United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste
and Emergency Response
(5306W)
EPA530-R-98-014
August 1998
Grant Resources
for Solid Waste Activities
in Indian Country
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
IN INDIAN COUNTRY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Funding Sources iii
Introduction 1
Pre-Proposal Preparation 1
Writing the Grant Proposal 1
Characteristics of a Strong Proposal 3
Federal Sources 5
Private Sources 37
For Further Research 67
References 71
Regional Solid Waste Indian Coordinators 73
Sample Federal Forms 75
Glossary of Acronyms 81
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LIST OF
FUNDING SOURCES
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Federal Sources
U.S. Department of Agriculture (LJSDA)
Rural Development Grants
SoJjd Waste Management Grants
Technical Assistance a/id Training Grants . .
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural
Communities 10
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and
Technical Assistance Special Purpose Grant (TASPG)
Programs 12
Indian Community Development Block Grant
Program 13
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
Projects 15
Indian Health Service. Department of Health and
Human Services Cooperative Agreements 16
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Climate Change Action Plan 16
Consolidated Grants Program Support (Consolidated
Program Support Grants) 16
Environmental Education Grants Program 18
Environmental Justice Community/University
Partnership Grants Program 18
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program . . . .20
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention
(EJP2) 22
Environmental Protection Consolidated Research . .22
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program
(General Assistance Program for Tribes) 24
Jobs Through Recycling (JTR) 26
Municipal Solid Waste Grant Program for Indian
Country 27
Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs) 27
Pollution Prevention Grants Program 29
Solid Waste Management Assistance 31
Surveys, Studies, Investigations, and Special Purpose
Grants 32
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 34
Private Sources
ARCO Chemical Company 37
ARCO Foundation 37
AT&T Foundation 38
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Inc. 38
BankAmerica Foundation 39
BeJdon Fund 39
Ben & Jerry's Foundation 40
The Bullitt Foundation 41
The Bush Foundation 41
Captain Planet Foundation 42
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Grant Resources for Solid Waste Activities in Indian Country
Carolyn Foundation 42
Mary Flagler Gary Charitable Trust 43
Chevron USA 43
Compton Foundation 43
The Nathan Cummings Foundation 44
Davis Conservation Foundation 45
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Inc 45
The Educational Foundation of America 46
First Nations Development Institute,
Eagle Staff Fund 46
Ford Foundation 47
General Service Foundation 47
Give to tlie Farth Foundation 47
The Home Depot Corporate
Contributions Programs . . .
Ittleson Foundation
48
49
W AJton Jones Foundation, Inc 49
The Joyce Foundation 49
Kongsgaard-GoMman Foundation 50
Kresge Foundation 51
Lannan Foundation 51
The Lindbergh Foundation 51
MDU Resources Foundation 52
Merck Family Fund 52
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 53
Edward John Noble Foundation. Inc 53
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation 54
Patagonia, Inc 54
The Pew Charitable Trusts 55
Philip Morris Companies, Inc 55
The Procter & Gamble Fund 56
Public Welfare Foundation, Jnc 56
The Rathmann FamiJy Foundation 57
Rockefeller Family Fund, Jnc 57
Seventh Generation Fund 58
Surdna Foundation, Inc 58
Threshold Foundation 59
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The Tides Foundation
Town CreeA Foundation
True North Foundation 60
Turner Foundation, Inc 61
USX Foundation, Inc 62
Underhill Foundation 62
Union Camp Charitable Trust 63
The Union Carbide Foundation, Inc 63
Vanguard Public Foundation 63
Virginia Environmental Endowment 64
WMX Environmental Grant Program 65
Weeden Foundation 65
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation 66
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INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPAs) Office of Solid Waste (OSW) recognizes
that lack of adequate funding might hamper the
establishment or continuation of solid waste manage-
ment activities in Indian Country. For this reason, EPA
developed this grant resource guide to help tribes,
Alaska native villages, and community and nonprofit
organizations identify financial assistance opportuni-
ties for their solid waste management programs. It
provides information on developing effective grant
proposals and describes potential funding sources for
solid waste management activities.
The first part of this guide lists federal grant
sources for solid waste management activities. The
second part describes private grant sources, generally
available to nonprofit, organizations. Information on
each grant's goal, eligibility requirements, application
process, fund availability, and previous grants award-
ed is included. Readers should note that environmen-
tal grants are only part of the funding allocated by
many of the grant programs listed in this guide. The
sources included here indicated that solid waste man-
agement is of interest to them, but it might not be the
main thrust of their grant programs. It also should be
noted that additional sources of funding for solid
waste management might be available from organiza-
tions or agencies not included in this guide.
Pre-Proposal Preparation
Grants are sums of money awarded to finance a
particular activity or facility. Generally, these grants do
not need to be paid back. Federal agencies and other
organizations sponsor grant programs for various rea-
sons. Before developing a grant proposal, it is vitally
important to understand the goals of the particular
federal agency or private organization and of the grant
program itself. You can accomplish tills through dis-
cussions with the information contact listed in each
resource description. Through these discussions, you
might find that, in order for a particular project to be
eligible for funding, the original concept needs to be
modified to meet the criteria of the grant program. In
allocating funds, grantors base their decisions on your
ability to fit your proposed activities within their
interest areas.
It is also important for you to become familiar with
eligibility requirements and other pertinent criteria set
by the organization and grant program from which
you seek assistance. Remember that the basic require-
ments, application forms, information, deadlines, and
procedures will vary for each grantor. Since funding
information often changes, we strongly encourage you
to contact specific funding sources before preparing
applications.
Writing the Grant Proposal
Successful grant proposals are thoughtfully
planned, well prepared, and concisely packaged.
There are ten basic components in a solid proposal
package: the proposal summary, the title, the back-
ground, the problem statement, the goals, the activi-
ties, the methodology for measuring success, the
timeline, the sustainability and the budget detail.
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1. Proposal Summary
Present a brief outline of the project for which you
seek funding. It can take the form of a cover letter or
a separate page, but it should be no longer than two
or three paragraphs. Write your summary after
preparing the rest of the proposal, so that all key
points and objectives of the project are sure to be
included. This summary provides an initial impres-
sion of your tribe, village, and/or organization. It may
be the only part of the application that the grantor
carefully reviews before deciding whether to consider
your project.
2. Title
Provide a descriptive name for your project.
3. Background
Include information about your tribe, village,
and/or organization and a general description of the
project. Some features to consider are a brief history
of your tribe, village, and/or organization; resumes of
key staff members; goals, philosophy, and track record
with other grantors; and any success stories.
4. Problem Statement
Provide a clear, concise, and well-supported state-
ment of the problem that will be overcome using the
grant funds.
5. Goals
Describe in detail the goals of your project and
how the requested funds will help you accomplish
them. Describe the expected results and benefits for
each objective, list the specific criteria of the grant
program, and describe how the proposal meets each
criterion.
6. Activities
Provide a step-by-step list of tasks that meet the
goals of your project. Break larger tasks into smaller
ones and present them in a timeline. This breakdown
provides an opportunity to consider the personnel,
material, and other resource needs of the project.
7, Methodology for Measuring Success
Describe what the project will accomplish and how
you will measure the progress made.
8. Timeline
Describe approximately when each activity will be
completed in terms of the lifespan of the funded pro-
ject (e.g., Month 1 or Month 24) rather than using
specific dates.
9. Sustainability
List anticipated sources of continuing funding to be
used when the proposed grant ends. You also may be
required to list other current sources and amounts of
funding obtained.
10. Budget Detail
Demonstrate how funds will be spent. At a mini-
mum, divide items into the following categories: per-
sonnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies,
and other. "Other" can be subdivided into telephone,
rent, printing, and mailing costs, etc. If the grantor
requires applicants to provide matching funds or in-
kind contributions, use separate columns for request-
ed funds, matching funds, and total project costs.
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Introduction
Characteristics of a Strong Proposal
•/ The proposal clearly describes how the project
will meet the criteria outlined for the particu-
lar grant program.
.
Other IRS'forms and publications useful in applying
for tax-exempt status include:
Package 1023, Application for Recognition of
Exemption Under Section 501 (c) (3)
Package 1024, Application for Recognition of
Exemption Under Section 501 (a)
Publication 578, Tax Information for Private
Foundations and Foundation Managers
Publication 598, Tax on Unrelated Business
Income of Exempt Organizations
Publication 15, Employer's Tax Guide
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FEDERAL SOURCES
U.S. Department of
Agriculture (LJSDA)
Rural Development Grants
Federal Agency: USDA, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service (RBCS)
Purpose: To facilitate the development of small and
emerging private business, industry, and related
employment for improving the economy in rural com-
munities.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Applicants eligible for Rural
Development Grants are public bodies and nonprofit
corporations serving rural areas such as states, coun-
ties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and
villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and Indian
tribes on federal and state reservations that will serve
rural areas. Applicants eligible for Television
Development Grants (TDG) are statewide, private,
nonprofit, public, television systems whose coverage is
predominantly rural. Rural area for this program is
defined as all territories of a state, that is not within
the outer boundary of any city having a population of
50,000 or more, according to the latest decennial cen-
sus of the United States. Priority for such grants will
be given to areas having a population of not more
than 25,000.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Generally any private business
that will employ 50 or fewer new employees and has
less than $1 million in projected gross revenue and
has or will utilize technological innovation and com-
mercialization of new products that can be used in
rural areas and new processes that can be used in
such production.
Credentials/Documentation: This program requires evi-
dence of legal capacity, economic feasibility and finan-
cial responsibility for the proposed activity. This
program is excluded from coverage under Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-87.
Types of Support: Project grants: Television
Development Grants and Rural Business Enterprise
Grants (RBEG).
Uses and Use Restrictions: RBEG funds may be used
to establish revolving funds; provide operating capital
and finance industrial sites in rural areas, including
the acquisition and development of land and con-
struction, conversion, enlargement, repair or modern-
ization of buildings, plants, machinery, equipment,
access streets and roads, parking areas, transportation
serving the site, utility extensions, water supply and
waste disposal facilities, pollution control and abate-
ment incidental to site development; provide technical
assistance; pay fees; refinance obligations. TDG funds
may be used for television programming to demon-
strate the effectiveness of providing information on
agriculture and other issues of importance to farmers
and other rural residents.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 12-2065-0-1-452; 12-0400-0-1-
452.
Obligations: (Grants) FY96 $45,000,000; FY98 est.
$40,375,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $4,000 to
$1,500,000; $196,000.
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Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: In FY96, 332 grants were
made.
Examples uf Funded Projects: Grant funds were used to
assist rural communities in developing small industri-
al parks or sites by acquiring land; purchasing equip-
ment; constructing buildings; providing water and
waste disposal facilities; and paying for the cost of
streets, parking areas, and access roads. Grant funds
also were utilized to establish and capitalize revolving
loan funds to assist in the development of small and
emerging private business enterprises in rural areas,
and provide technical assistance to qualifying small
businesses in rural areas.
Deadline: None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 30 to 90 days.
Appeals: If an application is rejected, the reasons for
rejection are fully stated. Applicant may request a
review of this decision from the next higher manage-
ment level of RBCS.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: The standard application
forms as furnished by the federal agency and required
by OMB Circular Nos. A-l 10 and A-102 must be
used for' this program. An environmental assessment
is required for this program. This program is eligible
for coverage under Executive Order 12372,
''Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs."
Application Procedure: File preapplication form SF-424
at the Rural Development (RD) Service District Office.
The standard application forms as furnished by the
federal agency and required by OMB Circular Nos. A-
110 and A-102 must be used for this program.
Award Procedure: After the preapplication is reviewed
by the RD District Office, it is forwarded to the RD
State Office for review and processing instructions.
Following approval by the State Office, funds are
made available to the District Office for final delivery.
Notification of awards must be made to the designat-
ed State Central Information Reception Agency.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Priority shall be given
to communities having a population of less than
25,000. Projects selected for funding should, as much
as practical, adhere to the following priorities: 1) pro-
jects which will be located in largely low-income
communities, 2) projects which will save existing
jobs, 3) projects which will create jobs, and 4) pro-
jects located in areas of high unemployment.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Funds are allocat-
ed to states based on rural population and percent of
nonmetropolitan per-capita income. On occasion, the
allocation to states might not be practical due to fund-
ing or administrative constraints. In these cases, funds
will be controlled by the national office.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Periodic reports are made to FmHA.
Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the
recipients system of financial management and inter-
nal control to meet terms and conditions of grants
and other agreements. In accordance with the provi-
sions of OMB Circular No. A-128, "Audits of State
and Local Governments," tribes that receive financial
assistance of $100,000 or more within the fiscal year-
shall have an audit made for that year. Tribes that
receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within the fis-
cal year shall have an audit made in accordance with
Circular No. A-128, or in accordance with federal
laws and regulations governing the programs in which
they participate. Nonprofit organizations shall have
audits made in accordance with OMB Circular No.
A-133, "Audits of Institutions of Higher Learning and
other- Non-Profit Institutions."
Records: The grantee shall maintain adequate records
and accounts to assure that grant funds are used for
authorized purposes.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Consult your local telephone
directory for the RD District Office number'. If there is
no listing, contact the appropriate RD State Office.
Headquarters Office:
Director
Specialty Lenders Division
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250-3222
Phone: 202 720-1400
Related Programs: Community Facilities Loans;
Business and Industrial Loans.
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Federal Sources—Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
Solid Waste Management
Grants
Federal Agency: USDA, Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
Purpose: To reduce or eliminate pollution of water
resources and improve planning and management of
solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations including
private nonprofit organizations that have been granted
tax exempt status by IRS, and public, bodies including
local governmental-based, miiltijurisdictional organi-
zations. Applicants must have the proven ability,
background, experience, legal authority, and actual
capacity to provide technical assistance and/or train-
ing on a regional basis to eligible beneficiaries.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Municipalities, counties, dis-
tricts, authorities, and other political subdivisions of a
state: organizations operated on a not-for-profit basis,
such as associations, cooperatives, and private non-
profit corporations; Indian tribes on federal and state
reservations; and other federally recognized Indian
tribes.
Credentials/Documentation: This program is subject to
the provisions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-87, and A-
122.
Types of Support: Project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
Funds may be used to: evaluate current landfill condi-
tions to determine threats to water resources in rural
areas; provide technical assistance and/or training to
enhance operator skills in the maintenance and opera-
tion of active landfills in rural areas; provide technical
assistance and/or training to help associations reduce
the solid waste stream; and provide technical assis-
tance and/or training for operators of landfills in rural
areas that are closed or will be closed in the near
future with the development and implementation of
closure plans, future land use plans, safety and main-
tenance plans, and closure scheduling within permit
requirements.
Grant funds /nay ;io( be used to: recruit preapplications
or applications for any loan and/or grant program
including RUS Water and Waste Disposal Loan and/or
Grant Program; duplicate current services; replace or
substitute support previously provided, such as that
performed by an associations consultant in develop-
ing a project; fund political activities; pay for capital
assets or the purchase of real estate or vehicles;
improve and renovate office space or repair and main-
tain privately owned property; pay for construction or
operation and maintenance costs of water and waste
facilities; or pay costs incurred prior to the effective
date of grants awarded.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 12-2045-0-1-304.
Obligations: (Grants) FY96 $2,170,900; FY97
$2,444,720; and FY98 est. $2,752,838.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $21,000 to
$582,000; $79,310.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: In FY1997, 21 grants were
made.
Examples of Funded Projects: Recipients of this program
received funds to administer technical assistance in
the area of solid waste management to small commu-
nities.
Deadline: Preapp.licat.ions must be filed between
October 1 and December 31 of each fiscal year in
which funds are appropriated.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Form AD-622,
"Notice of Pre-Application Review Action," will nor-
mally be issued within 45 days after December 31 of
each year. Form SF-424.1, "Application for Federal
Assistance (for Non-Construction)," will be submitted
by the applicant upon notification of funding eligibility.
Appeals: If an application is rejected, the reasons for
rejection are fully stated. The applicant may request a
review of this decision with the National Appeals
Division of the USDA.
Renewals: Not. applicable.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded
from coverage under Executive Order 12372. An
environmental impact assessment is required for this
program.
Application Procedure: This program is subject to the
provisions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-87, A-102, A-
110, and A-122. Preapplication form SF-424.1 will be
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filed with the appropriate RD, formerly Farmers
Home Administration (FmHA), state or RUS national
office between October 1 and December 31 of each
fiscal year.
Award Procedure: Preapplications received by an RD
State Office will be reviewed and forwarded with any
written comments within 7 working days to the RUS
approval official.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Grant funds will be
directed to those applicants who: 1) have demonstrat-
ed ability to provide technical assistance on a regional
basis to rural communities, 2) propose to assist small,
low-income communities, 3) propose to serve
multistate, regional or nationwide areas, 4) propose
cost-effective projects, and 5) meet the objectives of
RUS Water and Waste Disposal Program.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula or matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: A time limitation
is not specified, however, priority will be given to
applicants whose time frame for completion of the
grant project is 12 months or fewer.
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Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: All grantees will submit quarterly reports
the RUS approval official.
Audits: The grantee will provide an audit report pre-
pared in accordance with OMB Circulars Nos. A-102
or A-133 after project completion.
Records: Financial records, supporting documents, sta-
tistical records, and all other records pertaining to the
grant must be retained for a period of at least 3 years
after closing.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Consult your local telephone
directory for the RD District Office number. If there is
no listing, get in touch with the appropriate RD State
Office.
Headquarters Office:
Acting Assistant Administrator
Water and Waste Rural Utilities Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 202 690-2670.
Related Programs: None.
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Technical Assistance and
Training Grants
Federal Agency: USDA, RUS
Purpose: To identify and evaluate solutions to water
and waste disposal problems in rural areas; to assist
applicants in preparing applications made in accor-
dance with 7 CFR 1780; to improve operation and
maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities in
rural areas.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Private nonprofit organizations
that have been granted tax exempt status by IRS.
Applicants must have proven ability, background,
experience, legal authority and actual capacity to pro-
vide technical assistance and/or training on a regional
basis to associations.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Municipalities, counties, dis-
tricts, authorities, and other political subdivisions of a
state; organizations operated on a not-for-profit basis,
such as associations, cooperatives, or private corpora-
tions; Indian tribes on federal and state reservations;
and other federally recognized Indian tribes.
Credentials/Documentation: This program is subject to
the provisions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-l 10 and A-
122.
Types of Support: Project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Funds may be used to pay
expenses associated with providing technical assis-
tance and/or training to identify and evaluate solu-
tions to water source, storage, treatment, and
distribution problems; identify and evaluate waste dis-
posal collection, treatment, and disposal problems;
assist applicants who have filed a preapplication with
RUS in the preparation of water and/or waste disposal
loan and/or grant applications; and to provide training
that will improve the management, operation, and
maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities.
Grant funds may not be used to recruit applications;
duplicate current services, such as those performed by
a consultant in developing a project; fund political
activities; pay for capital assets; purchase real estate or
vehicles; improve or renovate office space or repair or
maintain privately owned property; pay construction
or operation and maintenance costs; or pay costs
incurred prior to the effective date of grants made.
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Federal Sources—Department of Agriculture
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 12-2066-0-1-452.
Obligations: (Grants included in program 10.760,
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural
Communities) FY96 $9,088,000; FY97 $11.700,000;
andFY98est. $15,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance'. $86,700 to
$5,195,040; $1,817,600 (FY97).
Sample of Previous Awards:
Pwgram Accomplishments: In FY97, eight grants were
made.
nes of Funded Projects: Recipients of this program
received funds to administer technical assistance and
training to small communities experiencing water and
waste disposal problems.
Deadline: Preapplications must be filed between
October 1 and December 31 of each fiscal year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Form AD-622
"Notice of Preapplication Review Action" will normal-
ly be issued within 45 days after December 31 of each
year. SF-424.1 ''Application for Federal Assistance (for
Non-construction)," will be submitted by the appli-
cant upon notification of funding eligibility.
Appeals: If an application is rejected, the reasons for
rejection are fully stated. The applicant may request a
review of this decision with the National Appeals
Division of USDA.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Application:
Preapplication ('Coordination: This program is excluded
from coverage under Executive Order 12372. An
environmental impact assessment is required for this
program.
Application Procedure: This program is subject to the
provisions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-l 10 and A-122.
Preapplication form SF-424.1 will be filed with the
appropriate RD, formerly FmHA, state or RUS nation-
al office between October 1 and December 31 each
fiscal year.
Award Procedure: Preapplications received by an RD
State office will be reviewed and forwarded with any
written comments within 7 working days to the RUS
National Office, Washington, DC.
(Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Assistance will be
directed to those applicants who 1) have demonstrat-
ed ability to provide technical assistance and/or train-
ing to rural associations, 2) propose to serve
multistate, regional, or nationwide areas, 3) maximize
use of grant funds for direct staffing of activities that
are delivered to the associations, and 4) serve low-
income populations.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula or matching requirements. The
administrative rule reference can be found in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 7 CFR 1940 subpart
L, not less than 1 percent or more than 3 percent of
appropriated water and waste disposal grant funds
may be used for technical assistance and/or training
grants. Nonprofit organizations with proven ability to
provide technical assistance and/or training are eligible.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: A time .limitation
is not specified, however, priority will be given to
applicants whose time frame for completion of the
technical assistance and/or training grant project is 12
months or fewer.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: All grantees will, submit quarterly reports to
the RUS National Office through the appropriate RD
State Office.
Audits: The grantee will provide an audit report pre-
pared in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133,
after project completion.
Records: Financial records, supporting documents, sta-
tistical records, and all other records pertaining to the
grant must be retained for a period of at least 3 years
after closing.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Consult your local telephone
directory for the RD district office number. If there is
no listing, contact the appropriate RD State Office.
Headquarters Office:
Assistant Administrator
Water and Waste Rural Utilities Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 202 690-2670.
Related Programs: None.
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Water and Waste Disposal
Systems for Rural
Communities
Federal Agency: USDA, RUS
Purpose: To provide basic, human amenities, alleviate
health hazards, and promote the orderly growth of the
rural areas of the nation by meeting the need for new
and improved rural water and waste disposal facilities.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Municipalities, counties, and other
political subdivisions of a state, such as districts and
authorities; associations; cooperatives; corporations
operated on a not-for-profit basis; Indian tribes on fed-
eral and state reservations, and other federally recog-
nized Indian tribes. Facilities shall primarily serve rural
residents and rural businesses. The service area shall
not include any area in any city or town having a popu-
lation in excess of 10,000 inhabitants according to the
latest decennial census of the United States. The appli-
cant must: 1) be unable to finance the proposed project
from its own resources or through commercial credit at
reasonable rates and terms, and 2) have the legal
authority necessary for constructing, operating, and
maintaining the proposed facility or service and for
obtaining, giving security for, and repaying the pro-
posed loan. Plans and specifications must be developed
to comply with state/tribal and local health and pollu-
tion regulations and other requirements. Grants are
made only when necessary to reduce the average annu-
al benefitted user charges to a reasonable level.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Farmers, ranchers, rural residents,
rural businesses, and other users in eligible applicant
areas.
Credentials/Documentation: This program requires evi-
dence of legal capacity economic feasibility, and finan-
cial responsibility for the proposed activity. Costs will
be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No.
A-87 for state and local governments.
Types of Support: Project grants, direct loans, guaran-
teed and insured loans.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
Funds may be used for: the installation, repair, improve-
ment, or expansion of a rural waste disposal facility,
including the collection and treatment of sanitary
storm, and solid wastes, and the installation, repair,
improvement, or expansion of a rural water facility
including distribution lines, well pumping facilities and
the costs related thereto.
Giant funds may not be used to pay: interest on loans,
operation and maintenance costs, or to acquire or refi-
nance an existing system. No maximum loan amount is
established by statute. The maximum term on all loans
is 40 years. No repayment period, however, will exceed
any statutory limitation or the organizations borrowing
authority nor the useful life of the improvement or
facility to be financed.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: (Loans) 12-4155-0-3-452; 12-
1980-0-1-452; (Grants) 12-2066-0-1-452.
Obligations: (Direct Loans) FY96 $603,205,083; FY97
$833,319,000; and FY98 est. $734,088,000.
(Guaranteed Loans) FY96 $59,069,100; FY97
$70,000,000; and FY98 est. $75,000,000. (Grants)
FY96 $392,443,622; FY97 $500,235.000; and FY98
est. $483,581,788
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: (FY96) (Direct
Loans) $3,000 to $8,590.000; $837,211; (Grants)
$5,000 to $6,054,000; $644,040.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: There were 980 direct loans,
712 grants, and 9 guaranteed loans made in FY97. It is
estimated that 1,068 direct, 10 guaranteed loans, and
850 grants will be made in FY98.
