes of your educational 

project. If a person unfamiliar with your 

project reads this paragraph and cannot 

grasp your basic concept, then you have 

not achieved what is requested here. 

(c) Educational Priority: Identify 

which priority listed in Section I you 

will address, such as education reform 

or teaching skills. Proposals may 

address more than one educational 

priority for the same project; however, 

EPA cautions against losing focus on 

projects. Evaluation panels often select 

projects with a clearly defined purpose, 

rather than projects that attempt to 

address multiple priorities at the 

expense of a quality outcome. 

(d) Delivery Method: Explain how you 

will reach your audience, such as 

workshops, conferences, field trips, 

interactive programs, etc. 

(e) Audience: Describe the 

demographics of your target audience 

including the number and types you 

expect to reach, such as teachers and/or 

students and specific grade levels, 

health care providers, the general 

public, etc. 

(f) Costs: List the types of activities on 

which you will spend the EPA portion 

of the grant funds. 

(2) Project Description: Describe 

precisely what your project will 

achieve—why, who, when, how, and 

with what. Explain each aspect of your 

proposal clearly and address each topic 

below. If you choose to reorder the 

following paragraphs, include the 

headings below or you risk the 

possibility of information being 

overlooked when the project is scored. 

Please address all of the following to 

ensure that grant reviewers can fully 

comprehend and score your project 

correctly. 

(a) Why: (i) Explain the purpose of 

your project and how it will address an 

educational priority listed in Section I, 

such as teaching skills. 

(ii) Identify your environmental issue, 

such as energy conservation, clean air or 

water, ecosystem protection, or crosscutting topics. Explain the importance 

to your community, state, or Region. If 

the project has the potential for wide 

application, and/or can serve as a model 

for use in other locations with a similar 

audience, explain how. 

(iii) Stewardship: Explain how your 

project will increase environmental 

stewardship as defined in Section I. 

(b) Who: Explain who will manage 

and conduct the project; also identify 

the target audience, the number to be 

trained, and demonstrate an 

understanding of the needs of that 

audience. Important: Explain your 

recruitment plan to attract your target 

audience, and clarify any incentives 

used such as stipends and continuing 

education credits. 

(c) How: Explain your strategy, 

objectives (outputs and outcomes), 

activities, and delivery methods to 

establish that you have realistic goals 

and objectives and will use effective 

methods to achieve them. Clarify for the 

reviewers how you will complete all 

basic steps from beginning to end. Do 

not omit steps that lead up to or follow 

the actual delivery methods; e.g., if you 

plan to make a presentation about your 

project at a local or national conference, 

specify where. 

(d) With What: Demonstrate that the 

project uses or produces quality 

educational products or methods that 

teach critical-thinking, problem-solving, 

and decision-making skills. Please note 

the following restrictions on the 

development of educational materials. 

Please note: Guidance on Curriculum 

Development. EPA strongly encourages 

applicants to use and disseminate existing 

environmental education materials 

(curricula, training materials, activity books, 

etc.) rather than designing new materials, 

because experts indicate that a significant 

amount of quality educational materials have 

already been developed and are underutilized. EPA will consider funding new 

materials only where the applicant 

demonstrates that there is a need; e.g., that 

existing educational materials cannot be 

adapted well to a particular local 

environmental concern or audience, or 

existing materials are not otherwise 

accessible. The applicant must specify what 

steps they have taken to determine this need, 

e.g., you may cite a conference where this 

need was discussed, the results of inquiries 

made within your community or with 

various educational institutions, or a research 

paper or other published document. Further, 

EPA recommends the use of a publication 

entitled Environmental Education Materials: 

Guidelines for Excellence which was 

developed in part with EPA funding. These 

guidelines contain recommendations for 

developing and selecting quality 

environmental education materials. On our 

Web site under ‘‘Resources’’ you may view 

these guidelines and find information about 

ordering copies. (Please note: Provide up to 

5 pages total to address both the Project 

Description and the Project Evaluation; pages 

in excess of that will not be reviewed.) 

(3) Project Evaluation: Explain how 

you will ensure that you are meeting the 

goals, objectives, outputs, and outcomes 

of your project. Evaluation plans may be 

quantitative and/or qualitative and may 

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include, for example, evaluation tools, 

observation, or outside consultation. Pre 

and post-training questionnaires are 

recommended to determine if your 

performance measures for learning are 

being satisfied. Please Note: Section I(B) 

explains the EPA Strategic Plan and that 

all grants must support the EPA goals of 

promoting environmental stewardship 

and/or preventing pollution, and must 

result in improved environmental 

results over time. 

