28117687FVS
THE MISSISSIPPI PRIVATE WELL OWNER NETWORK (MWON) PROGRAM IS FOCUSING ON THE HEALTH OF CITIZENS WHO DERIVE THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM A PRIVATE WELL AND DISCHARGE THEIR WASTEWATER INTO AN ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM IS ALLOWING THE CITIZENS AN AVENUE TO HAVE THEIR DRINKING WATER SCREENED FOR POTENTIAL CONTAMINATES CONSIDERING WELLS, IN MISSISSIPPI BELOW SIX INCHES IN DIAMETER, DO NOT HAVE TO BE PERMITTED AND PRIVATE WELLS ARE NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE PRIMACY AGENCY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEM AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THE OUTPUTS OF THE MWON PROGRAM CAN ADAPTED TO FIT A LARGER GEOGRAPHIC AUDIENCE CONSIDERING THE COMMONALITY OF PRIVATE HOME WELLS AND ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE MISSISSIPPI WELL OWNER NETWORK DIRECTED BY DR. JASON R. BARRETT HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM ASSISTANCE IN MISSISSIPPI FOR SIX YEARS. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN TWENTY-ONE INDEPENDENT WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED IN TEN DIFFERENT COUNTIES WITH 544 HOME OWNER PARTICIPANTS. THE WORKSHOPS AND DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HAVE BEEN TO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE COUNTIES IN THE STATE. ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF THE WORKSHOPS AND DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONCLUDED THAT 91 % OF THE PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY HAD APPLIED THE RESOURCES/MATERIAL PROVIDED TO THEM AT THE WORKSHOP OR THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 71 % SAID THEY HAD SHARED THE RESOURCES/MATERIALS WITH OTHERS. 70% OF PARTICIPANTS SAID THEY PUMPED THEIR SEPTIC TANK OR PUMPING WAS NOT NEEDED AND 25% SAID NO BUT THEY STILL PLAN TO. 98% OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE RESOURCES/MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THEM AT THE WORKSHOP OR THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT; 1) PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT CAN BE DISSEMINATED TO A BROAD GEOGRAPHIC AUDIENCE THAT HAS AN ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM, 2) DRAFT AND CREATE TRAINING PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO THE DESIRED ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM TOPICS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PRESENTATION TOPICS ARE: 1. HOW DOES AN ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM WORK? A. PROCESS AND COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEMS FROM INTRODUCTION OF WASTEWATER TO THE OUTFALL/DRAINFIELD. 2. HOW TO MAINTAIN THE AREA AROUND YOUR ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM. A. BEST PRACTICES ON AND AROUND THE TANK AREA AND THE DRAINFIELD AREA. 3. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF A MALFUNCTIONING ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM? A. AREAS AND COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED TO DETERMINE THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM. 4. ONSITE/DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEM QUESTION AND ANSWER. A. WHAT ITEMS ARE SAFE TO FLUSH DOWN A DRAIN? B. WHAT CAN A HOMEOWNER DO TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THEIR WASTEWATER SYSTEM? C. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO PUMP THE SOLIDS FROM A TANK? THE MISSISSIPPI WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY WILL SUPPORT THE EFCN IN THE OVERALL GOAL TO INCREASE THE TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF SMALL WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. OUR PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK WOULD INCLUDE: Â ¢ 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSIONS/CLIENTS Â ¢ 3 STATE TRAININGS Â ¢ 4 NATIONAL WEBINARS Â ¢ 5 BLOG POSTS
Mississippi State University
Project Grant 84063401