Examples of Funded Projects: Construction of a new
water system consisting of water lines, pumping sta-
tions, wells, storage tanks, and treatment plants; water
system improvements consisting of additional water
lines, a new water treatment facility and booster pump;
renovation of an existing water system, which includes
new distribution lines, wells, and pressure tanks; con-
struction of new waste water' collection and treatment
systems; replacement of a waste water treatment plant
and improvement of waste water collection lines; reha-
bilitation of waste water collection lines and construc-
tion of a lift station; purchase of a site for a landfill; and
purchase of trucks and equipment for solid waste
disposal.
Deadline: None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 30 to 90 days.
Appeals: If an application is rejected, the reasons for'
rejection are fully stated. The applicant may request a
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review of this decision at the RD or RUS national
level.
Renewals: Not applicable.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: The standard application
forms as furnished by the federal agency and required
by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this
program. An environmental assessment is required for
this program. This program is eligible for coverage
under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs."
Application Procedure: The RD administers the program
on the local level. Preapplication form SF-424 is filed
at the local RD office from which assistance can be
obtained. This program is subject to the provisions of
OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure: After the application is reviewed by
the RD District Director, it is forwarded to the RD
State Director for review and processing instructions.
Following completion of application processing
requirements and loan or grant approval, funds are
made available to the RD District Director for delivery.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: In selecting applica-
tions for funding, the agency cooperates with appro-
priate state agencies. RUS assistance for Water and
Waste Disposal projects is directed toward truly rural
areas and rural communities. Considerations for avail-
able funds emphasize such criteria as population, low-
income unemployment, and health and sanitary
problems. RUS-financed facilities will be consistent
with all development plans of the state, multijurisdic-
tional area, county, or municipality in which the pro-
posed project is located.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula find Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula. The administrative rule refer-
ence is 7 CFR 1940 Subpart L. Funds are allocated to
states based upon rural population, number of house-
holds in poverty, and unemployment. This program
has no matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Ass/stance: A time limitation
is not specified for the use of RUS loan or grant
funds. Funds will be awarded when all RUS require-
ments are met and the project can be completed on a
timely basis. Funds may be advanced on an as-needed
basis by the RUS to cover expenses for a 30-day period.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Periodic reports are to be made to the RD
District Director.
Audits: Periodic audits should be made as part of the
recipient's system of financial management and inter-
nal control to meet terms and conditions of loans and
grants and other agreements. Audits should be com-
pleted in accordance with either the requirements of
OMB Circulars A-128, "Audits of State and Local
Governments,'' A-133, "Audits of Institutions of
Higher Learning and Other Nonprofit Institutions," or
RUS requirements, whichever apply.
Records: Records and accounts are required to reflect
the operations of the facility.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Consult your local telephone
directory for the RD County or District Office num-
ber. If there is no listing, contact the appropriate RD
State Office.
Headquarters Office:
Assistant Administrator
Water and Environmental Programs Rural Utilities
Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: 202 690-2670.
Related Programs: Economic Development Grants for
Public Works and Infrastructure Development;
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement
Grants.
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U.S. Department Of
Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)
Community Development
Block Grants (CDBG) and
Technical Assistance Special
Purpose Grant (TASPG)
Programs
Federal Agency: HUD, Community Planning and
Development
Purpose: To help states, units of general local govern-
ment, Indian tribes, and areawide planning organiza-
tions to plan, develop, and administer local CDBG
programs. The primary objective is the development
of viable Indian and Alaska native village communi-
ties, including decent housing, a suitable living envi-
ronment, and economic opportunities, principally for
persons with low and moderate incomes.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: States, units of general local gov-
ernment, Indian tribes, areawide planning organiza-
tions, and groups designated by such governmental
units to assist them in carrying out assistance under
Title I of Public Law 93-383. Specifications for
respondents to competitive request for proposals are
stated in the request documents.
Beneficiary Eligibility'- States, units of general local gov-
ernment, Indian tribes and Alaska native villages, and
entities participating or actively intending to partici-
pate in the planning, developing, or administering of
CDBG programs.
Civdentials/Dociimentation: Costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for state and
local governments.
Types of Support: Project grants (cooperative agree-
ments) and direct payments for specified use.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Assistance may be used to
transfer skills and knowledge in planning, developing,
and administering the CDBG programs from knowl-
edgable individuals and institutions to eligible block
grant entities and affiliated CDBG participants that
need them. Project activities show how they will
increase the effectiveness with which eligible block
grant communities can use CDBG funds to meet com-
munity development national and local program
objectives. Project activities may take several forms,
such as the provision of written information, person-
to-person exchange, seminars, workshops, or training
sessions.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 86-0162-0-1-451.
Obligations: FY95 $10,500,000; FY98 est. $6,600,000.
These numbers represent allocations of new budget
authority.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not available.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplistunents: Not available.
Examples of Funded Projects: Not available.
Deadline: None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 60 to 90
days.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: A new application procedure is initiated for
each renewal.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is
excluded from coverage under Executive Order
12372.
Application Procedure: Proposals may be submitted in
response to competitions and solicitations. The
Federal Register (FR) publication detailing each com-
petition spells out the submission requirements. This
program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular
No. A-110.
Award Procedure: The Secretary has final approval
authority; applicants are notified of acceptance or
rejection.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Applications are
reviewed according to criteria set forth in 24 CFR
570-402.
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Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None specified by
statute.
Length and Time Phasing o[ Assistance: Generally, pro-
jects will be funded to operate for 1 to 2 years.
Assistance is released by quarterly reimbursement or a
letter of credit.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: For the TASPG Program, quarterly and final
financial and technical progress reports.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB
Circular No. A-128, "Audits of State and Local
Governments," tribes that receive financial assistance
of $100,000 or more within the fiscal year shall have
an audit made for that year. Tribes that receive
between $25,000 and $100,000 within the fiscal year
shall have an audit made in accordance with the
Single Audit Act of 1984, or 24 CFR Part 44, which
implements the Single Audit Act.
Records: All records applicable to the assistance project
must be kept for 3 years following the submission of
the final expenditure report or until all audit findings
have been resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Contact the appropriate HUD
Field Office.
Headquarters Office:
Office of Management and Technical Assistance,
Community Planning and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
Phone: 202 708-3176.
Related Programs: CDBG/Entitlement Grants;
CDBG/Small Cities Program; CDBG/States Program.
Indian Community
Development Block Grant
Program
Federal Agency: HUD, Public and Indian Housing
Purpose: To provide assistance to Indian tribes and
Alaska native villages in the development of viable
Indian communities.
Eligibility:
Applicant. Eligibility: Any Indian tribe, band, group, or
nation, including Alaskan Indians, Aleuts, and
Eskimos, and any Alaska native village, that is eligible
for assistance under the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act or that had been eligible
under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of
1972.
Beneficiary Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of
CDBG funds are low- and moderate-income persons.
For metropolitan areas, low and moderate income is
generally defined as a member of a family having an
income equal to or less than the Section 8 low-income
limit established by FIUD. For nonmetropolitan areas,
low and moderate income is generally defined as 80
percent of the median income for nonmetropolitan
areas of the state, as adjusted by family size.
Cmlcntials/Ducimientation: Costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for state and
local governments.
Types of Support: Project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
Grants may be used to: improve the housing stock, pro-
vide community facilities, improve infrastructure, and
expand job opportunities by supporting community
economic development. Activities eligible for funding
include housing rehabilitation programs, acquisition
of land for housing, direct assistance to facilitate home
ownership among low- and moderate-income per-
sons, construction of tribal and other facilities for sin-
gle or multiuse, streets and other public facilities, and
economic development projects, particularly those by
nonprofit tribal organizations or local development
corporations when the recipient determines that the
provision of such assistance is appropriate to carry out
an economic, development project.
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Grants may not be used to: construct or improve gov-
ernmental facilities; purchase equipment; or cover
general government expenses, operating and mainte-
nance expenses, political activities, new housing con-
struction (except through subrecipients), or income
payments.
Financial Information:
Ammit IdentiTicatiun: 86-0162-0-1-451.
Obligations: (Allocations) FY96 $50,000,000; FY 98
est. $67,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Average grant
in FY96: approximately $475,728.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: In FY96, the Indian CDBG
program received 231 applications for 272 separate
projects and approved 85 applications for 103 pro-
jects.
Examples of Funded Projects: Fire station, housing reha-
bilitation grant program, cooperative store develop-
ment, water lines, and a storage facility.
Deadline: Differs each year. Dates are published in a
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in the FR.
Applications are due in the appropriate Office of
Native American Programs (ONAP) office 75 days
from the date of publication of the NOFA.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 75 to 110
days.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: None.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: No preapplication
required. Prior to submitting application, applicant
must allow for citizen participation in application
development. An environmental assessment is
required for this program. This program is excluded
from coverage under Executive Order 12372.
Application Procedure: Applicants must file applications
on forms prescribed by HUD that describe the com-
munity development needs and how those needs will
be addressed by the proposed projects. Applications
must provide sufficient information for the projects to
be rated against selection criteria.
Award Procedure: The ONAP Field Office is responsi-
ble for rating and approving applications and for noti-
fying applicants of the results.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: An application can be
submitted by any eligible tribe that has the capacity to
administer a grant. Applications are rated against fac-
tors that measure impact and quality.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula and no matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance is
available until project completion, usually within 2
years.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Annual performance reports.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB
Circular No. A-128, "Audits of State and Local
Governments," as implemented by 24 CFR 953, tribes
that receive financial assistance of $ 100,000 or more
within the fiscal year shall have an audit made for that
year. Tribes that receive between $25,000 and $100,000
within the fiscal year shall have an audit made in accor-
dance with the Single Audit Act of 1984 or 24 CFR Part
44, which implements the Single Audit Act.
Reconls: All records applicable to the assistance project
must be kept for 3 to 5 years following the submis-
sion of the final expenditure report or until all audit
findings have been resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Contact the appropriate HUD
ONAP Field Office.
Headquarters Office:
Office of Native American Programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
P.O. Box 90
1999 North Broadway, Suite 3990
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303 675-1600
Related Programs: Public, and Indian Housing; Indian
Loans Economic Development; Indian Housing
Assistance; and Native American Programs.
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U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
Indian Environmental
Regulatory Enhancement
Projects
Federal Agency: HHS, Administration for Native
Americans (ANA), Administration for Children and
Families
Purpose: The mission of ANA is to promote the goal
of social and economic self-sufficiency for American
Indians, Alaska native villagers, Native Hawaiians, and
other Native American Pacific Islanders.
Eligibility: Federally recognized Indian tribes, incor-
porated nonfederally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska
native villages, and other tribal or village organiza-
tions or consortia.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Environmental regulatory
enhancement includes (but is not limited to) the plan-
ning, development, and application of laws, training,
monitoring, and enforcement procedures, tribal
courts, environmental laboratories and other facilities,
and associated regulatory activities to strengthen tribal
governments' capacity to enhance the quality of reser-
vation life as measured by the reduction of pollutants
in the air, water, soil, food, and materials encountered
by tribes and villages. Progress toward the goal of
environmental regulatory enhancement would include
the strengthening of tribal environmental laws, pro-
viding for the training and education of those employ-
ees responsible for ensuring compliance with and
enforcement of these laws, and the development of
programs to conduct compliance and enforcement
functions.
Financial Information: Approximately $3 million of
financial assistance is anticipated to be available for
environmental regulatory enhancement projects. ANA
expects to award approximately 35 grants. The fund-
ing level for a budget period of 12 months will be up
to $250,000.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Examples of Funded Projects: Financial assistance pro-
vided by ANA is available for developmental projects
designed to assist tribes:
Federal Sources—Department of Health and Human Services
• Develop or enhance the tribal environmental regu-
latory infrastructure required to support a tribal
environmental program and to regulate and
enforce environmental activities on Indian lands
pursuant to federal and Indian law.
• Develop regulations, ordinances, and laws to pro-
tect the environment.
• Develop the technical and program capacity to
carry out a comprehensive tribal environmental
program and perform essential environmental pro-
gram functions.
• Promote environmental training and education of
tribal employees.
• Develop technical and program capability to meet
tribal and federal regulatory requirements and to
monitor compliance and enforcement of tribal
environmental regulations, ordinances, and laws.
• Ensure the tribal court system enforcement
requirements are developed in concert with and in
support of the tribes comprehensive environmental
program.
Deadline: Call or mail for deadline. Usually in early
March.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: A proposed project
should reflect the environmental regulatory purposes
stated. The evaluation criteria are closely related to
each other and are considered as a whole in judging
the overall quality of an application. Proposed pro-
jects will be reviewed on a competitive basis using the
following evaluation criteria: 1) long-range goals and
available resources; 2) organizational capabilities and
qualifications; 3) project objectives, approach, and
activities; 4) results or benefits expected; and 5)
explanation of budget.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Grantees must
provide at least 20 percent of the total approved cost
of the project.