In this section, you must explain your 

plans for tracking and measuring 

progress on your outputs and your 

short-term outcomes. If your mediumand long-term outcomes can also be 

measured within the project period, 

explain your plans for that evaluation as 

well. (Please note: As mentioned above, 

provide up to 5 pages total to address 

both the Project Description and the 

Project Evaluation; pages in excess of 

that will not be reviewed.) 

(4) Budget and Non-Federal Match: 

Create a detailed budget to clarify in 

separate columns how EPA funds and 

non-federal matching funds will be used 

for specific items or activities. In the 

detailed budget, use the same order and 

headings listed on the Budget Form 

424A; i.e., personnel/salaries, fringe 

benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, 

contract costs, and indirect costs, where 

appropriate. Provide details for each 

expense, such as personnel or travel, 

and make sure you factor in the costs for 

all proposed activities and clarify which 

will be paid by EPA. Smaller grants 

with uncomplicated budgets may have 

dollar columns (EPA and matching 

funds) that list only a few expenses and 

items. (See detailed instructions for 

Budget Form 424A at the back of this 

Notice). 

Please note the following funding 

restrictions: 

—Indirect costs may be requested if your 

organization has an Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement on file with a Federal Agency, 

subject to audit 

— Funds for salaries and fringe benefits may 

be requested only for those personnel who 

are directly involved in implementing the 

proposed project and whose salaries and 

fringe benefits are directly related to 

specific products or outcomes of the 

proposed project. EPA strongly encourages 

applicants to request reasonable amounts 

of funding for salaries and fringe benefits 

to ensure that your proposal is competitive. 

—EPA will not fund the acquisition of real 

property (including buildings) or the 

construction or modification of any 

building. 

Matching Funds Explanation: Nonfederal matching funds must be at least 

25% of the total cost of the project. The 

match must be for an allowable cost and 

may be provided by the applicant or a 

partner organization or institution. The 

match may be provided in cash or by inkind contributions and other non-cash 

support. In-kind contributions often 

include salaries or other verifiable costs 

and this value must be carefully 

documented. In the case of salaries, 

applicants may use either minimum 

wage or fair market value. If the match 

is provided by a partner organization, 

the applicant is still responsible for 

proper accountability and 

documentation. All grants are subject to 

federal audit. 

Important: The matching non-federal 

share is a percentage of the entire cost 

of the project. For example, if the 75% 

federal portion is $10,000, then the 

entire project should, at a minimum, 

have a budget of $13,333, with the 

recipient providing a contribution of 

$3,333. To assure that your match is 

sufficient, simply divide the federally 

requested amount by three. Your match 

must be at least one-third of the 

requested amount to be sufficient. 

Other Federal Funds: You may use 

other federal funds in addition to those 

provided by this program, but not for 

activities that EPA is funding. You may 

not use any federal funds to meet any 

part of the required 25% match 

described above, unless it is specifically 

authorized by statute. If you have 

already been awarded federal funds for 

a project for which you are seeking 

additional support from this program, 

you must indicate those funds in the 

budget section of the work plan. You 

must also identify the project officer, 

agency, office, address, phone number, 

and the amount of the federal funds. 

(5) Appendices: 

(a) Timeline—Include a ‘‘timeline’’ to 

link your activities to a clear project 

schedule and indicate at what point 

over the months of your budget period 

each action, event, milestone, product 

development, etc. will occur. 

(b) Background of Organization and 

Key Personnel—Attach a description of 

the programmatic capabilities of the 

lead organization and of partner 

organizations with significant roles in 

the project (see scoring criteria in 

Section V(B) for specific factors to 

address ). Also, include a paragraph 

describing qualifications of each of the 

key personnel conducting the project. If 

you send resumes, please keep it to a 

maximum of 3 one-page resumes. 

(c) Letters of Commitment—If the 

applicant organization has partners, 

such as schools, state agencies, or other 

organizations, include letters of 

commitment from partners explaining 

their role in the proposed project. Do 

not include letters of endorsement or 

recommendation or have them mailed 

in later; they will not be considered in 

evaluating proposals. 

Please do not submit other 

appendices or attachments. EPA may 

request such items if your proposal is 

among the finalists under consideration 

for funding. 

B. Page Limits 

As explained in Section IV.A, the 

entire narrative portion of the Work 

Plan (which includes the Project 

Summary, Project Description, and 

Project Evaluation) shall not exceed 6 

pages—the Project Summary (1 page) 

and up to 5 pages total for both the 

Project Description and Project 

Evaluation. ‘‘One page’’ refers to one 

side of a single-spaced typed page. The 

pages must be letter-sized (81⁄2 x 11 

inches), with margins at least one-half 

inch wide and with a font size no 

smaller than 10 points. The Detailed 

Budget, Timeline, and Appendices are 

not included in the page limit. 

C. Submission Requirements and Copies 

The applicant must submit one 

original and two copies of the proposal 

(a signed SF–424, an SF–424A, a work 

plan, a detailed budget, and the 

appendices listed above). Do not 

include other attachments such as cover 

letters, tables of contents, additional 

federal forms, divider sheets, or 

appendices other than those listed 

above. Your pages should be sorted as 

listed in Section IV(A) with the SF–424 

being the first page of your proposal and 

signed by a person authorized to receive 

funds. Blue ink for signatures is 

preferred. Proposals must be 

reproducible; they should not be bound. 

They should be stapled or clipped once 

in the upper left hand corner, on white 

paper, and with page numbers because 

many proposals get copied at one time. 

Forms: If you receive this solicitation 

electronically and if the standard federal 

forms for Application (SF–424) and 

Budget (SF–424A) cannot be printed by 

your equipment, you may call or write 

the appropriate EPA office listed at the 

end of this document. If you locate the 

federal forms elsewhere, please read our 

instructions which have been modified 

for this grant program. 

D. Submission Deadline and Project 

Period 

(1) Due Date—The closing date and 

time for submission of completed 

applications is November 23, 2005, 5:00 

p.m. based on the local time zone of the 

office for which the proposal is being 

submitted. All applications, however 

transmitted, must be received by 

Headquarters or a Regional Office by the 

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closing date and time in order to receive 

consideration. 

Applications may be submitted by 

U.S. Postal Service, express mail (such 

as FedEx and UPS), hand delivery, or 

courier service. Please see Section VII 

for additional information. 

(2) Start Date and Length of Projects—

July 1, 2006 is the earliest start date that 

applicants should plan on and enter on 

their application forms and timeline. 

Budget periods cannot exceed 1 year for 

small grants of $10,000 or less. EPA 

prefers a 1-year budget period for larger 

grants, but will accept a budget period 

of up to 2 years, if the project timeline 

clarifies that more than a year is 

necessary for full implementation of the 

project. 

E. Mailing Addresses 

Complete address information for 

Headquarters and the Regional Offices is 

provided in Section VII. 

F. Other Submission Information 

(1) DUNS Identification Number: All 

organizations applying for federal grant 

funds must have one of these numbers 

which can be acquired by calling Dun 

and Bradstreet toll free at 1–866–705–

5711 or by visiting their Web site at 

http://www.dnb.com. 

(2) Confidential Business Information: 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.203, 

applicants may claim all or a portion of 

their application/proposal as 

confidential business information. EPA 

will evaluate confidentiality claims in 

accordance with 40 CFR Part 2. 

Applicants must clearly mark 

applications/proposals or portions of 

applications/proposals they claim as 

confidential. If no claim of 

confidentiality is made, EPA is not 

required to make the inquiry to the 

applicant otherwise required by 40 CFR 

2.204(c)(2) prior to disclosure. 

Section V. Application Review 

Information 

A. Threshold Factors 

Proposals will first be evaluated based 

on the threshold eligibility factors stated 

in Section III. The threshold eligibility 

review of Headquarters applications 

will be conducted by external 

environmental educators approved by 

EPA. The threshold eligibility review of 

Regional applications will be conducted 

by EPA officials or external 

environmental educators. Proposals that 

fail to meet all of the threshold 

eligibility factors will not be further 

considered and applicants will be 

notified accordingly. Headquarters and 

Regional proposals that meet all of the 

threshold eligibility factors in Section III 

will then be evaluated based on the 

criteria described below. 

B. Full Evaluation and Scoring 

Only those proposals that meet all of 

the threshold eligibility factors in 

Section III will be evaluated based on 

the factors below. Headquarters 

proposals will be reviewed by EPA 

officials and external environmental 

educators approved by EPA. Regional 

proposals will be reviewed by EPA 

officials, and external environmental 

educators approved by EPA may also be 

used. At the conclusion of the 

evaluation phase, the proposals will be 

ranked based upon the results of the 

evaluation. A maximum of 100 points is 

available as follows: 

(1) Project Summary—Maximum 

Score: 10 points—The project summary 

will be evaluated based on the 

applicant’s overview of the entire 

project as addressed in the Project 

Summary described in Section IV(A)(1). 

(2) Project Description—Maximum 

Score: 40 points—Under this factor, 

proposals will be evaluated based on 

how well the applicant explained the 

need for the proposed project (10 

points); how well the applicant 

designed and described the proposed 

project (10 points); how effectively the 

proposed project will accomplish the 

stated goals (10 points); and how well 

the applicant described specific tasks 

for the successful achievement of stated 

goals (10 points). 

(3) Project Evaluation—Maximum 

Score: 15 points—The project 

evaluation score will be based on an 

assessment of: (a) The applicant’s design 

and strategy for evaluation measures (5 

points); (b) how effectively the applicant 

will measure or track its progress 

towards achieving the outputs and 

outcomes in Section I of this 

announcement (10 points). 

