Fiscal Year 2010 Request for Proposals to Coordinate Regional Pollution Prevention Information Network Centers

The summary for the Fiscal Year 2010 Request for Proposals to Coordinate Regional Pollution Prevention Information Network Centers Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Fiscal Year 2010 Request for Proposals to Coordinate Regional Pollution Prevention Information Network Centers
	CFDA Number:	66.717
	CFDA Description:	Source Reduction Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-HQ-OPPT-10-06
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 22, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 22, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 20, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 20, 2010 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Archive Date:	Oct 20, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$190,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grant Description: Under this RFP, EPA expects to fund one proposal for the coordination of a national network of eight regional pollution prevention information centers. The centers are referred to as Regional centers in this document and are collectively known as the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx). Under CFDA 66.717 grants may be awarded to support pollution prevention/source reduction and/or resource conservation projects that help to eliminate pollution at the source. The Regional centers collaborate with State and local technical assistance providers to share pollution prevention (P2) information and training nationwide. The coordinator shall be able to provide leadership in the following areas: 1) support national P2 initiatives, 2) support collaboration and efficiency among the regional centers, 3) support evaluation and ensure quality P2 information products, and 4) assist in marketing P2Rx services nationally.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/pubs/grants/2010rfpregcoord.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Beth Anderson, (202) 564-8833.

Beth Anderson [Anderson.Beth@epa.gov]
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