DERA20 Amendment2Memo.pdf

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

TITLE: 2020 DERA National Grants

ACTION: Request for Applications (RFA) Amendment No. 2

RFA NO: EPA-OAR-OTAQ-20-02

CFDA: 66.039

DATE: February 4, 2020

SUMMARY: This Notice makes amendments to the above referenced funding opportunity to correct a typographical error regarding the closing date and to add information regarding Low-NOx engines. Additionally, beginning on February 3, 2020, EPA ceased requiring applicants to submit the SF-424B, Assurances for Non-Construction

Programs, with their applications.

Accordingly, Page 7, the second paragraph under Section I.B.3.a., shall now include:

Engines certified by CARB may be found by searching CARB’s Executive Orders for Heavy-duty Engines and Vehicles, found at:

www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/cert.php. Please see the Low-NOx Engine

Factsheet found at www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-national-grants#rfa for guidance on identifying engines certified to meet CARB’s Optional Low NOx

Standards.

Page 7, the second paragraph under Section I.B.3.b., shall now include:

Engines certified by CARB may be found by searching CARB’s Executive Orders for Heavy-duty Engines and Vehicles, found at:

www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/cert.php. Please see the Low-NOx Engine

Factsheet found at www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-national-grants#rfa for guidance on identifying engines certified to meet CARB’s Optional Low NOx

Standards.

Page 11, under Section I.B.4., Table 2. shall now include the following footnote:

3Please see the Low-NOx Engine Factsheet found at www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-national-grants#rfa for guidance on identifying engines certified to meet CARB’s Optional Low NOx Standards.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/cert.php http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-national-grants#rfa http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/cert.php

Page 37, under Section IV.D., shall now read:

Your organization’s authorized official representative (AOR) must submit your complete application electronically to EPA through Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) no later than Wednesday, February 26, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

Page 37, under Section IV.E., removed the following from the list of required materials for an application:

Standard Form 424B, Assurances for Non-Construction Programs

Page 50, under Mandatory Documents, removed the following:

Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B)

Page 80, under Application Submission Checklist, removed the following:

424B, Assurance for Non-Construction Programs https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/