(4) Budget—Maximum Score: 15 

points—Under this factor, proposals 

will be evaluated based on: (a) How well 

the budget information clearly and 

accurately shows how funds will be 

used (5 points); (b) whether the funding 

request is reasonable given the activities 

proposed (5 points); and (c) whether the 

funding provides a good return on the 

investment (5 points). 

(5) Appendices—Maximum Score: 20 

points—Under this factor, proposals 

will be evaluated based on: 

(a) Timeline: How well the timeline 

clarifies the workplan and establishes 

for reviewers that the project is well 

thought out and feasible as planned (5 

points). 

(b) Partnerships: The extent of 

partnership, and the extent to which a 

firm commitment is made by the partner 

to provide services, facilities, or funding 

(5 points). 

(c) Programmatic Capability and 

Technical Experience: The applicant’s 

demonstrated ability to successfully 

complete the proposed project based on 

its: (1) Past performance in successfully 

completing educational projects similar 

to the proposed project; (2) history of 

meeting reporting requirements on prior 

or current grants and submitting 

acceptable final technical reports; (3) 

organizational experience and plan for 

timely and successfully achieving the 

objectives of the project; and (4) staff 

expertise/qualifications, staff 

knowledge, and resources or the ability 

to obtain them, to successfully achieve 

the goals of the project. Under this 

factor, EPA will consider information 

provided by the applicant and may 

consider information from other sources 

including EPA agency files. In addition, 

applicants who do not have any relevant 

past performance or reporting history 

will receive a neutral evaluation for 

those elements of programmatic 

capability (10 points). 

C. Final Selections 

After the proposals are evaluated and 

scored by the reviewers, as described 

above, the respective Recommending 

Officials (EPA staff in the Office of 

Public Affairs for proposals submitted to 

Headquarters, and EPA Regional staff in 

the Office of Public Affairs or the 

equivalent for proposals submitted to 

the Regional offices) will select, from 

among the highest numerically ranked 

proposals in Headquarters and each of 

the Regions, a group of Headquarters 

and Regional finalists to recommend for 

award to the respective Headquarters 

and Regional Approving Officials. In 

determining which finalists to 

recommend for award (to the respective 

Headquarters and Regional Approving 

Officials) from among the highest 

numerically ranked proposals, the 

Recommending Officials will consider 

the following factors: 

(1) Effectiveness of collaborative 

activities and partnerships, as needed to 

successfully implement the project; 

(2) Environmental and educational 

importance of the activity or product; 

(3) Effectiveness of the delivery 

mechanism (i.e., workshop, conference, 

etc.); 

(4) Cost effectiveness of the proposal; 

and 

(5) Geographic distribution of 

projects. 

The Approving Official for Headquarters 

awards is a senior-level official in the 

Office of the Administrator. The 

Approving Official for Regional awards 

is a senior-level official within the 

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Office of the Regional Administrator. In 

making the final funding decisions, the 

Approving Officials will consider the 

recommendations of the Recommending 

Officials and may also consider 

geographical balance and program 

balance. 

Section VI. Award Administration 

Information 

A. Notification to Applicants 

Applicants will receive a 

confirmation that EPA has received 

their proposal after EPA has entered 

information about all proposals into a 

database, usually within 2 months after 

receipt. EPA will contact the highest 

scoring finalists to request additional 

federal forms and other information as 

recommended by reviewers; and send 

non-selection letters to the others. If 

selected for a grant, an award package 

will be mailed to the recipient 

organization explaining the 

responsibilities of the grantee. Nonselection letters will be sent within 15 

business days after a decision of nonselection. 

B. Responsible Officials 

Projects must be performed by the 

applicant or by a person satisfactory to 

the applicant and EPA. All proposals 

must identify any person other than the 

applicant who will assist in carrying out 

the project. These individuals are 

responsible for receiving the grant 

award agreement from EPA and 

ensuring that all grant conditions are 

satisfied. Recipients are responsible for 

the successful completion of the project. 

C. Incurring Costs 

Grant recipients may begin incurring 

allowable costs on the start date 

identified in the EPA grant award 

agreement. Activities must be 

completed and funds spent within the 

time frames specified in the award 

agreement. EPA grant funds may be 

used only for the purposes set forth in 

the grant agreement and must conform 

to Federal cost principles contained in 

OMB Circulars A–87; A–122; and A–21, 

as appropriate. Ineligible costs will be 

deducted from the final grant award. 

