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Why is the Confidentiality Order important?
The Confidentiality Order (Order) has been, and continues to be, effective in assisting the parties in reaching settlements under the framework established by the Court in US v. ARCO and still pending in court – six consent decrees to date have been entered since the Order was issued. There are…
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Can we refine Project Subrecipient evaluation criteria during the award?
Full question Do we have to include in our application evaluation criteria for: i) the project subrecipient’s ability to carry out the project and sustain expected outcomes after the initial projects person is complete; ii) technical merit and feasibility of their proposed project; iii) and the proposed project’s linkage to…
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If we believe there is no possibility a GLRI MOP will be achieved, should we exclude those MOP in the application?
Full Question If we believe, based on our knowledge of the on-the-ground relevant issues and solutions, that there is *not* a possibility that project subrecipients will apply to achieve one or more GLRI Action Plan III Action, then should we exclude those MOP in our application? For example, if we…
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Can we refine MOPs during the award using adaptive management?
Yes. Applicants that choose to utilize an adaptive management approach to revise or refine their anticipated measures of progress should clearly describe the methodology of that approach within their workplan. Such a strategy must be consistent with EPA’s assistance agreement competition policy, specifically such changes must not materially change the…
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In an application, can you include unlimited footnotes with links and appendices?
There is a page limit to the application of 25 pages. Applications in excess of the page limit in their narrative application will have the first 25 pages of the project narrative evaluated by EPA reviewers. Please note: Forms SF-424, SF- 424A, 5700-54, 4700-4, negotiated indirect cost agreement, and supporting…
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Why were the consent decree negotiations under a confidentiality order?
The confidentiality order was issued by the federal district court in 2002 to encourage and facilitate settlement negotiations. The court determined that the confidentially order was appropriate to ensure that the parties were afforded the opportunity to engage in frank, open discussion so that litigation could be settled promptly and…
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What projects has EPA been involved with in Butte related to the Superfund site?
A variety of actions and activities have been implemented to address the contamination in Butte, including: Assessments of risk have been conducted to quantify actual and potential human health risks due to potential exposure to tailings, waste rock, yard soils, indoor dust, attic dust, mercury vapor, surface water, and ground…
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What types of things have caused applications to be disqualified for administrative reasons?
Some examples of reasons applications have been disqualified include: Applicant did not complete all of the registrations steps in Grants.gov and could not resolve the issue until 12:01 a.m. the morning after the deadline. Because the applicant could not demonstrate the problem was caused by Grants.gov technical issues, the application…
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If we believe all GLRI MOPs will be achieved, should we include all of them in the application?
Full Question If we believe, based on our knowledge of the on-the-ground relevant issues and solutions, that there is a possibility that project subrecipients may apply to achieve projected results for every type of GLRI Action Plan III action (i.e. invasive species control, non-point source pollution runoff reduction, habitat restore/enhance/protect…
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Do applications need to evaluate Project Subrecipients based off of the required Environmental Justice metrics?
Full Question EJ MOP that that we must include in our application are: i) the number of Project Subrecipients receiving a subaward who have never before received EPA or GLRI funds; ii) the number of community members engaged in the program as a result of Principal Recipient efforts; iii) the…
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Can there be advisors, not paid as Coalition members, who are eligible to be Project Subrecipients?
EPA received a similar question related to Coalition Members, and the response applies to all organizations advising or participating in the development of a Project RFA or review and selection of project subrecipients. Any entity privy to or involved in the development of any information that would give them a…
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Does the Budget Narrative and the Summary Information section of the proposal count toward the 25-page limit?
Yes, the Budget Narrative and the summary information section of the proposal counts toward the 25-page limit.
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The objectives that were listened in this webinar are do not include remediation of toxic contaminated sediments, water, or air. Is meeting the objectives of the GLRI related to toxic, consider unresponsive to this RFA?
Projects located within AOCs are eligible. However, projects that are solely related to Focus Area 1, which is the Toxics and AOC Program, would not be eligible. Projects relating to one or more of the other four Focus Areas are eligible under this RFA.
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Do underserved communities still need to register with SAM.gov and will they have the reporting responsibilities of federal subrecipient?
The recipient and any sub-recipient must comply with the applicable EPA general terms and conditions outlined below. These terms and conditions are in addition to the assurances and certifications. Prior to making subawards, the PR must ensure that each subrecipient has a “Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).” The UEI is required…
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Do all the subrecipient projects need to be known first or does the entity ask for a set amount or then do the RA to the communities for other projects so we don't need to know what the projects are going to be when we submit our application?
Applicants applying to be a principal recipient are applying for a set amount. The Project RFA will be established after the award of the cooperative agreement, so project subawards do not need to be known at time at time of application.
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