[CPEO-BIF] Environmental Justice grant request for applications

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The requests for applications (RFAs) for both the EJ Collaborative 
Problem-Solving (EJ CPS) and EJ Small Grants (EJSG) Programs have been 
re-released for fiscal year 2006.  Funding through these two programs is 
available for projects that build the capacity of community-based 
organizations to address environmental and/or public health issues at 
the local level.  Note that completed applications for both programs are 
due on Oct. 23, 2006.

Earlier RFAs for the EJ CPS and EJSG Programs were released and later 
cancelled because the National Office of Environmental Justice did not 
receive enough applications to meet national program objectives. If you 
applied under the previous RFA, you must submit a new application, 
because significant changes have been made. Some of the changes include:
      -The definition of eligible applicant
      -The contents of the application package
      - The format of the workplan
      - The Threshold Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to receive funding through either of these programs you 
must meet the eligibility definition listed below.  Please follow the 
links below to read the all eligibility criteria and application 
instructions for both programs.  If you need hard copies or a Spanish 
version, please contact Davina Wysin at 617-918-1020 or 
wysin.davina@epa.gov.  Several conference calls have been scheduled in 
July, August, September and October for potential applicants to ask 
questions and receive other pre-application assistance.  The dates for 
these calls and registration instructions appear at the end of this message.

Eligibility definition:

An eligible applicant must be either: (1) a 501(c)(3) non-profit 
organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service; OR (2) a 
non-profit organization, recognized by the state, territory, 
commonwealth, or tribe in which it is located.

In addition, an eligible applicant must be able to demonstrate that it 
has worked directly with, or provided services to, the affected 
community. An "affected community," for the purposes of this assistance 
agreement program, is a community that is disproportionately impacted by 
environmental harms and risks and has a local environmental and/or 
public health issue that is identified in the proposal.

A "non-profit organization," means any corporation, trust, association, 
cooperative, or other organization that: (1) is operated primarily for 
scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the 
public interest; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses 
its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations.

The focus of these assistance agreement program is to build the capacity 
of community-based organizations to address environmental and/or public 
health issues at the local level. Therefore, for this assistance 
agreement program, the term "non-profit organization" excludes: colleges 
and universities; hospitals; state and local governments and 
federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; quasi-governmental 
entities (e.g., water districts, utilities)*; national-, multi-state-, 
or state-wide- organizations with chapters; non-profit organizations 
that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; and those non-profit organizations 
which are excluded from coverage under paragraph 5 of OMB Circular A-122 
(see OMB Circular A-122, paragraph 5 at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a122/a122_2004.htm

Links to RFAs:

The RFAs for both programs containing detailed eligibility requirements 
and application instructions are available on the following websites:

Site of RFA for EJ Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreements 2006
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html

Site of RFA for EJ Small Grants 2006
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-cps-grants.html

Pre-application assistance:

Seven conference calls have been scheduled to answer questions from 
potential applicants.  If you wish to participate, please send an e-mail 
to moore.rosa@epa.gov and provide the following information: (1) your 
name; (2) the name of your organization; (3) the address of your 
organization; (4) your phone number; (4) and the preferred date for the 
call. If you cannot reply by e-mail, you can also register by calling 
the toll-free number 1-800-962-6215. Once you have registered you will 
be provided the call-in number and conference code to access the 
conference call.

Call #1            July 11, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Call #2            July 25, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Call #3            August 15, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Call #4            August 29, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Call #5            September 12, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Call #6            September 26, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST
Call #7            October 12, 2006, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST


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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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