D. Reports and Work Products 

Specific financial, technical, and 

other reporting requirements to measure 

the grant recipient’s progress will be 

identified in the EPA grant award 

agreement. Grant recipients must submit 

formal quarterly or semi-annual 

progress reports, as instructed in the 

award agreement. Also, two copies of a 

final report and two copies of all work 

products must be sent to the EPA 

project officer within 90 days after the 

expiration of the budget period. This 

submission will be accepted as the final 

requirement, unless the EPA project 

officer notifies you that changes must be 

made or that tasks are incomplete. 

E. Regulatory References 

The Environmental Education Grant 

Program Regulations provide additional 

information on EPA’s administration of 

this program (57 FR 8390; Title 40 CFR, 

part 47). Also, EPA’s general assistance 

regulations at 40 CFR part 31 apply to 

state, local, and Indian tribal 

governments and 40 CFR part 30 applies 

to all other applicants such as nonprofit 

organizations. 

F. Other Procedures 

(1) Pre-application assistance: None 

planned. 

(2) Dispute Resolution: Assistance 

agreement competition-related disputes 

will be resolved in accordance with the 

dispute resolution procedures published 

in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 

(January 26, 2005) which can be found 

at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/ 

2422/01jan20051800/ 

edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05- 

1371.htm. 

G. Other Funding 

Please note that this is a very 

competitive grant program. Limited 

funding is available and many qualified 

grant applications will not be funded by 

EPA even though efforts will be made to 

secure funding from all available 

sources within the Agency. If your 

project is not funded, you may wish to 

review other available grant programs 

on the main EPA Web site and in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

at http://www.cfda.gov which lists 

funding opportunities. Nonprofit 

applicants that are recommended for 

funding will be subject to pre-award 

administrative capability reviews 

consistent with Sections 8.b, 8.c, and 

9.d of EPA Order 5700.8. 

Section VII. Agency Contacts 

A. Internet: http://www.epa.gov/ 

enviroed 

Please visit our Web site where you 

can view and download: Federal forms, 

tips for developing successful grant 

applications, descriptions of projects 

funded under this program by state, and 

other education links and resource 

materials. The ‘‘Excellence in EE’’ series 

of publications listed there includes 

guidelines for: Developing and 

evaluating educational materials; the 

initial preparation of environmental 

educators; and using environmental 

education in grades K–12 to support 

state and local education reform goals. 

B. Mailing List for Environmental 

Education Grants 

If you wish to be notified when the 

next Solicitation Notice is issued, you 

should visit our Web site (http:// 

www.epa.gov/enviroed) where you can 

log in for notification of a new notice. 

Or you can be added to a regular 

mailing list for a printed copy by 

mailing your request along with your 

name, organization, address, and phone 

number to: Environmental Education 

Grant Program (Year 2007), EPA Office 

of Environmental Education (1704 A), 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Cece Kremer, 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the 

Administrator. 

Mailing Addresses and Information 

Applicants who need clarification 

about specific requirements in this 

Solicitation Notice may contact the 

Environmental Education Office in 

Washington, DC for grant requests of 

more than $50,000 in federal funds, or 

their EPA Regional office for grant 

requests of $50,000 or less. Applications 

may be submitted by U.S. Postal 

Service, express mail (such as FedEx 

and UPS), and hand delivery or courier 

service. Complete address information 

for Headquarters and the Regional 

Offices is provided below. 

U.S. EPA Headquarters—For Proposals 

Requesting More Than $50,000 From 

EPA 

For submission by U.S. Postal Service: 

Environmental Education Grant 

Program, Office of Environmental 

Education (1704 A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

For submission by express mail (Fed 

Ex and UPS), hand delivery, or courier 

service: Office of Environmental 

Education (Room 1426A North), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004. (202) 564–0443. 

Information: Diane Berger or Sheri 

Jojokian (202) 564–0451. 

U.S. EPA Regional Offices—For 

Proposals Requesting $50,000 or Less 

From EPA 

Mail the proposal to the Regional 

Office where the project will take place, 

rather than where the applicant is 

located, if these locations are different. 

The addresses provided below are for 

proposals submitted by U.S. Postal 

Service. If you are interested in 

submitting your proposal by express 

mail, hand delivery, or courier service, 

please contact the Regional Office for 

additional information. 

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EPA Region I—CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 1, 

Enviro Education Grants (MGM), 1 

Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 

02114. 

Information: Kristen Conroy, (617) 

918–1069, conroy.kristen@epa.gov. 

EPA Region II—NJ, NY, PR, VI 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

II, Enviro Education Grants, 26th Floor, 

290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007–

1866. 

Information: Teresa Ippolito, (212) 

637–3671, ippolito.teresa@epa.gov. 

EPA Region III—DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, 

WV 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

III, Enviro Education Grants, Grants 

Management Section (3PM70), 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–

2029. 

Information: Ruth Corcino-Woodruff, 

(215) 814–5737, corcinowoodruff.ruth@epa.gov. 