$43.3k 3/4/24 2811768737S
1.0 INTRODUCTION IN 2016, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) SELECTED MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (MICHIGAN TECH) AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER FOR EPA REGION 5, WHICH IS CALLED THE GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER (GLEIC). THE GLEIC IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO LOCAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL AGENCIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTUREĂ‚ INCLUDING SUCH AS DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS, STORM WATER SYSTEMS, AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMSĂ‚ IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. MICHIGAN TECH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SERVICES TO LOCAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. MICHIGAN TECHĂ‚ S DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING (CEGE) HAS BEEN PROVIDING OUTREACH AND CONTINUING EDUCATION ON THE TOPICS OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SINCE THE EARLY 1980S. THE DEPARTMENT HAS A DIVERSE FACULTY AND STAFF AND A WIDE RANGE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE GLEICĂ‚ S MISSION. THE GLEIC IS PLEASED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO (UNM) AS A SUBCONTRACTOR ON FEDERAL-FUNDING OPPORTUNITY EPA-OW-OWM-22-02 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL, SMALL AND TRIBAL MUNICIPALITIES AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR CLEAN WATER ACT PREVENTION, REDUCTION, AND ELIMINATION OF POLLUTION. THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES MICHIGAN TECHĂ‚ S ROLE AS A SUB-CONTRACTOR TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, WHICH IS THE PRIME CONTRACTOR ON THIS PROPOSAL. A LETTER OF COMMITMENT IS INCLUDED AS APPENDIX D OF THIS PROPOSAL. 2.0 BUDGET NARRATIVE THIS WORK PLAN AND BUDGET IS FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2023 TO DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET REQUESTED FOR THIS PROJECT IS $249,989 IN PROJECT FUNDS. BUDGET BREAKDOWN BY EPA COST CATEGORY. TABLE 1: BUDGET BREAKDOWN BY EPA COST CATEGORY BUDGET CATEGORY DOLLAR AMOUNT PERSONNEL $ 115,625 FRINGE $ 37,684 TRAVEL $ 26,165 CONTRACT (IF APPLICABLE) $ 0.00 SUPPLIES $ 1200 EQUIPMENT $ 0 OTHER DIRECT COSTS $ 3,480 INDIRECT COSTS $ 65,835 TOTAL $ 249,989 INDIRECT RATE 35.75% TOTAL FTES (CALCULATED BASED ON 2080 HOURS IN A YEAR: 1 FTE = 2080 HOURS) 3018 HRS./(2080 X 2 YR.) = 0.73 FTE EPA-OW-OWM-22-02 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEMS Ă‚ PRIORITY AREA 2 2 A DETAILED COST ESTIMATE IS INCLUDED AS APPENDIX A AS SUPPORT FOR BUDGETED TASK AMOUNTS. EPA BUDGET CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS USED IN TABLE 1 AND THE BUDGET ESTIMATE IN APPENDIX A ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. PERSONNEL: LABOR RATES FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER ON THIS PROJECT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IN APPENDIX A. LABOR RATES WILL BE BILLED AT ACTUAL COST FOR THE TIME ACCRUED TO COMPLETE PROJECT TASKS. A PAYROLL VERIFICATION IS INCLUDED AS APPENDIX B. PERSONNEL COSTS ARE SUMMARIZED UNDER THE Ă‚ WAGEĂ‚ COST CATEGORY IN THE DETAILED COST ESTIMATE. FRINGE: MICHIGAN TECHĂ‚ S COGNIZANT AGENCY IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH. THE CURRENT FRINGE BENEFIT RATE AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 21, 2022, ARE INCLUDED IN APPENDIX C. THE FRINGE BENEFIT RATE ACCORDING TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR FULL-TIME STAFF IS 42.6% AND 10.0% FOR TEMPORARY STAFF. TRAVEL: EXPENSES FOR PROJECT RELATED TRAVEL ARE INCLUDED IN THIS COST ITEM. MICHIGAN TECH USES FEDERAL PER DIEM RATES FOR MEALS AND EXPENSES. WHEN POSSIBLE, HOTEL FEDERAL RATE MAXIMUMS ARE PURSUED, HOWEVER RECENT INCREASES IN HOTEL EXPENSES HAVE SURPASSED FEDERAL RATES IN MOST LARGE CITIES. IF PERSONAL OR UNIVERSITY VEHICLES ARE USED, THEY WILL BE REIMBURSED AT THE CURRENT APPROVED MILEAGE RATE (CURRENTLY $0.625 PER MILE). INDIRECT COSTS THE CURRENT INDIRECT COST RATE (ALSO CALLED FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE RATE) AGREEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH DATED APRIL 8, 2021 IS INCLUDED IN APPENDIX C. THIS PROJECT FALLS UNDER THE RATE CATEGORY FOR Ă‚ ON CAMPUS, OTHER SPONSORED ACTIVITY,Ă‚ WHICH HAS A FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE RATE 35.75%. CONTRACT THIS COST ITEM COVERS CONTRACTED SERVICES, NONE ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THIS SCOPE OF WORK. SUPPLIES ARE PROPERT
Michigan Technological University
Project Grant 84063401
$140.1k 2/12/24 28117687W9S
TASK 1: MANAGE PROJECTÂ S EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SU-EFC WILL IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR THE PROJECT, FOR PROJECT AND PARTNER COORDINATION AND FOR MARKETING STRATEGIES. ALL OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE COORDINATED BY AND THROUGH SU-EFC. SU-EFC WILL COORDINATE MATERIAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, PREPARE MARKETING MATERIALS AND DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. SU-EFC WILL PREPARE MAILINGS (AS NEEDED) FOR SPECIFIC TRAININGS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM, AND WILL PREPARE AND PRINT TRAINING BOOKLETS FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES (AS NEEDED). SU-EFC WILL BE THE TECHNICAL HOST FOR ALL WEBINARS AND WILL PROVIDE CONTENT FOR THE PROJECT WEBSITE. TASK 2: ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROJECT LOGISTICS SU-EFC WILL CREATE, IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE A LOGISTICS PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY OF ALL PROGRAM DELIVERABLES. THIS WILL INCLUDE PUBLICITY, VENUE AND TRAINING TEAM COORDINATION. TASK 3: FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND TERRITORY REGULATORY AND FUNDING AGENCIES MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO EFC WITH STATE REGULATORY AND FUNDING AGENCIES AS WELL AS WITH REGIONAL EPA CONTACTS. SU-EFC WILL THEN HELP PRIORITIZE THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES (TRAININGS OR ASSISTANCE) NEEDED IN EACH STATE. TASK 4: SUPPORT AND ATTEND REGION 2 TRAININGS; AND PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCY TRAININGS SPECIFICALLY, THE SU-EFC WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: Â ¢ 3 IN-PERSON TRAININGS Â ¢ 2 VIRTUAL TRAININGS Â ¢ 2 BLOG POSTS Â ¢ 1 PODCASTS Â ¢ 1 EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS Â ¢ TRAVEL TO ANY PLANNED PROJECT MEETINGS
Syracuse University
Project Grant 84063401
$97.8k 2/17/24 281176879NS
1. NAME OF INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION/FIRM MOONSHOT, A 501C3 NON-PROFIT FORMED IN 2019, IS A COLLECTIVE OF VETERAN UTILITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE AS TRUSTED ADVISORS TO UTILITIES IN UNDERSERVED AND FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. MOONSHOT OFFERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY HELPING THESE UTILITIES IDENTIFY, PLAN, FUND AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO DELIVER CLEAN WATER, IMPROVE RESILIENCY AND AFFORDABILITY Ă‚ INCLUDING REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES AND GENERATING RENEWABLE ENERGY Ă‚ WHILE GAINING ACCESS TO FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING. MOONSHOT IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO OFFER THESE SERVICES BASED ON SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE IN LEADING, MANAGING AND OPERATING SOME OF THE FOREMOST WATER UTILITIES IN THE NATION. 