GLRI RFA FY1920 Final June19 Revision Notification.docx

U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 2019 Request for Applications Revisions – June 19, 2019 Funding Opportunity I.C. Manure Management to Reduce Nutrient Runoff from Farms On page 14, the following sentence:

Concentrated animal feeding operations regulated by the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, or state or county ordinance are not eligible for funding under this opportunity.

was replaced with:

Manure management activities that are required to meet the terms and conditions of any federal, state, or local regulation or permit are not eligible for funding (i.e. if the operator is already required to do the activity it is not eligible for funding.)

On page 17, the following item was added under the heading Ineligible projects and activities.

· Manure management activities that are required to meet the terms or conditions of any federal, state, or local regulation or permit.

The purpose of these changes is to clarify that the criterion applies to all facilities implementing manure management, including but not limited to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, and to clarify that the ineligibility applies to activities required by permit, regulation, or ordinance and is not intended to limit the type of entity applicants can work with. Thus, if a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation is not required to implement a particular manure management activity, that activity could be eligible for funding.