EPA Region IV—AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, 

NC, SC, TN 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

IV, Enviro Education Grants, Office of 

Public Affairs, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 

Atlanta, GA 30303. 

Information: Alice Chastain, (404) 

562–8314, chastain.alice@epa.gov. 

EPA Region V—IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

V, Enviro Education Grants (P–19J), 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 

60604. 

Information: Megan Gavin, (312) 353–

5282, gavin.megan@epa.gov. 

EPA Region VI—AR, LA, NM, OK, TX 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

VI, Enviro Education Grants (6XA), 1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202. 

Information: Bonnie King, (214) 665–

2215, king.bonita@epa.gov. 

Region VII—IA, KS, MO, NE 

Mail proposal to: U.S. EPA, Region 

VII, Enviro Education Grants, Office of 

External Programs, 901 N. 5th Street, 

Kansas City, KS 66101. 

Information: Denise Morrison, (913) 

551–7402, morrison.denise@epa.gov. 

Region VIII—CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

VIII, Enviro Education Grants, 999 18th 

Street (80C), Denver, CO 80202–2466. 

Information: Christine Vigil, (800) 

227–8917 ext. 6605, 

vigil.christine@epa.gov. 

Region IX—AZ, CA, HI, NV, American 

Samoa, Guam 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

IX, Enviro Education Grants (PPA–2), 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105. 

Information: Sharon Jang, (415) 947–

4252, jang.sharon@epa.gov. 

Region X—AK, ID, OR, WA 

Mail proposals to: U.S. EPA, Region 

X, Enviro Education Grants, Public 

Environmental Resource Center, 1200 

Sixth Avenue (ETPA–124), Seattle, WA 

98101. 

Information: Sally Hanft, (800) 424–

4372, (206) 553–

1207,hanft.sally@epa.gov. 

Appendix A—Federal Forms and 

Instructions 

Instructions for the SF 424–Application 

This is a standard Federal form to be used 

by applicants as a required face sheet for the 

Environmental Education Grants Program. 

These instructions are modified for this 

program only and do not apply to any other 

Federal program. 

1. Choose ‘‘Non-Construction’’—under 

Application—construction costs are 

unallowable. 

2. Fill in the date you forward application 

to EPA. Leave ‘‘Applicant Identifier’’ blank as 

it will be a federal ID number filled in by 

EPA. If you have a state ID number, it goes 

on the line directly below. 

3. State use only (if applicable) or leave 

blank. 

4. DUNS Number: All organizations 

making application for federal grant funds 

must have a DUNS Identification Number. 

Enter it into the block entitled ‘‘Federal 

Identifier’’ or if you use a form from another 

Web site, you may enter the DUNS number 

in Section 5. You may acquire a DUNS 

number via telephone or Web site from Dun 

and Bradstreet. The Web site is http:// 

www.dnb.com and the toll free phone 

number is 1–866–705–5711. 

5. Legal name of applicant organization, 

name of primary organizational unit which 

will undertake the grant activity, complete 

address of the applicant organization, and 

name, telephone, FAX number and e-mail 

address of the person to contact on matters 

related to this application. You do not have 

to list the ‘‘county’’ as part of the address. 

6. Enter Employer Identification Number 

(EIN) as assigned by the Internal Revenue 

Service. You can obtain this number from 

your payroll office. It is the same Federal 

Identification Number which appears on W–

2 forms. If your organization does not have 

a number, you may obtain one by calling the 

Taxpayer Services number for the IRS. 

7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space 

provided and if you are a not-for-profit 

organization you must be categorized as a 

501(c)(3) by IRS to be eligible for this grant 

program 

8. Check the box marked ‘‘new’’ since all 

proposals must be for new projects. 

9. Enter U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

10. Enter 66.951 Environmental Education 

Grants Program 

11. Enter a descriptive title of the project—

please make it brief and also helpful as a 

descriptive title to be used in press releases 

and grant profiles which go onto our web 

site. 

12. List only the largest areas affected by 

the project (e.g., State, counties, cities). 

13. Please see Section I(A) in Solicitation 

Notice for specifics on project/budget 

periods. 

14. In (a) list the Congressional District 

where the applicant organization is located; 

and in (b) any District(s) affected by the 

program or project. If your project covers 

many areas, several congressional districts 

will be listed. If it covers the entire state, 

simply put in STATEWIDE. If you are not 

sure about the congressional district, call the 

County Voter Registration Department. 

