Research, Development, Monitoring, Public Education, Outreach, Training, Demonstrations, and Studies

Grants are awarded to support studies, development, public education, outreach, training, and demonstrations, relating to the protection of public health and the environment from pesticides, and potential risk from toxic substances. Through innovativ

The programs in this assistance listing aim to help protect you, your family, and the environment from potential illness and injury that may occur as a result of unreasonable exposure to chemicals, pesticides and toxic substances.

Community-based non-profit, farm worker organizations, nonprofit organizations with demonstrated experience in technical assistance and training to health care providers of farm worker populations. For grants to foreign entities under this assistance listing, the statutory authority is either TSCA 10(a) or FIFRA 20(a) in conjunction with NEPA 102(2)(I). Eligible applicants for purposes of funding under these grant programs include any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Native American Organizations, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any agency or instrumentally thereof exclusive of local governments (includes public institutions of higher education and hospitals), and foreign governments and to United Nations agencies and similar International Agencies for international environmental activities. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Policy for the Competition of Assistance Agreements.

Foreign entities, state governments, U.S. territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education), federally recognized Indian tribal governments and Native American Organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations (includes institutions of higher educations and hospitals), migrant farm workers of many different ethnicities, the public, health care professionals, farmers and agricultural producers, businesses (hiring certified applicators), consumers who benefit from public information, homeowners who use pesticides or hire companies.

Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to approved scopes of work plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations Assistance may be used to provide: pesticide safety training to farmworkers, pesticide handlers and pesticide applicators; outreach to persons in the medical field on how to identify and treat possible pesticide poisoning and illness; bring EPA partners and stakeholders together to cooperate on pesticide regulatory implementation; develop materials and resources on compliance with, and implementation of, federal pesticide regulations; assistance to foreign entities to provide support to EPA. This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement ("discretion"), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.

Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs incident to approved scopes of work plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations Assistance may be used to provide: pesticide safety training to farmworkers, pesticide handlers and pesticide applicators; outreach to persons in the medical field on how to identify and treat possible pesticide poisoning and illness; bring EPA partners and stakeholders together to cooperate on pesticide regulatory implementation; develop materials and resources on compliance with, and implementation of, federal pesticide regulations; assistance to foreign entities to provide support to EPA. This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement ("discretion"), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.

EPA normally funds grants and cooperative agreements on a 12-month basis. However, EPA can negotiate the project period with each applicant based on project requirements.

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," applies to this assistance listing when proposed Federal financial assistance involves land use planning or construction associated with demonstration projects. EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to review their appl

The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the NOFO.

For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the NOFO. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA's Policy for the Competition of Assistance Agreements. For non-competitive awards made under this assistance listing, EPA will conduct an administrative evaluation to determine the adequacy of the application in relation to grant regulations and to technical and program evaluation to determine the merit and relevance of the project. The Agency will then advise the applicant if funding is being considered. A final work plan will then be negotiated with the applicant.

For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). For non-competitive awards contact the headquarters (or regional, as appropriate) for application deadlines.

Approximately 180 days after deadline for application submission.

Generally, EPA incrementally funds grants and cooperative agreements for development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations and studies. Approval of subsequent funding increments is dependent on satisfactory project progress, continued relevance of the project to EPA's priorities, and availability of funds, and the Agency policy on the competitive grant process. Renewals of funding are not available.

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). Copies of these procedures may also be found at: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures. Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable.