[CPEO-BIF] 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND COMMUNITY

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2000 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FOR PUBLIC
ACCESS AND COMMUNITY TRACKING (EMPACT)
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EMPACT METRO GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT

OPENING DATE: DECEMBER 10, 1999
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 10, 2000

Follow this link to the web site for the actual announcement:

http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/2000empact.html

An excerpt from this announcement follows:

PURPOSE OF NOTICE

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications from eligible
candidates
under the Environmental Monitoring
for Public Access and Community Tracking Grants Program, sponsored by the
U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces its Fiscal Year (FY) 2000
competition for grants as part
of the program called Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and
Community
Tracking (EMPACT). The
ultimate goal of EMPACT is to assist communities to provide sustainable
public
access to environmental
monitoring data and information that are clearly communicated in real-time
(or
timely), useful, and accurate in the
largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Environmental monitoring consists of the
systematic measurement, evaluation,
and communication of physical, chemical, and/or biological information
intended
to give insight into environmental
conditions. EMPACT seeks to assist the American public in day-to-day
decision-making about their health and
the environment. This announcement, and additional information about the
EMPACT
program and existing
EMPACT projects are available at http://www.epa.gov/empact.

This solicitation will lead to grant awards which establish pilot projects
in a
limited number of eligible cities. The
pilot projects will emphasize using advanced and innovative technologies
to (A)
monitor environmental conditions
and (B) provide and communicate environmental information to citizens. The
pilots also require effective
partnerships between local and state governments, research institutions,
non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), the private sector, and/or the Federal Government. Data and
information
derived from EMPACT
monitoring activities must be disseminated using terminology and format
that are
 clearly understandable,
relevant, and credible to the lay public.

Proposed partnerships under this competition must be established with formal
agreements (i.e., Memoranda of
Understanding, contracts, sub-grants) which outline the roles and
responsibilities of individual partners in the
proposed EMPACT project. In addition to developing new approaches, applicants
are encouraged to capitalize
on existing activities or tools and capabilities that are commercially
available
 or within the public domain.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITION:

EMPACT Information Voice mailbox (1-800-490-9194). Your call will be returned
within 24 hours. See Frequently
Asked Questions, Section 7.0 of this solicitation.

Dr. Barbara Karn
Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental
Research
and Quality Assurance
karn.barbara@epa.gov
voice (202) 564-6820

Dr. Charlotte Cottrill
Office of Environmental Information, EMPACT Program
cottrill.charlotte@epa.gov
voice (202) 564-6771




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