15. Amount requested or to be contributed 

during the funding/budget period by each 

contributor. Line (a) is for the amount of 

money you are requesting from EPA. Lines 

(b–e) are for the amounts either you or 

another organization are providing for this 

project. Line (f) is for any program income 

which you expect will be generated by this 

project. Examples of program income are fees 

for services performed, income generated 

from the sale of materials produced with the 

grant funds, or admission fees to a conference 

financed by the grant funds. The total of lines 

(b–e) must be at least 25% of line (g), because 

this grant program has a matching 

requirement of 25% of the TOTAL 

ALLOWABLE PROJECT COSTS. Divide line 

(a) by three to determine the smallest match 

allowable for your proposal. Value of in-kind 

contributions should be included on 

appropriate lines as applicable. For multiple 

program funding, use totals and show 

breakdown using same categories as item 15. 

16. Check (b) (NO) since this program is 

exempt from this requirement. 

17. This question applies to the applicant 

organization, not the person who signs as the 

authorized representative. Categories of debt 

include delinquent audit disallowances, 

loans and taxes. 

18. The authorized representative is the 

person who is able to contract or obligate 

your agency to the terms and conditions of 

the grant. (Please sign with blue ink.) A copy 

of the governing body’s authorization for you 

to sign this application as official 

representative must be on file in the 

applicant’s office. 

Instructions for the SF–424A—Budget 

This is a standard federal form used by 

applicants as a basic budget. These 

instructions are modified for this grant 

program only and do not apply to any other 

federal Program. 

Section A—Budget Summary—Do not 

complete—Leave blank for this program. 

Section B—Budget Categories—Complete 

Columns (1), (2) and (5) as stated below. 

All funds requested and contributed as a 

match must be listed under the appropriate 

Object Class categories listed on this form. 

Please round figures to the nearest dollar. 

Include federal funds in column (1); Nonfederal (matching) funds in column (2); then 

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add sideways and put the totals in column 

(5) for all categories. Many applicants will 

have blank lines in some Object Class 

Categories and no applicant should use line 

6(g) Construction because it is an 

unallowable cost for this program. NOTE: 

Your total dollar figures on the Form 424 and 

424A and detailed budget should all be the 

same. Your detailed budget should list costs 

under the same object class categories used 

on this form, but with significantly more 

information. 

Line 6(i)—Show the totals of lines 6(a) 

through 6(h) in each column. 

Line 6(j)—Show the amount of indirect 

costs, but ONLY if your organization already 

has an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement with a 

Federal Agency and has it on file, subject to 

audit. 

Line 6(k)—Enter the total amount of Lines 

6(i) and 6(j). 

Line 7—Program Income—Enter the 

estimated amount of income, if any, expected 

to be generated from this project. Do not add 

or subtract this amount from the total project 

amount. Describe the nature and source of 

income in the detailed budget description 

and your planned use of the funds to 

enhance your project. 

Detailed Itemization of Costs: The proposal 

must also contain a detailed budget 

description as specified in Section IV(A)(4) of 

this Notice, and should conform to the 

following: 

Personnel: List all participants in the 

project by position title. Give the percentage 

of the budget period for which they will be 

fully employed on the project (e.g., half-time 

for half the budget period equals 25%, fulltime for half the budget period equals 50%, 

etc.). The detail should include for each 

person: Percentage of Time on project X 

Annual Salary = Personnel Cost. List this 

data for all personnel and then put the total 

on the Form 424A. 

Fringe Benefits: Indicate percentage of 

basic salary and what it includes, such as 

health insurance and retirement. 

Travel: If travel is budgeted, show trips, 

travelers, destinations, and purpose of travel 

as well as costs. 

Equipment: Identify each piece of 

equipment with a cost of $5,000 or more per 

unit to be purchased and explain the purpose 

for which it will be used. List less costly 

items under supplies. 

Supplies: List categories of supplies; e.g., 

laboratory supplies and office supplies for 

items that can be grouped. If the supply 

budget is less than 2% of total costs, you do 

not need to itemize. 

Contractual: Specify the nature and cost of 

such services and how costs were determined 

such as by using estimates or historical 

information. EPA may require review of 

contracts for personal services prior to their 

execution to assure that all costs are 

reasonable and necessary to the project. 

Construction: Not allowable for this 

program. 

Other: Specify all other costs under this 

category. 

Indirect Costs: Not allowable unless you 

have an application on file with a federal 

agency. Provide the percentage rate used and 

an explanation of how indirect charges were 

calculated for this project. 

Income: Describe the source of your 

income and how it will be used to enhance 

your project. 

Appendix B—Checklist for Proposal 

and Performance Measures 

Checklist for Content of Proposal—Please 

submit only the following documents in this 

order: 

llStandard Federal Application Form 

(SF–424). 

llBudget Form (SF–424A)—Section B—

Use 3 columns—EPA share, match, and total. 

llProject Summary Sheet—one page—

format required. 

llProject Description (why, who, how, 

and with what)—Format optional—use 

headings to help reviewers to find 

everything. 

llProject Evaluation Criteria for key 

outputs and outcomes. 

llDetailed Budget—Use two columns to 

show EPA and non-Federal portions for each 

expense. Use the same order and categories 

used on 424A with much greater detail. 

llTimeline—List all major activities and 

milestones over project period. 

llOrganization and staffing—Summarize 

background information. 

llLetters from partners taking 

responsibility for tasks or funding (optional). 

Performance Measures 

This chart provides examples of some of 

the outputs and outcomes Environmental 

Education Grants may produce. It is intended 

as guidance to define terms used in this 

announcement. Outputs and short-term 

outcomes must be accomplished and 

reported to EPA within the project reporting 

period. Progress should begin on medium-or 

long-term outcomes. 

PROJECT PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outputs Outcomes 

Short-term Short-term Medium-term Long-term 

Community education projects: Recruitment, Training, Workshops/ 

Clinics, Field Trips, Educational 

Materials, Videos, CDs, Web 

sites, Conferences, Assessments.

Students and communities learn 

skills in environmental projects; 

Teachers are motivated to train 

others on environmental topics; 

Increased environmental knowledge; State organizations develop capacity building efforts; 

Increased access to environmental education resources 

and programs.

Students and communities make 

decisions that improve their environment; Specific actions are 

taken to improve the environment; Environmental stewardship is underway.

Promotion of environmental stewardship. Improved environmental literacy. Changes in 

awareness about decisions that 

affect the environment. Establishment of sustainable environmental education programs. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0269; FRL–7739–2] 

Exposure Modeling Work Group; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Exposure Modeling Work 

Group (EMWG) will hold a 1–day 

meeting on October 26, 2005. This 

notice announces the location and time 

for the meeting and sets forth the 

tentative agenda topics. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 26, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 

Crystal Mall #2, Room 1126 (Fishbowl), 

1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Environmental Fate 

and Effects Division (7507C), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 305–

8578; fax number: (703) 308–6309; email address: 

echeverria.marietta@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to those persons who are or may 

be required to conduct testing of 

chemical substances under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA), the 

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA). Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPP–2005–0269. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other information related to this action. 

Although a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 

Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 

Arlington, VA. This docket facility is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ 

to view public comments, to access the 

index listing of the contents of the 

official public docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number. 

II. Background 

On a quarterly interval, the Exposure 

Modeling Workgroup meets to discuss 

current issues in modeling pesticide 

fate, transport, and exposure to 

pesticides in support of risk assessment 

in a regulatory context. 

III. How Can I Request to Participate in 

this Meeting? 

You may submit a request to 

participate in this meeting to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Do not submit any information 

in your request that is considered CBI. 

Requests to participate in the meeting, 

identified by docket ID number OPP–

2005–0269, must be received on or 

before October 31, 2005. 

IV. Tentative Agenda 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Old Action Items 

3. Brief Updates 

• PRZM3.12.2 Evaluation (J. Hetrick) 

• EFED’s Modeling Scenarios (M. 

Corbin) 

• Spray Drift Update (N. Birchfield) 

4. Major Topics 

• The FOCUS Version Control 

Process (Russell Jones, Bayer 

CropScience) 

• GIS Tool for Associating Estuarine/ 

Marine Habitat with Agricultural 

Pesticide Uses (Kris Garber and Tim 

Negley, SRC) 

• National Geo-spatial Data Policy 

(Kevin Kirby, EPA/OEI) 

• The MARIA Spatial Water Quality 

Modeling Framework (James Ascough, 

USDA-ARS-NPA) 

• Framework for Spatially Explicit 

Risk Assessments (Nelson Thurman and 

Mark Corbin, EPA/OPP) 

• National Hydrography Dataset 

(NHDplus) (TBD) 

• PLUS: Geospatial Leaching 

Assessment Tool (Mark Cheplick, 

Waterborne) 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 22, 2005. 

Steve Bradbury, 

Director, Environmental Fate and Effects 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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[OPPT-2005–0046; FRL–7739–3] 

Forum on State and Tribal Toxics 

Action; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the 

meeting of the Forum on State and 

Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA) to 

enable state and tribal leaders to 

collaborate with EPA on environmental 

protection and pollution prevention 

issues. Representatives and invited 

guests of the Chemical Information and 

Management Project (CIMP), the 

Pollution Prevention (P2) Project, and 

the Tribal Affairs Project (TAP), 

components of FOSTTA, will be 

meeting October 17–18, 2005. The 

meeting is being held to provide 

participants an opportunity to have indepth discussions on issues concerning 

the environment and human health. 

This notice announces the location and 

times for the meeting and sets forth 

some tentative agenda topics. EPA 

invites all interested parties to attend 

the public meeting. 

DATES: A plenary session is being 

planned for the participants from 8:30