2. KEY PERSONNEL AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH OF THE KEY PERSONNEL INCLUDED FROM YOUR FIRM. NAME TITLE EMAIL GEORGE HAWKINS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT GEORGE@MOONSHOTMISSIONS.ORG ANDY KRICUN MANAGING DIRECTOR ANDY@MOONSHOTMISSIONS.ORG JON HOISAK UTILITY EXECUTIVE ADVISOR JON@MOONSHOTMISSIONS.ORG ANDY KOESTER SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR ANDYK@MOONSHOTMISIONS.ORG RANIA BASHAR UTILITY TECHNICAL ADVISOR RANIA@MOONSHOTMISSIONS.ORG 3. INCLUDE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ALL STAFF, INCLUDING KEY PERSONNEL. FOR EACH, INCLUDE 2-4 SENTENCES DESCRIBING EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE/QUALIFICATIONS, CULTURAL COMPETENCY INCLUDING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FLUENCY TO SERVE COMMUNITIES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE SERVED, STAFF KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES OR THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN THEM, TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE PROJECTS BASHAR, RANIA Ă‚ UTILITY TECHNICAL ADVISOR Ă‚ RANIA BASHAR IS A WASTEWATER PROCESS ENGINEER AND SCIENTIST. RANIA RECEIVED HER PHD FROM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON. SHE WORKED WITH WISCONSINĂ‚ S MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HER CORE EXPERTISE FOCUSES ON WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, NUTRIENT REMOVAL, AND RECOVERY, CONVERTING WASTE STREAM TO VALUE STREAMS, PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR TREATMENT CAPACITY AND ENERGY, EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING. SHE ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING WASTEWATER NUTRIENT RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY. SHE HAS SERVED AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON WATER RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND USEPA GRANT REVIEW PANELS. SHE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF CENTRAL STATES WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION (CSWEA) AND CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS COMMITTEE. KEY COMPETENCIES: WASTEWATER SYSTEM EXPERTISE AND OPTIMIZATION, NUTRIENT REMOVAL AND RECOVERY, WASTEWATER PLANT ENERGY OPTIMIZATION, EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, PROCESS CONTROL, WASTEWATER REGULATION, TECHNICAL ENGAGEMENT, AND RESEARCH. HAWKINS, GEORGE Ă‚ FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF MOONSHOT MISSIONS - GEORGE WAS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF DC WATER, WHERE HE SERVED FOR ELEVEN YEARS, INCLUDING SEVERAL AS A BOARD MEMBER. DURING HIS TENURE, HE BECAME WELL KNOWN ACROSS THE WATER SECTOR FOR TRANSFORMING DC WATER INTO EPA-OW-OWM-22-02, PRIORITY AREA 2 2 AN INNOVATIVE, CUSTOMER-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE, WHILE TRIPLING ITS INVESTMENT IN CLEAN WATER. GEORGE ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY-BASED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, USEPA AND STATE REGULATORY PROGRAMS AND RAN DCĂ‚ S SRF PROGRAM. KEY COMPETENCIES: UTILITY BUDGETING, FINANCE, AND RATE SETTING; PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES AND EFFICIENCIES; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH; BRANDING, MARKETING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA; FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATORY EXPERTISE; UTILITY STRATEGIC PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE; UNION MANAGEMENT AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; WATERSHED AND SOURCE WATER MANAGEMENT. HOISAK, JONATHAN Ă‚ UTILITY EXECUTIVE ADVISOR - JONATHAN HAS 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LEADING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (P3) FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY SYSTEMS ACROSS THE U.S. HE HAS SERVED LEADERSHIP ROLES AS VARIED AS TREATMENT PLANT MANAGEMENT, IN LARGE COMMERCIAL RESIDUALS PROCESSING SYSTEMS, HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAMS AND LED TECHNICAL ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING MEASURABLE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND OPTIMIZATION RESULTS FOR ALL SIZES OF WA
Moonshot Missions Inc.
Project Grant 84063401
$299.8k 3/7/24