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Are organizations located outside of the Great Lakes region eligible to apply for this RFA?
Your organization could be eligible. Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria outlined in Section III.A., B., & C. of the RFA in order to apply. Only applications from eligible entities that meet the threshold eligibility requirements will be considered. Applicants should carefully review all threshold eligibility requirements. Applicant eligibility information…
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Can foreign governments or private entities apply?
No. From page 21 of the RFA: Qualified non-federal entities eligible to apply for grants include non-federal governmental entities: State agencies; any agency or instrumentality of local government; interstate agencies; and federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations. Institutions of Higher Education and non-profit organizations are also eligible to apply. Non-profit…
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Accidental releases from non-covered processes
Should the owner or operator include accidental releases from processes containing listed substances below the threshold quantity in the five-year accident history required under the hazard assessment provisions of 40 CFR Part 68, Subpart B, and in the incident investigation requirements under 40 CFR Part 68, Subparts C and D…
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Do I have to report accidents that resulted in medical treatment?
I had a release where several people were treated at the hospital and released; they attributed their symptoms to exposure. We do not believe that their symptoms were in fact the result of exposure to the released substance. Do we have to report these as offsite impacts? Yes, you should…
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Applications focused solely on applications on improving access, recreational, and workforce development activities are prohibited, but may a PR propose a project that solely focuses on these activities?
No, subawards focused solely on those things are also not eligible. From page 10: Note: Subawards may also include activities that improve communities’ access and enjoyment of restored areas, provided they are a part of and enhance an eligible project that accomplishes and is directly related to one of the…
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Would surveying or similar human subject research be allowable as a component of a PG’s application or is any such research expressly prohibited?
Human subjects research and surveys could be eligible activities, provided they are part of a project that otherwise meets the eligibility requirements stated in the RFA. Applicants and potential subawardees should be advised that those activities are subject to the human subjects research and Paperwork Reduction Act review processes, which…
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Are projects located in Lake Champlain eligible for funding?
Projects located in Lake Champlain are not within the eligible geographic bounds. Proposed GLEJGPs must be implemented within the historic Great Lakes Basin, including projects impacting connecting waterways such as the U.S. portions of the St. Mary’s River, Lake St. Clair and the St. Lawrence River (at or upstream from…
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Is this grant eligible to all of Ohio or only portions of Ohio within the Great Lake's watershed.
Proposed projects must be implemented within the historic Great Lakes Basin , including projects impacting connecting waterways such as the U.S. portions of the St. Mary’s River, Lake St. Clair and the St. Lawrence River (at or upstream from the point at which the St. Lawrence River becomes the international…
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What does the reporting look like? Will the PR have to report back on the impact of all grantees funded, and if so, how often will this be required?
Yes, reporting will be required. EPA will help facilitate the reporting process, but we will be looking for reporting from the principal recipient on all sub awarded projects and the impacts that that have that those projects have had, as well as all final reports.
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What is the definition of "offsite property damage?"
I am working on the five-year accident history portion of the hazard assessment under the RMP. Section 68.42(a) tells me to include "all accidental releases from covered processes that resulted in deaths, injuries, or significant property damage on site, or known offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage…
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When does the accident history's five-year period begin?
The hazard assessment requirements under 40 CFR Part 68, Subpart B include provision of a five-year accident history, as specified at §68.42. When does the five-year period to be reported in the accident history begin? The five-year accident history must include information on all accidental releases from covered processes meeting…
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What is the definition of injury?
Under the hazard assessment requirements of 40 CFR Part 68, Subpart B, an owner or operator must document a five-year accident history including all accidental releases from covered processes that resulted in deaths, injuries, or significant property damage on site, or known offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property…
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Do Program Level 1 processes need to do five-year accident histories?
What is the relationship between the accident history criteria for Program 1 and the five-year accident history? If my process is eligible for Program 1, do I still need to do a five-year accident history? The five-year accident history is an information collection requirement that is designed to provide data…
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We can see our proposal working well as a regional or basin wide proposal. Is there any issue with submitting for both?
You could submit two applications, one for regional and one for basin-wide (if selected, we would only fund one GLEJGP). Additionally, you could choose to submit only basin-wide. You may be selected for the full proposal or depending on programmatic needs we might work with your program to focus on…
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Are regional sewer districts eligible entities to apply?
As a political subdivision of the state, you would be an eligible entity for funding. Full eligibility criteria can be found in Section III of the RFA, beginning on page 20.
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