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Information Contact:
Sharon McCully
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Native Americans
200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 348-F
Washington, DC 20201-0001
Phone: 202 690-5780
Application kits containing the necessary forms and
instructions to apply for a grant may be obtained
from: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Administration for Native Americans, 200
Independence Avenue, SW, Room 348F Washington
DC 20201-0001, Attention: 93612-971. Phone: 202
690-7776.
Indian Health Service, HHS
Cooperative Agreements
Federal Agency: HHS, Indian Health Service
Purpose: Activities conducted by Indian Health Service
(IHS) to assist American Indians and Alaska native vil-
lagers with solid waste management including:
• Surveying solid waste management needs.
• Developing solid waste management plans.
• Designing solid waste collection and disposal facil-
ities.
• Funding solid waste collection and disposal facili-
ties.
• Assisting in identifying and obtaining funds from
other sources.
• Training and technical assistance in operation of
solid waste management programs.
• Surveying solid waste disposal sites.
Types of Support: IFIS funding for solid waste man-
agement projects is provided under Public Law 86-
121 through cooperative agreements with tribes or
communities. Project priority lists are established for
all sanitation facility needs (i.e., water, sewer, and
solid waste) and available funds are used to fund the
top priority projects. Sanitation facilities construction
funds may be used for: 1) engineering studies, 2)
design, 3) development of solid waste disposal sites,
4) equipment (i.e., for collection, storage, and dispos-
al), b) initial community educational programs and
worker training, and 6) closure of existing sites.
Information Contact: Contact the Sanitation Facilities
Construction Program Managers at the IFIS area or
field offices to request assistance and information
about fund availability.
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Climate Change Action Plan
Federal Agency: EPA
Purpose: Provides funding for source reduction, recy-
cling, and composting projects that bring about a sig-
nificant reduction in emission of greenhouse gases.
Emphasis is placed on the measurability of projects,
in terms of volumes of waste reduced to be translated
into greenhouse gas reductions.
Eligibility: State, tribal, and local government agen-
cies; universities; and private nonprofit agencies. Joint
projects between nonprofit and for-profit entities are
encouraged.
Financial Information: The funding level is subject to
Congressional allocation.
Application: Please contact U.S. EPA regional offices
for information on release of solicitations.
Information Contact:
Contact the appropriate EPA Regional office or:
OSW—Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 5306W
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Consolidated Grants Program
Support (Consolidated
Program Support Grants)
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Administration
Purpose: The consolidated program support grant
allows an agency responsible for continuing pollution
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control programs to develop an integrated approach
to pollution control. An agency eligible for assistance
for' two or more pollution control programs may con-
solidate its assistance requests into a single application
and receive a single consolidated award in an effort to
reduce administrative and application costs. The con-
solidated grants program does not represent funding
in addition to grants provided under' individual
authorities, but merely represents the amount of con-
solidation taking place within the Agency's total grant
appropriations.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Any agency eligible to receive and
administer' funds for more than one pollution control
program. See the appropriate program descriptions
for specific app.lic.ant eligibility.
Beneficiary Eligibility: State, tribe, and local agencies.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined
in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87.
Types of Support: Formula grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
The following pollution control programs are eligible for
consolidation: Air Pollution Control Program Support;
Water Pollution Control State and Interstate Program
Support; State Public Water System Supervision; State
Underground Water Source Protection; Construction
Management Assistance; Water Quality Management
Planning; Pesticides Enforcement Program; and
Hazardous Waste Management. State Program
Support.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0108-0-1 -304.
Obligations: (Grants) FY97 $20,564,134; FY98 est.
$20!000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $805,866 to
$3,517,402; $1,869,467 (FY97).
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: There were 11 consolidated
grant awards in FY96 for a total of $20,564,134.
There is not a separate consolidated grant appropria-
tion. The funds identified here, therefore, are the
aggregate of the individual program funds awarded
through consolidated grants.
Examples of Funded Projects: Projects have been funded
which combined as few as two and as many as four of
the eligible pollution control programs.
Deadline: 60 days before beginning of proposed bud-
get period.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Up to 90 days.
Appeals: As described in 40 CFR Part 31, Subpart E
Renewals: None.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication communi-
cations should be directed to the appropriate EPA
Regional Administrator. Deviations from procedures
and requirements of EPA assistance regulations that
impede the development and administration of a con-
solidated grant may be approved by the Director of
the Grants Administration Division at. EPA Head-
quarters. The standard application forms as furnished
by the federal agency and required by OMB Circular
No. A-102 and 40 CFR 31.10 must be used for this
program. This program is eligible for coverage under
Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the
office or official designated as the single point of con-
tact in the nearest state for more information on the
grant process.
Application Procedure: The application should be sub-
mitted to the appropriate EPA Regional Office. This
program is excluded from coverage under OMB
Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure: Grantees will be notified of federal
assistance awards through the Federal Assistance
Awards Data System.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Applications are
approved if funds are available, if the application sat-
isfies the requirements of 40 CFR Parts 31 and 35 and
applicable statutes, and if the proposed work program
is feasible and compatible with the program priorities
in EPA annual guidance.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: See applicable
program descriptions for the formula and matching
requirements of each.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance is
usually awarded for a 1-year period. The Accelerated
Clearing House System is the preferred payment
method.
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Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Progress reporting by the agency and perfor-
mance monitoring by EPA will be the minimum
necessary for sound program management. The min-
imum might vary from agency to agency depending
upon the specific agency's demonstrated management
abilities. There should be at least one progress report
midway through the budget period. This may be
either written or unwritten at the discretion of the
Regional Office. A financial status report is required
within 90 days of the end of the budget period.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB
Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations,'' pub-
lished in the FR on June 30, 1997. Circular No. A-
133 implements the Single Audit Act amendments of
1996. The circular requires nonfederal entities that
expend more than $300,000 in federal award dollars
to have an audit conducted in accordance with the
circular's provisions.
Records: All records including documents to support
entries on accounting records and to substantiate
charges to each grant must be kept available to person-
nel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All
records must be maintained for 3 years from the date
of submission of the annual financial status report. If any
litigation, claim, or audit is started before the end of
the 3-year period, the records must be retained until the
litigations, claims, or audit findings have been resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Contact the appropriate EPA
Regional Office.
Headquarters Office:
Linda Yancey
Grants Administration Division, PM 3903F
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street. SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-5264.
(Headquarters Office .listed for applicable programs.
See the individual program descriptions for program
office contacts.)
Related Programs: Air Pollution Control Program
Support: Water Pollution Control State and Interstate
Program Support; Water Quality Management
Planning; State Public Water System Supervision;
State Underground Water Source Protection;
Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative
Agreements; and Hazardous Waste Management State
Program Support.
Environmental Education
Grants Program
Federal Agency: EPA
Purpose: Supports projects to design, demonstrate, or
disseminate practices, methods, or techniques related
to environmental education and training.
Eligibility: Local education agencies, colleges, or uni-
versities; state or tribal education agencies or environ-
mental agencies; nonprofit organizations; and
noncommercial educational broadcasting entities.
Financial Information: $3,000,000 in grants for FY97.
Twenty-five percent of all funds obligated under this
program are for grants of not more than $5,000.
Application: Application availability is usually
announced in early winter and applications are due in
November. Applicants should contact their EPA
Regional Office or Headquarters Office for a copy of
the solicitation notice.
Information Contact:
Diane Berger
Environmental Education Grant Program
Environmental Education Division
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 1707
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202260-8619
Environmental Justice
Community/University
Partnership Grants Program
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Environmental Justice
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to communi-
ty-based groups and tribal governments to support
projects that seek to effectively address local environ-
mental justice issues through active partnerships with
any institution of higher education. The universities
and/or colleges shall support community groups and
American Indian tribes who engage in or plan to carry
out projects that address environmental justice issues.
The main objective of this grant program is to link
community residents, organizations, and tribes with
neighboring or affiliated academic institutions to forge
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partnerships to address local environmental and pub-
lic health concerns.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Participation is limited to institu-
tions of higher education, including tribal colleges;
institutions serving low-income communities or tribes
that have formal partnerships (i.e., a signed memoran-
dum of agreement) with any affected party that is eli-
gible under applicable statutory authorities (i.e.,
community-based and grassroots organizations,
churches, schools, or other nonprofit community
organizations, etc.) and tribal governments. Preference
will be given to university or community groups who
have not previously been recipients of a Community/
University Partnership (CUP) award.
Beneficiary Eligibility: General public, community
groups, public nonprofit institutions and/or organiza-
tions, and federally recognized tribal governments.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circulars No. A-87 for state
and local governments, A-21 for educational institu-
tions, and A-122 for nonprofit organizations.
Types of Support: Project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Grant funds can be used to
support projects, programs, or activities that promote
the development of partnerships to enhance environ-
mental justice or community-based environmental
protection. Projects may be designed to ensure that
the partners: 1) are aware of basic environmental reg-
ulations, laws, concepts, issues, and resources; 2)
understand their role in identifying and defining
problems and monitoring contaminants; 3) are
included in the dialogue that results in shaping future
policies, guidance, and approaches to environmental
and public-health problem solving; and 4) are encour-
aged to be active partners in developing responses
and setting priorities for intervention in environmen-
tal concerns.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0108-0-1-304.
Obligations (Grants): FY97 $1,750,000: FY98 est.
$2,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Individual
grants awarded under this program are not to exceed
$250,000.
Deadline: For FY99, the date for applications is
March 7, 1999.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: About 120 days.
Appeals: Appeals are subject to the provisions of 40
CFR Part 30.63 and Part 31, Subpart F
Renewals: EPA shall review and evaluate environmen-
tal justice grants to determine whether the quality of
the program operated by the grantee warrants contin-
ued support. Lower- priority, however, is given to pro-
jects that have been funded under the CUP program.
Application:
Application Procedure: Applications describing the
planned program, the means for executing the pro-
gram, and budget information must be submitted to
the EPA Headquarters Office of Environmental Justice
during the open period of the solicitation.
Award Procedure: This program is subject to the provi-
sions of OMB Circular No. A-l 10. An entity must
comply with the state's intergovernmental review-
process. See 40 CFR Part 29.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Factors important in
the evaluation process include: 1) the applicants abili-
ty to manage the grant in compliance with EPA grant
regulations; 2) the degree to which the applicant
addresses the priority environmental and public-
health concerns of an impacted minority or low-
income community; 3) the applicants ability to
inform others in the community of the information
gathered; and 4) the extent to which affected groups
are involved in the partnership developed to address
community concerns. In general, the applicant must
demonstrate that it is aware of the time commitment,
resources, and dedication needed to successfully man-
age a grant.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: The project
grant can be requested for 1 to 3 years. Activities
must be completed within the time frame of the pro-
jects budget period.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Grantees are expected to submit final reports
for EPA approval prior to receipt of the balance of
grant funds.
Audits: Projects are subject to inspection and audit by
representatives of the Comptroller General of the
United States and EPA or any authorized representa-
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tive. OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," applies.
Records: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records and to substan-
tiate changes to each assistance agreement must be
kept available to personnel authorized to examine
EPA assistance accounts. All records must be main-
tained for 3 years after submission of the Financial
Status Report. If questions still remain, such as those
raised as the result of an audit, related records should
be retained until the matter is completely resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Contact the appropriate EPA
Regional Office.
Headquarters Office: Director
Office of Environmental Justice (2201A)
US Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2515
Environmental Justice Hotline: 1 800 962 6215.
Related Programs: Environmental Justice Grants to
Small Community Groups and Environmental
Education Grants.
Environmental Justice Small
Grants Program
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Environmental Justice
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to grassroots
community-based groups to support projects to
design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental
justice practices, methods, or techniques. Specifically,
EPA will grant funding to be used for:
• Environmental justice education and awareness
programs.
• Environmental justice programs (for example, river
monitoring and pollution prevention programs).
• Technical assistance in gathering and interpreting
existing environmental justice data.
• Technical assistance to access available public
information.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Community-based grassroots orga-
nizations, other incorporated nonprofit organizations,
and federally recognized tribal governments are eligi-
ble. Individuals may have their organizations, institu-
tions, government, or association apply. Organizations
must be incorporated to receive funds.
Beneficiary Eligibility: General public, community
groups, public nonprofit institutions or organizations,
and federally recognized tribal governments.
Cmlcntials/Ducimientation: Costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circulars No. A-87 for state
and local governments, No. A-21 for educational
institutions, and No. A-122 for nonprofit organiza-
tions.
Types of Support: Project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
Granf funds can he used to: support projects, programs,
or activities that promote environmental justice.
Projects may include: 1) design, demonstration, or
dissemination of environmental justice curricula,
including development of educational tools and mate-
rials; 2) design and demonstration of field methods,
practices, and techniques, including assessment of
environmental and ecological conditions and analysis
of environmental and public health problems; 3)
identification, assessment, or improvement of a
specific local environmental justice issue or a specific
environmental problem; and 4) provision of environ-
mental justice training or related education for
teachers, faculty, or similar personnel in a specific
geographic area or region. Priority will be given to
community-based or grassroots organizations, tribes,
and organizations whose projects will help improve
the environmental quality of affected communities by
developing an environmental justice project, activity,
method, or technique that has wide application;
enhancing the community's skills in addressing envi-
ronmental justice issues and problems; and establish-
ing or expanding environmental and public health
information systems for local communities.
Grant funds cannot be used for: the acquisition of real
property (including buildings) or the construction or
substantial modification of any building. Grant funds
also are not available for use in lobbying or for under-
writing legal actions including the preparation of
court testimony and hiring of expert witnesses.
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Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0108-0-1-304.
Obligations: FY96 $3,000,000; FY98 est. $2,500,000.
Individual grants awarded under this program are not
to exceed $20,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not available.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: In FY97, 71 grants were
awarded with over $500,000 provided to community-
based nonprofit organizations and tribal governments.
In FY96, 175 grants were awarded totalling
$3,000,000.
Examples of Funded Projects: Not available.
Deadline: Applications are usually due in March.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: About 120 days.
Appeals: Appeals are subject to the provisions of 40
CFR Part 31, Subpart F and 40 CFR Part 30.63.
Renewals: EPA shall establish procedures for a careful
and detailed review and evaluation of the environ-
mental justice grants to determine whether the quality
of the program being operated by the grantee war-
rants continued support.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: Applications describing
the planned program, the means for executing the
program, and preliminary budget information must be
submitted to the EPA Regional Environmental Justice
Offices. This program is eligible for coverage under
Executive Order 12372, ''Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs."
Application Procedure: Potential applicants are to sub-
mit a preproposal to their respective EPA
Environmental Justice Offices.
Award Procedure: This program is subject to the provi-
sions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-102 and A-l 10.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Factors important in
trie evaluation process include: 1) the applicants abili-
ty to manage the grant in compliance with EPA grant
regulations; 2) the degree to which the applicant
groups' members health, economic well-being, and
environment are adversely affected by environmental
hazards; 3) the applicants ability to inform others in
the community of the information gathered; and 4)
the involvement of affected groups and individuals in
the community. In general, the applicant must
demonstrate that it is aware of the time commitment,
resources, and dedication needed to successfully man-
age a grant.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: The project
grant may be requested for 1 year. Activities must be
completed within the time frame of the projects bud-
get period.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Grantees are expected to submit final reports
for EPA approval prior' to receipt of the balance of
grant funds.
Audits: Projects are subject to inspection and audit by
representatives of the Comptroller General of the
United States and EPA or any authorized representa-
tive. OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non- Profit Organizations,"
applies.
Recants: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records and to substan-
tiate changes to each assistarrce agreement, must be
kept available to personnel authorized to examine
EPA assistance accounts. All records must be main-
tained for 3 year's after' submission of a financial status
report. If questions still remain, such as those raised
as the resist of an audit, related records should be
retained until the matter is completely resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Contact the appropriate EPA
Regional office.
Head(/uarfers Office:
Director
Office of Compliance Assurance, (2201 A)
Environmental Protection Agency
401M Street SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2515.
Environmental Justice Hotline: 800 962-6215.
Related Programs: Environmental Education and
Training Program; Environmental Education Grants.
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Environmental Justice
Through Pollution Prevention
(EJP2)
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics
Purpose: The primary purpose of this grant program
is to provide financial assistance to tribal governments
for projects that address environmental justice and
use pollution prevention (P2) activities as the pro-
posed solution. This grant program is designed to
fund projects that have a direct impact on affected
communities. EPA is seeking proposals for projects
that will encourage institutionalization and innovative
use of P2 as the preferred approach for addressing
environmental justice issues and whose activities and
products can be applied to other communities. The
Agency also encourages cooperative efforts with busi-
ness and industry to address common P2 goals.
Projects funded under this grant program may involve
public, education, training, demonstrations, public
and private partnerships, or approaches to develop,
evaluate, and demonstrate nonregulatory strategies
and technologies.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants include any federally
recognized tribal government. No applicant can have
two grants for the same project at one time under the
EJP2 grant program. EPA will consider only one pro-
posal for a given project. Applicants may submit more
than one application as long as the applications are
for separate and distinct projects. No organization,
however, will receive more than one grant per EPA
region per year under the EJP2 grant program.
All awardees must also comply with the requirements
of 40 CFR Part 31 "Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
to State and Local Governments" or 40 CFR Part 30
"General Regulation for Assistance Program for other
than State and Local Governments."
Uses and Use Restrictions: The purpose of the EJP2
grant program is to support the use of P2 solutions to
address the environmental problems of minority and
low-income communities and tribes. Funds awarded
must be used to support P2 projects in minority and
low-income communities on tribal lands. Priority will
be given to those projects that will improve the envi-
ronmental quality of affected communities using P2 as
the primary solution.
Financial Information: Tribes seeking EJP2 grants can
request up to $100,000 for local projects, and up to
$250,000 for projects that involve multiple communi-
ties located in more than one EPA Region, or projects
that are national in scope.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None
Information Contact:
To obtain copies of the EJP2 grant program guidance
and application package, or to obtain more informa-
tion regarding the EJP2 program, call 703 841-0483
or e-mail . A complete, electronic
copy of the EJP2 grant program guidance and applica-
tion package is also available on the EPA web site on
the internet, located at .
Environmental Protection
Consolidated Research
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Research and
Development
Purpose: To support research to determine the envi-
ronmental effects and, therefore, the control require-
ments associated with air quality, acid deposition,
drinking water, water quality, hazardous waste, toxic
substances, and pesticides and: 1) to identify, develop,
and demonstrate pollution control techniques; 2) to
evaluate the economic and social consequences of
alternative strategies for pollution control of energy
systems; and 3) to support research to explore and
develop strategies and mechanisms for economic,
social, governmental, and environmental systems per-
sonnel to use in environmental management. To sup-
port the STAR Program (Science To Achieve Results)
by funding the highest quality research in the follow-
ing seven priority areas: 1) drinking water; 2) air
quality, including particulate matter and associated
pollutants; 3) human health protection; 4) ecosystem
protection; 5) endocrine disrupters; 6) contaminated
sediments; and 7) P2 and new technologies. Other,
more specialized scientific areas may be solicited via
joint requests for applications (RFAs) with other enti-
ties. To support STAR's Exploratory Research Grants
Program by funding investigator-initiated grants in
broad areas, such as environmental chemistry and
physics, social service and environmental engineering,
and the health and ecological effects of pollution not
covered by the RFAs. To support STAR's Graduate
Fellowship Program which provides funding for mas-
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ter's and doctoral degree students in environmental
sciences and engineering. To support STAR's
Environment Research Centers Program which sup-
ports universities, or consortia of universities that
focus on long-term, multidisciplinary research. Funds
also may be available to support activities including
but not limited to research, demonstration, develop-
ment, experiments, surveys, studies, investigations,
public education programs, monitoring, training, and
fellowships where authorized by specific statutes.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: This program is available to each
state, tribe, public and private state universities and
colleges, hospitals, laboratories, state and local gov-
ernment departments, other public or private non-
profit institutions, and individuals who have
demonstrated unusually high scientific ability.
Beneficiary Eligibility: State, tribal, and local govern-
ments, universities and colleges, hospitals, and
individuals.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for state and
local governments, OMB Circular No. A-21 for educa-
tional institutions, and OMB Circular No. A-122 for
nonprofit organizations.
Types of Support: Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Available for allowable
direct cost expenditures incident to research perfor-
mance plus allocable portions of allowable indirect
costs of the institutions, in accordance with the estab-
lished policies of the EPA. Projects that include
research, but also contain other types of grant assis-
tance, such as training, planning, etc., may be funded
through the Environmental Protection Consolidated
Grants-Program Support.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0107-0-1-304.
Obligations (Grants and Cooperative Agreements)
FY96 $148,608,191; FY 98 est. $194,677,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $5.748 to
$2,000,000; $258,820 (FY96).
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: In FY96, 421 awards were
made. In FY97, 295 grants were made. Detailed pro-
gram information is available in the Office of Research
and Development (ORD) Program Guide.
Examples of Funded Projects: See EPAs web page for
previously funded grants at .
Deadline: None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately
180 days.
Appeals: As described in 40 CFR Part 30.63, and Part
31, Subpart E
Renewals: None. Standard grant application should be
prepared and submitted that will be reviewed in the
same manner as a new application and wil] compete
for available funds.
Application:
P re application (Aiordination: Discussion with the ORD
laboratories and national centers is advisable for
research cooperative agreement applications. No
preapplication assistance is available for research grant
applications. An environmental impact assessment is
required for this program. The standard application
forms as furnished by the federal agency and required
by OMB Circulars Nos. A-102 and A-l 10 must be
used for this program. This program is eligible for
coverage under Executive Order 12372, "Inter-
governmental Review of Federal Programs."
Application Procedure: Requests for application forms
and completed applications must be submitted to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Grants
Administration Division, 3903R, 401 M. Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460. This program is subject to
the provisions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-102 and
A-110.
Award Procedure: Each application shall be subjected to
administrative evaluation to determine the adequacy of
the application in relation to grant regulations and to
program evaluation; technical and extramural review
determines the merit and relevance of the project.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: A proposal is judged
for: 1) scientific merit in terms of: a) strengths and
weaknesses of the project; b) adequacy of overall pro-
ject design; c) competency of proposed staff; d) suit-
ability of applicant's available resources; e)
appropriateness of the proposed project period and
budget; and f) probability that the project will accom-
plish stated objectives; and for 2) program interest in
terms of: a) the need for' the proposed research; and
b) relationship to objective(s) in an approved work
plan.
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Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants are nor-
mally funded on a 12-month basis (yearly). Total
approved project period may not exceed 5 years.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Quarterly interims and final progress, expen-
diture, equipment, and invention reports.
Audits: Grants are subject to inspections and audit by
representatives of the Comptroller General of the
United States and EPA or any authorized representa-
tive. Federal audits will be made in accordance with
the policies of OMB Circular No. A-73 to ensure that
funds have been applied efficiently, economically, and
effectively. Periodic audits should be made as part of
the recipients systems of financial management and
internal control to meet terms and conditions of
grants and other agreements. OMB Circular No.
A-133 applies.
Records: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records and to substan-
tiate changes to each grant, must be kept available to
personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts.
All records must be maintained for 3 years after sub-
mission of the final expenditure report. If questions
still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit,
related records should be retained until the matter is
completely resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local (Mice: Individuals are encouraged to
communicate with the appropriate EPA Regional
office.
Headquarters Office: For information on grant applica-
tions and procedures, contact the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Grants Administration Division,
3903F 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
For program information, contact the National Center
for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance,
(8701), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone: 800 490-
9194. To obtain further information about programs
and application requests via the Internet, see
.
Related Programs: None.
Indian Environmental
General Assistance Program
(General Assistance Program
for Tribes)
Federal Agency: EPA, American Indian Environmental
Office
Purpose: To provide Indian tribal governments and
intertribal consortia with general assistance grants to
build capacity to administer environmental regulatory
programs on Indian lands, and technical assistance in
the development of multimedia programs to address
environmental issues on Indian lands.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Indian tribal governments and
intertribal consortia. An Indian tribal government is
any federally recognized tribe, band, nation, or other
organized group or community, including any Alaska
native village or regional or village corporation. A
consortium is a partnership between two or more
Indian tribal governments authorized by the govern-
ing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive
assistance under this program.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Federally recognized Indian trib-
al governments.
Credentials/Documentation: This program is subject to
the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-87.
Types of Support: Project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Activities eligible for fund-
ing under this program include planning, developing,
and establishing capability to implement environmen-
tal protection programs including development of
solid and hazardous waste programs. These assistance
agreements provide the opportunity for the tribes to
define and develop administrative and legal infra-
structure, as well as to conduct assessments, monitor-
ing, planning, and other actions within a simplified
administrative framework. The primary purpose of
these assistance agreements is to support the develop-
ment of core environmental programs, such as devel-
oping grant proposals and managing grant work;
fostering compliance with federal environmental
statutes by developing tribal environmental programs,
ordinances, and services; and establishing ties with
federal, state, local, and other tribal environmental
officials.
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Restrictions: The principal focus of this program is on
the development of general tribal environmental capa-
bility. No single grant awarded under this program
may be for an amount exceeding 10 percent of the
total annual funds appropriated for all the grants.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0108-0-1-304.
Obligations: (Grants and Cooperative Agreements)
FY96 $15,000,000; FY 98 est. $28,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The statutory
minimum grant is $75,000. As the term of the grant
can extend up to 4 years, however, the annual range
and average financial assistance is $22.000 to
$150,000; $70,000.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: Funded activities have
included environmental inventories, infrastructure
and technical assessment of capability needs, and
planning and development activities to establish tribal
environmental programs.
Examples of Funded Projects: Establishment of a water
quality assessment program; completion of an envi-
ronmental assessment inventory; establishment of an
environmental code; establishment of a multimedia
program to address water quality, air quality, safe
drinking water, solid waste, hazardous waste, and pes-
ticides; establishment of a management plan with
emphasis on wastewater sludge reclamation and tire
recovery; establishment of a program to address
underground storage tanks, Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III, and radon.
Deadline: Contact the nearest EPA Regional Office for
application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately
90 days.
Appeals: 40 CFR Part 31, Subpart F
Renewals: In order to receive renewals, significant
progress must be demonstrated.
Application:
Preapplication ('oordination: The applicant should con-
sult the Regional Indian Program Coordinator desig-
nated as the single point of contact for more
information. This program is excluded from coverage
under Executive Order 12372 but subject to provi-
sions of OMB Circular No. A-102.
Application Procedure: Applicants must use SF-424,
"Application for Federal Assistance: State and Local
Non-Construction Programs."
Award Procedure: Applications are reviewed by the
appropriate regional office and, if approved, financial
assistance is awarded by the Regional Administrator
or his/her delegated official.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Proposals are
approved by the individual EPA regional offices
according to the applicants ability to achieve objec-
tives outlined in Public Law 102-497, Section 11, the
interim final regulation for programs implementation
in the FR on December 2, 1993, 40 CFR Part 35,
Indian Tribes; General Assistance Grants for
Environmental Protection Programs: Interim Final
Rule, and the relevance to the uses described above.
Proposals should contain schedules for progress
reports that will contribute toward development of
environmental management capacity building; provide
for ongoing coordination and problem resolution; and
show adequate ability to meet the proposed objec-
tives, record keeping, and reporting requirements.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: None
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Award amount
remains available until expended in accordance with
the term of the award. No award term may exceed 4
years.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Procedures for accounting, auditing, evaluat-
ing, and reviewing general assistance grants are gov-
erned by regulations at 40 CFR Part 31, "Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements to State and Local
Governments," with reports as required by the specif-
ic terms of the agreement.
Audits: OMB Circular No. A-133 applies.
Records: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records and to substan-
tiate charges to each grant, must be maintained for 3
years after submission of the annual financial status
report. If questions still remain, such as those raised
as a result of audit, related records should be retained
until the matter is completely resolved.
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Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Applicants are encouraged to
communicate with their Regional Indian Program
Coordinator.
Headquarters Office:
American Indian Environmental Office (4104)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-7939.
Related Programs: None.
Jobs Through Recycling (JTR)
Federal Agency: EPA
Purpose: To stimulate development of recycling and
reuse businesses that accomplish the following:
• Increase the use of recyclable or reusable materials
(recovered materials) that would otherwise be
landfilled or combusted.
• Contribute to economic development as well as
job creation and/or retention.
Eligibility: States, Native American tribes, and multi-
state and multitribe organizations.
Uses and Use Restrictions: JTR grants should be used
to accomplish the following:
• Increase intermediate processing and end-use man-
ufacturing capacity (not collection programs.)
• Develop working partnerships with industry
groups, financial institutions, local governments,
universities, and other involved entities.
Financial Information: Grants are awarded up to
$200,000.
Formula and Matdiing Requirements: EPA will require
nonfederal matching funds of at least 25 percent of
the federal funding requested. This matching share of
project costs may be provided in cash, in-kind contri-
butions, or other noncash support.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: Since launching the JTR
program in 1994, EPA has awarded more than $7.2
million in grant funding to 36 states, 5 tribes, and 3
multistate organizations. Types of grants funded
include Recycling Economic Development Advocates
(REDAs) and Recycling Business Assistance Centers
(RBACs), commodity-specific demonstration projects,
and Recycling Investment Forums.
A review of four well-established programs shows that
each investment of $ 1 million in JTR grants has
helped businesses create more than 1,700 jobs and
$290 million in capital investment.
Examples of Funded Projects: The Quechan Tribe of the
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation in Arizona will create a
craft paper-making business. The tribe will handcraft
writing paper from postconsumer paper diverted from
the local waste stream. The tribe will sell this art
product to the 750,000 winter residents of Yuma.
This cottage industry will provide specialized training
and employment to tribal members who currently
face 60 percent unemployment on the reservation.
Deadline: The proposal process reli.es extensively on
direct communications (in person or by phone, fax, or
e-mail) with EPA regional JTR contacts. Parties inter-
ested in applying should contact the appropriate JTR
contact as soon as possible to discuss project ideas.
Any questions regarding the JTR program, eligible
costs, and activities should be addressed prior to sub-
mitting a proposal outline.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Proposals are judged
for: 1) description and budget: 2) applicant informa-
tion and capabilities; 3) waste diversion, market
capacity, and climate change impact; 4) economic
development as well as job creation and/or retention;
5) measurement methodology; and 6) potential to
institutionalize coordination and partnerships and
leverage resources. The last four criteria weigh most
heavily in the evaluation.
Information Contact:
The EPA JTR request for proposals information packet
contains a description of program objectives and eligi-
ble activities, application evaluation criteria, and pro-
posal preparation instructions. Visit the JTR Web site
at .
Contact the appropriate EPA Regional office or:
OSW—Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 5306W
401M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
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Municipal Solid Waste Grant
Program for Indian Country
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
Purpose: To encourage solid waste management prac-
tices in Indian Country that protect human health and
the environment by building tribal capacity for devel-
oping and implementing municipal solid waste activi-
ties; developing tribal organization infrastructures;
realizing economic, sustainability of tribal solid waste
programs; and building partnerships among tribes,
states, and local communities. Applicants are encour-
aged to partner with other federally recognized tribes,
tribal organizations, surrounding communities, and
other organizations. Developing these partnerships
will help foster sustainability of solid waste manage-
ment programs.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Federally recognized tribes and
Alaska native villages. Also eligible are nonprofit
rnultitribe organizations whose membership consists
of federally recognized tribes, Alaska native villages,
or partnerships between tribes and states, local gov-
ernments, or other nontribal organizations, and whose
primary focus is on solid waste projects.
Types of Support: Demonstration grants and multi-
year grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Nonfederal matching funds
or in-kind contributions of at least 5 percent of the
grant amount are required.
Financial Information:
Range of Financial Assistance: $50,000 to $100,000.
Deadline: Consult with EPA regional contact in early
January before submitting proposal.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: The proposal process relies
extensively on direct communications (in person or
by phone, fax, or e-mail) with EPA regional solid
waste contacts. Any questions regarding the Municipal
Solid Waste Grant Program for Indian Country and
eligible costs and activities should be addressed prior
to submitting a proposal outline.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: EPA will use the fol-
lowing evaluation criteria in ranking proposals on a
100-point scale: project description (15 points); com-
prehensive integrated solid waste program (25
points); sustainability (20 points); project partners
and institutlonalization (15 points); measurability of
project results (10 points); and technical assistance to
others (15 points).
Information Contact:
Contact the appropriate EPA Regional office.
Performance Partnership
Grants (PPGs)
Federal Agency: EPA
Purpose: The PPGs are an alternative assistance deliv-
ery mechanism and do not represent funding in addi-
tion to grants provided under individual authorities.
PPGs provide states and tribes with the option to
combine funds from two or more categorical grants
into one or more PPG. Benefits of these grants
include:
• Flexibility. States and tribes will have the flexibility
to address their highest environmental priorities
across all media and establish resource allocations
based on those priorities, while continuing to
address core program commitments.
• Improved Environmental Performance. States and
tribes can: 1) more effectively link program activi-
ties with environmental goals and program out-
comes and 2) develop innovative P2, ecosystem,
and community-based strategies.
• Administrative Savings. Recipients and EPA can
reduce administrative burdens and costs by greatly
reducing the numbers of grant applications, bud-
gets, workplans, and reports.
• Strengthened Partnerships. EPA will develop part-
nerships with states and tribes where both parties
share the same environmental and program goals
and deploy their unique resources and abilities to
jointly accomplish those goals.
Eligibility:
Any state or federally recognized Indian tribe current-
ly receiving or eligible to receive more than one of the
16 categorical grants referred to in "Uses and Use
Restrictions" below.
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Credentials/Documentation'. Recipients must show com-
pliance with 40 CFR Part 31.
Types of Support! Formula grants and project grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Eligible recipients can
combine two or more of the following 16 grants into
a PPG:
• Air Pollution Control (Clean Air Act [CAA] section
105).
• Water Pollution Control (Clean Water Act [CWA]
section 106).
• Nonpoint Source Management (CWA section 319).
• Water Quality Cooperative Agreements (CWA sec-
tion 104(b)(3)).
• Wetlands Program Development (CWA section
104(b)(3)).
• Public Water System Supervision (the Safe
Drinking Water Act [SDWA] sections 1443 (a) and
1451 (a) (3)).
• Underground Water Source Protection (SDWA sec-
tion 1443(b))
• Hazardous Waste Management (Solid Waste
Disposal Act [SWDA], section 3011 (a)).
• Underground Storage Tank (SWDA, section
2007 (f) (2)).
• Radon Assessment and Mitigation (the Toxic
Substance Control Act [TSCA] section 306).
• Lead-based Paint Activities (TSCA section 404 (g)).
• Toxic Compliance and Monitoring (TSCA section
28).
• Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (the
Pollution Prevention Act section 6605).
• Pesticide Enforcement (the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [FIFRA] section
23 (a) (1)).
• Pesticide Applicator Certification and
Training/Pesticide Program (FIFRA section 23
(a) (2)).
• General Assistance Grants to Indian Tribes (Indian
Environmental General Assistance Program Act of
1992)—only eligible tribes can propose to include
these funds in a PPG application.
Recipients may use PPGs to fund activities that are
within the cumulative eligibilities of the 16 grants list-
ed above.
Deadline: Applications are due 60 days prior to the
beginning of the budget period, normally August 1.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: About 60 days.
Appeals: Appeals are in accordance with 40 CFR Part
31, Subpart E
Application:
Preapplication Coordination; Applicants interested in
pursuing PPGs should coordinate with their appropri-
ate EPA Regional Office to develop a PPG through
joint negotiations. This program is eligible for cover-
age under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs."
Application Procedure: Requests for application forms
should be made to the appropriate EPA Regional
Grants Management Office. Applicants will negotiate
the content of their PPG with their EPA Regional
Office and submit an application for the PPG based
on these negotiations with the region. Applicants for
PPGs must submit SF-424, "Application for Federal
Assistance: State and Local Non-Construction Pro-
grams," including the required supporting documents.
Award Procedure; Grant applications are reviewed by
the appropriate EPA Regional Office, and if approved,
awarded by the Regional Administrator.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not available.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: The minimum
recipient cost share for the PPG is the sum of the min-
imum cost shares of the contributed components.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: The terms of the
grant shall be determined during preapplication nego-
tiations and at the time of the award. Applicants can
choose to submit either annual or multiyear work
plans. Budget periods will be for 12 months, with the
applicant having the flexibility to select, in consulta-
tion with the Regional Administrator, the start and
end date for the budget period.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: In accordance with 40 CFR Part 31 and the
Performance Partnership Grants for state and Tribal
Environmental Programs: Revised Interim Guidance,
issued July 1996.
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Audits: OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States,
Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,"
applies.
Records: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records and to substan-
tiate charges to each grant, must be maintained for 3
years after submission of the annual financial status
report. If questions remain, such as those raised as a
result of audit, related records should be retained
until the matter is completely resolved.
Information Contact: Contact the appropriate EPA
Regional Office.
Related Programs: None.
Pollution Prevention
Grants Program
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides
and Toxic Substances
Purpose: To support the establishment and expansion
of state and tribal multimedia pollution prevention
programs. EPA specifically seeks to build pollution
prevention capabilities or to test innovative pollution
prevention approaches and methodologies.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: States, federally recognized tribes,
and any agency or instrumentality of a state or tribe,
including state or tribal universities. Local govern-
ments, private universities, private nonprofit entities,
private businesses, and individuals are not eligible.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Any state, interstate, or intertrib-
al, or local agency organization, or university; federal-
ly recognized Indian tribe; public nonprofit
organization and institution; profit organization; pri-
vate organization; and quasipublic nonprofit organiza-
tion.
Credentials/Documentation: In cases where applicants
are not clearly, by given name, an instrumentality of
the state, the applicant must provide proof that the
applicant is indeed a state or interstate agency and
organization.
Types of Support: Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
Funds awarded under the Pollution Prevention Grants
Program must be used to support pollution preven-
tion programs that address the transfer and reduction
of potentially harmful pollutants across all environ-
mental media: air, water, and land. Programs should
reflect comprehensive and coordinated pollution pre-
vention planning and implementation efforts
statewide.
Financial Information:
Accot/jil Identification: 68-0108-0-1-304.
Obligations: (Grants) FY96 $5,000,000; FY98 est.
$5,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $20,000 to
$200,000; $100,000.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Pivgram Accomplishments: During FY97, grants
totalling approximately $5,000,000 were awarded.
Fifty-seven state and tribal agencies received grant
funds through the Pollution Prevention Incentives for
states program.
Examples of Funded Projects: Technical assistance; data
collection and dissemination; education for and out-
reach to business, government, and academic person-
nel; training; environmental auditing; technology
transfer; demonstration projects; and integration of P2
into regulatory programs.
Deadline: Varies according to each EPA Regional
Office.
Range o[ Approval/Disapproval Time: About 120 days.
Appeals: As described in 40 CFR Part 30, Subpart L
and part 31, Subpart E
Renewals: None.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: SF-424, SF- 424A, and
other forms as provided by the EPA must be used for
this program. This program is eligible for coverage
under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs'" (and the review require-
ments of Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and
Metropolitan Development Act).
Application Procedure: Requests for information should
be made to the appropriate EPA Regional Office.
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Completed applications must, be submitted to the EPA
Regional Pollution Prevention Programs for considera-
tion for an award. Applications must meet the require-
ments of the grant regulations and will be reviewed to
determine relevancy of the proposed project.
Award Procedure: Procedures for awards are outlined
in General Grant Regulation, 40 CFR Part 30 and Part
31.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: In evaluating grant
applications, the Act directs EPA to consider whether
the proposed state program will: 1) make technical
assistance available to businesses seeking information
about source reduction opportunities, including fund-
ing for experts to provide onsite technical advice and
to assist in the development of source reduction
plans; 2) target assistance to businesses for which lack
of information is an impediment to source reduction;
or 3) provide training in source reduction techniques.
Applicants must provide documentation showing they
have entered into a partnership agreement with one
or more environmental and business assistance
providers. They must also demonstrate how the pro-
posed pollution prevention activities will advance
state/tribal environmental goals as stated in environ-
mental strategic planning documents. Applicants sub-
mitting proposals that do not show a correlation
between environmental goals and the proposed pollu-
tion prevention activity will not be considered eligible
for funding. Applications must include activities the
pollution prevention program will undertake to
ensure communication and feedback to the regulatory
programs showing how pollution prevention is help-
ing to advance multimedia environmental protection.
In summary, in the narrative of the grant applica-
tion, the following three requirements must be clearly
addressed: 1) identify the partnering organization(s)
and document the relationship, for example, through
a letter of agreement. 2) Describe how the activities
proposed in the grant will support the goals and
objectives laid out in the states strategic planning
documents. Proposals must include copies of lan-
guage from strategic planning documents and show
directly how pollution prevention will be used to sup-
port those goals and objectives. 3) Describe the out-
reach and communication strategies that will be
undertaken to ensure that environmental program
staff are made aware of the P2 activities and how
those activities are addressing multimedia environ-
mental management problems. Applicants should
consult the Pollution Prevention program guidance
for more detailed information on the 1998 goals and
criteria. Proposals accepted for review under this pro-
gram must qualify as pollution prevention as defined
by EPA.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula a;i(/ Matching Re(fuireinents: Organizations
receiving pollution prevention grant funds are
required to match federal funds by at least 50 percent.
Contributions may include dollars, in-kind goods and
services, and/or third party contributions.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants are
awarded for a project period not to exceed 3 years.
Funds are released by a letter of credit.
Post Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Organizations that are awarded grant funds
will be required to submit semiannual progress
reports, during the life of the project, to the EPA
Project Officer. Each report will summarize funds
expended, tasks accomplished, and results achieved
to date. A summary final report also will be required
at the end of the project period. This final report
should include a discussion of the prospects for con-
tinuation, further development of the pollution pre-
vention effort, project evaluation and future direction.
Audits: Periodic, audits should be made as part of the
recipient's system of financial management and inter-
nal control to meet terms and conditions of grants
and other agreements. OMB Circular No. A-133,
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations," applies.
Recants: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records to substantiate
charges to each grant, must be maintained for' 3 year's
after submission of the annual financial status report.
If questions still remain, such as those raised as a
result of an audit, related records should be retained
until the matter is completely resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: Contact appropriate EPA
Regional Pollution Prevention Coordinator.
Hoadquarfe.es Office: For program .information:
Pollution Prevention Divisiorr
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, MC7409
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 260-3480.
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Solid Waste Management
Assistance
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Solid Waste
Purpose: To promote the use of integrated solid waste
management systems to solve municipal solid waste
generation and management problems at the local,
regional, arid national levels.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Public authorities (i.e., federal,
state, interstate, intrastate, and local); public agencies
and institutions; nonprofit private organizations,
agencies, and institutions; and Indian tribes. Profit-
making organizations are not eligible.
Beneficiary Eligibility: State, local, and tribal govern-
ments and interstate agencies.
Cirdentiais/Documentation: None.
Types of Support: Project Grants (Cooperative
Agreements).
Uses and Use Restrictions: Available for the allowable
direct cost expenditures incident to program perfor-
mance plus allocable portions of allowable indirect
costs of the institution, in accordance with established
EPA policies.
Grant funds can be used fo; support training, surveys,
educational materials and programs, studies, and
demonstrations.
Grant funds can not be used for: any element of con-
struction, or any acquisition of land or interest in
land, or any subsidy for the price of recovered
resources. Financial assistance to states, local, region-
al, and interstate authorities for development and
implementation of plans approved by the
Administrator under Subtitle D of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act is not allowed.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0107-0-1-999.
Obligations: (Grants and Cooperative Agreements)
FY96 $3,800,000; FY98 est. $3,800,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: FY95 $5,000
to $250,000; $76,000.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: In FY96, 50 projects were
awarded funding. The estimate of projects for FY97 is
about the same.
Examples of Funded Projects: 1) National Solid Waste
Information Clearinghouse: provides information to
the nation on solid waste management alternatives; 2)
Targeted Media Recycling Outreach: funded television
and radio commercials that received over
$80,000,000 in free airplay; 3) Peer Match Program:
provides technical assistance to local government by
matching local government experts with local govern-
ments requesting assistance; and 4) Report on Scrap-
Based Manufacturing: funded production of a report
to assist communities in attracting scrap-based manu-
facturing.
Deadline: Varies from region to region. Contact appro-
priate Regional Office for details.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately
180 days.
Appeals: As described in 40 CFR Part 31, Subpart F
for state and local governments, and Part 30.63 for
other recipients.
Renewals: None. A standard grant application should
be prepared and submitted and will be reviewed in
the same manner as a new application.
Application:
Preapplication (.Coordination: Discussion with EPA
Headquarters or the appropriate EPA regional office is
advisable. The standard application forms as fur-
nished by the federal agency and required by OMB
Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program.
This program is eligible for coverage under Executive
Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs."
Application Procedure: Requests for application forms
and submission of completed applications should be
directed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Grants Administration Division (3903F), 401 M
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, or the appropri-
ate EPA Regional Office. This program is subject to
the provisions of OMB Circulars Nos. A-l 10 and
A-102.
Award Procedure: EPA reviews each application to
determine adequacy in meeting grant regulations and
program evaluation criteria, as well as to determine
the merit and relevance of the project.
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Criteria for Selecting Proposals: A proposal is judged
for: 1) technical merit in terms of: a) strengths and
weaknesses of the project; b) adequacy of overall
project design; c) competency of proposed staff; d)
suitability of applicant's available resources; e) appro-
priateness of the proposed project period and budget;
and f) probability that the project will accomplish
stated objectives; and for 2) program interest in terms
of: a) the need for the proposed project; and b) rela-
tionship to program objectives.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: For continuing
grants, a minimum of 5 percent cost-sharing is
required. For new grants, no sharing is required; 40
CFR Part 30 applies.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants will nor-
mally be funded on a 12-month basis. The total
approved project period may not exceed 3 years.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: Quarterly interim and final progress, expendi-
ture, equipment, and invention reports.
Audits: Grants are subject to inspection and audit by
representatives of the Comptroller General of the
United States and EPA or by any authorized represen-
tative. Federal audits will be made in accordance with
the policies of OMB Circular No. A-73 to ensure that
funds have been applied efficiently, economically, and
effectively. Periodic audits should be made as part of
the recipient's systems of financial management and
internal control to meet the terms and conditions of
grants and other agreements. OMB Circular No.
A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Nonprofit Organizations," applies.
Records: Financial records, including all documents to
support entries on accounting records and to substan-
tiate charges to each grant, must be maintained for 3
years after submission of the final expenditure report.
If questions still remain, such as those raised during
an audit, related records should be retained until the
matter is completely resolved.
Information Contacts: For information concerning
grant applications and procedures, contact the appro-
priate EPA regional office or U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Grants Administration Division,
3903F 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
Phone: 202 260-9266.
Related Programs: Environmental Protection
Consolidated Research.
Surveys, Studies,
Investigations and Special
Purpose Grants
Federal Agency: EPA
Purpose: To 1) support surveys, studies and investiga-
tions and special purpose assistance associated with
air quality, acid deposition, drinking water, water
quality, hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesti-
cides; 2) identify, develop, and demonstrate pollution
control techniques; 3) prevent, reduce, and eliminate
pollution; and 4) evaluate the economic and social
consequences of alternative strategies and mechanisms
for use by those in economic, social, governmental,
and environmental management positions.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: States, Indian Tribes, public and
private universities and colleges, hospitals, laborato-
ries, other public or private nonprofit institutions,
individuals, and in some instances, profit-makers, if
their projects have significant technical merit and rele-
vance to EPAs mission. Some of EPAs statutes may
limit assistance to certain applicants.
Beneficiary Eligibility: State and local governments,
Indian tribes, universities and colleges, hospitals, lab-
oratories, other public and private nonprofit institu-
tions, and individuals.
Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in
accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for state and
local governments and Indian tribes, OMB Circular
No. A-21 for educational institutions, OMB Circular
No. A-122 for nonprofit institutions, and FAR Part 31
for profit-makers. Applicants might be requested to
demonstrate appropriate background, academic tram-
ing, experience in the field, and necessary equipment
to carry out projects. EPA may ask applicants or prin-
ciple investigators to provide curriculum vitae and rel-
evant publications.
Types of Support: Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Grants and cooperative
agreements are available to support recipients' allow-
able direct costs incident to approved surveys, studies,
and investigations plus allowable indirect costs, in
accordance with established EPA policies and regula-
tions.
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Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-1810-0-1-304.
Obligations: (Grants and Cooperative Agreements)
FY96 $150,000,000. (NOTE: Funds available for this
program are determined by discretionary decisions of
EPA program offices.)
Range of Financial Assistant: $1,000 to $500,000.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Program Accomplishments: EPA made 1,200 awards in
FY96.
Examples of Funded Projects: Developing a reporter's
guide to climate change, development of solid waste
system for Indian tribes, lead-based workshops, and
radon information for real estate companies.
Deadline: None, unless applications are submitted in
response to calls for proposals or requests for applica-
tions which include deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately
ISO'days.
Appeals: EPA does not have a formal appeal process
for applicants whose proposals are not funded.
Appeals with respect to other issues are described in
40 CFR Part 30.63 and Part 31, Subpart E
Renewals: None. Generally, EPA incrementally funds
grants and cooperative agreements for surveys, stud-
ies, and investigations. Approval of subsequent fund-
ing increments is dependent on satisfactory project
progress, continued relevance of the project to EPAs
priorities, and availability of funds.
Application:
Pt'eapplication Coordination: EPA awards grants and
cooperative agreements supporting surveys, studies,
and investigations based on unsolicited proposals and
competitive applications submitted in response to EPA
solicitations, considering relevance and likelihood of
success of proposed projects. For this reason, we rec-
ommend that potential applicants discuss proposed
projects with or submit preapplications to staff in the
appropriate EPA technical program offices. Individual
programs may be subject to Executive Order 12372,
''Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs."
Application Procedure: EPA requires final applications
to be made on SF-424. Requests for application kits
must be submitted to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Grants Administration Division,
3903R, 401 M Street, SW, Washington. DC 20460 or
through the appropriate EPA Regional Office.
Award Procedure: EPA will evaluate each application to
determine the merit and relevance of proposed projects.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: EPA selects proposed
surveys, studies, and investigations projects for fund-
ing based on factors such as relevancy to EPAs mis-
sion, technical merit, and the .likelihood of success. If
EPA issues a solicitation for applications for a particu-
lar project or group of projects, the solicitation will
identify specific criteria.
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: As required by
EPA statute, regulation, or program guidance, or as
negotiated and agreed to between the applicant and
the program office.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: EPA normally
funds grants and cooperative agreements on a 12-
month basis. EPA can, however, negotiate the project
period with each applicant based on project require-
ments. EPA limits project periods to 5 years.
Post Assistance Requirements:
Reports: EPA includes reporting requirements for
grants and cooperative agreements irr the terms and
conditions of the agreements. Agreements may require
quarterly, interim, and final progress reports, as well
as financial, equipment, and invention reports.
Reporting requirements are also identified in the
Grant Regulations, Part 30 and Part 31.
Audits: Surveys, Studies, and Investigations grants and
cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and
audits by the Comptroller General of the United
States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA
staff or any authorized representative of the federal
government. If the Government Accounting Office or
EPAs Inspector General conducts federal audits, the
audits will be made in accordance with OMB Circular
No. A-173 to ensure funds have been used efficiently,
economically, and effectively. Recipients must conduct
periodic audits in accordance with the provisions of
OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of Institutions of
Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Institutions."
Records: Recipients must keep financial records,
including all documents supporting entries on
accounting records and to substantiate changes in
grants available to personnel authorized to examine
EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements
records. Recipients must maintain for 3 years after
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submission of final expenditure reports. If questions,
such as those raised as a result of audits remain fol-
lowing the 3-year period, recipients must retain
records until the matter is completely resolved.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: EPA encourages potential
applicants to communicate with the appropriate EPA
Regional Office, and the Headquarters program con-
tacts listed below.
Headquarters Office: For information on grant applica-
tions and procedures, contact: Environmental
Protection Agency, Grants Administration Division,
3903E 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
For program information contact: Office of Air and
Radiation—Julie Tate, 202 260-9230; Office of
Water—Steve Wilson, 202 260-9823: Office of
Research and Development—Peter Durant, 202 260-
2597; Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation—
Marilyn Smith Church, 202 260-3630; Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response—Julianne
Edmondson, 202 260-0251; Office of Environmental
Justice—Linda Smith, 202 564-2602.
Related Programs: None.
Sustainable Development
Challenge Grants
Federal Agency: EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
Purpose: To 1) catalyze community-based and region-
al projects and other actions that promote sustainable
development, thereby improving environmental quali-
ty and economic prosperity; 2) leverage significant
private and public investments to enhance environ-
mental quality by enabling community sustainability
efforts to continue past EPA funding; 3) build partner-
ships that increase a community's long-term capacity
to protect the environment through sustainable devel-
opment; and 4) enhance EPAs ability to provide assis-
tance to communities and promote sustainable
development, through lessons.
Eligibility:
Applicant Eligibility: Community groups and other
nonprofit organizations, local governments, universi-
ties, tribes, and states.
Beneficiary Eligibility: State and local governments,
universities, Indian tribes, and the general public.
Credentials/Documentation: Must supply copy of arti-
cles of incorporation of the IRS nonprofit status form.
Types of Support: Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions: For the purposes outlined
in the following statutes: CWA, Section 104(b)(3);
SDWA, Section 1442(b)(3); Solid Waste Disposal Act,
Section 8001 (a); CAA, Section 103(b)(3); TSCA,
Section 10; FIFRA, Section 20; Marine Protection,
Research, and Sanctuaries Act, Section 203; National
Environmental Education Act, Section 6; Pollution
Prevention Act, Section 6605.
Financial Information:
Account Identification: 68-0107-0-1 -304.
Obligations: (Grants) FY96 $542,000; FY98 est.
$10,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Up to
$250,000 per project.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Examples of Funded Projects: "Mid-City Green Project
Building Materials Exchange" will expand its current
paint exchange into a full-scale building materials
exchange to reduce the amount of discarded construc-
tion materials waste in the New Orleans area and
encourage urban renewal. This will be accomplished
through construction materials recovery, transforma-
tion, and low-cost resale; neighborhood rehabilitation
promotion; creative reuse; and education.
Deadline: Contact agency for deadlines. See
Headquarters contact listed below.
.Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Contact agency for
information. See Headquarters contact listed below.
Appeals: As described in 40 CFR Part 31 Subpart E
Renewals: Contact agency for renewal information. See
Headquarters contact listed below.
Application:
Preapplication Coordination: Use the standard applica-
tion forms as furnished by the federal agency and
required by OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-l 10.
Costs will be determined in accordance with either
OMB Circular Nos. A-87, A-21 or A-122 depending
on applicant. This program is eligible for coverage
under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs."
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Application Procedure: Contact agency for application
procedures. See Headquarters contact listed below.
Award Procedure: Contact agency for the award proce-
dure. See Headquarters contact listed below.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Three components: 1)
Sustainability: How well does the proposal integrate
environmental protection and economic prosperity?
What type of sustainable behavior is desired and what
type of non-sustainable behavior is being addressed?
2) Community Commitment and Contribution: To
what degree do the partners represent those in the
community who have an interest in or will, be affected
by the project? Will the proposal's outcomes and
results benefit all affected groups to the maximum
extent possible? 3) Measurable Results: To what
degree does the proposal include significant achiev-
able short-term (within 3 years) and long-term targets
or benchmarks to measure the proposal's contribution
to the community's self-sufficiency and sustainability?
Does the proposal demonstrate how the work will.
continue after EPA funds are exhausted, or how it will
evolve into or generate other sustainability efforts,
either locally or regionally?
Assistance Considerations:
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program is
intended to provide seed money to leverage a broader
public and private investment in sustainability activi-
ties. As a result, the program requires a minimum
nonfederaJ match of at least 20 percent of the total
project budget. The match can come from a variety of
public and private sources and can include in-kind
services. No federal funds, however, can be used as
matching funds.
Length and Time Ptiasing of Assistance: From 1 to 3
years.
Post-Assistance Requirements:
Reports: These may be both quarterly and final
reports.
Audits: The OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of
States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations,'' applies.
Records: Not available.
Information Contacts:
Regional or Local Office: There will be a point of con-
tact in each region (to be determined). For further
information please contact Pamela Flurt on 202 260-
2441.
Headquarters Office:
Office of Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Program Contact: Pamela Hurt
Phone: 202 260-2441
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ARCO Chemical Company
Purpose: Funds environmental issues in communities
where ARCO plants are located. Plants are located in
Texas, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The
company supports balanced policy studies and action
programs on hazardous waste, air emissions, toxicolo-
gy, ground-water contamination and reclamation,
plastics disposal, and similar topics of concern to
ARCO and the general public; programs to improve
communications and cooperation between local com-
munities and industries; and job-creation and job-
training programs through community economic
development.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) and Section 501 (a) (2) of
the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Contributions to
the organization must be deductible tinder Section
170(b) of the IRC,
Types of Support: Capital campaigns and expenses,
computer hardware, equipment, facilities (renova-
tion), general purposes, and scholarships.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY97:
more than $3.5 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1993):
Awbury Arboretum Association, Philadelphia, PA,
$4,000 for renovation project.
Brandywine Conservancy Inc., Chadds Ford, PA,
$5,000 for Land Stewardship and Environment
Program.
Deadline: None. Apply to local ARCO office.
Application: Concise proposal to include the follow-
ing:
1. Description of organization, its purpose, and
explanation of how program meets company
guidelines and priorities.
2. Statement of need for project and description of
methods chosen to meet goals.
3. Timeline and method of evaluation.
4. Cost of project, list of other sources of funding,
and amount requested.
5. Description of community support for, and
involvement in, project and organization.
Include the following support data:
1. Current budget with most recent audited
financial statement.
2. Annual report.
3. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
4. List of board of directors with their affiliations.
Information Contact:
Manager, Contributions
ARCO Chemical Company
3801 West Chester Pike
Newtown Square, PA 19073-2387
Phone: 610359-3189
ARCO Foundation
Purpose: Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in
the areas of education, community, arts and humani-
ties, environment, and public information. Priority is
given to environmental education, land preservation
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efforts, and environmental organizations that support
rational land use and natural resource policies.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Awarded pri-
marily in the geographic areas where ARCO facilities
and employees are
located—the West, the Southwest, Alaska, and the
Rocky Mountain Region.
Financial Information: Total environmental grants
awarded for 1995 to 1996: $213,500.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
California Living Museum, Bakersfield, CA, $7,000.
Environmental education program for young people
in Kern County area.
Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling,
Anchorage, AK, $12,000. Community cleanup
program.
Deadline: None.
Application: Brief submission (5 pages) to include:
1. Cover letter stating organizations mission; grant
purpose; legal name of organization; amount
requested; and list of previous ARCO-supported
grants.
2. Proposal consisting of 1-page summary; organiza-
tion's mission and history; why project is needed
given related work by others; project description,
goals, objectives, and action plan; expected quan-
tifiable results; method of evaluation; and plan for
continuing activity beyond ARCO Foundation sup-
port.
3. Attachments including most recent organizational
financial statement and income-and-expense bud-
get; other possible sources of funding for the pro-
ject; most recent completed IRS Form 990; and list
of board of directors and their affiliations.
Do not use binders or covers.
Information Contact:
ARCO Foundation
515 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: 213486-3342
Web site:
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AT&T Foundation
Purpose: Provides grants in two environmentally relat-
ed categories: education and civic and community
service. In particular, the foundation is interested in
supporting community-based and national projects in
the areas of source reduction and recycling, clean air,
and clean water.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of "the IRC. AT&T's giv-
ing focuses on cities and regions with large concentra-
tions of AT&T employees and business operations. A
local contributions program provides funding in com-
munities where AT&T is active.
Types of Support: For specific projects rather than
operating costs.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY93:
$37 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1997):
American Rivers, Washington, DC, $15,000.
California Association of Local Conservation Corps,
Sacramento, CA, $15,000.
Deadline: None
Application: Call or write for application guidelines
before submitting proposal. If your organization
and/or project is national in scope, contact the AT&T
Foundation directly. If your organization and the
scope of your activities are local, you will need to
contact an AT&T Regional Contributions Manager
Information Contact:
AT&T Foundation
32 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Phone:212387-4801
Web site:
Mary Reynolds Babcock
Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: Supports community building in the
Southeast, placing special emphasis on bridging racial
and social gaps and investing in human and natural
capital over the long term. Areas typically receiving
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funding include: organizational development, com-
munity problem-solving, and grassroots leadership.
Eligibility: Community coalitions and organizations
with nonprofit, tax-exempt status, as defined in
Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Must be located in the
southeastern United States.
Types of Support: Multiyear grants, organizational
development, and technical assistance.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for
FY1994: $334,665.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Environmental Community Action, Atlanta, GA,
$30,000.
Save Our Cumberland Mountains, Lake City, TN,
$40,000.
Deadlines: Proposals for the Community Problem
Solving Program and the Opportunity Fund are
accepted throughout the year, Organizational
Development grant applications are due in February.
Application: Write or call for grant application materi-
als.
Information Contact:
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Gayle Williams or Sandra Mikush
102 Reynolda Village
Wlnston-Salem, NC 27106-5123
Phone:910748-9222
Web site:
BankAmerica Foundation
Purpose: Provides funding for local environmental
organizations in communities where BankAmerica has
a strong presence. Targeted areas include land conser-
vation, urban gardens, recycling, and education and
training.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b) of the IRC.
Organizations should be located in communities
where the corporation has a significant presence,
except in Washington State, which is supported by
Seafirst Foundation.
Types of Support: Operating costs, projects, and sin-
gle-year grants or 2 to 3 year grants for new organiza-
tions.
Financial Information: Total environmental grants for
1996: $321,000.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling,
Anchorage, AK, $2,500 Community Environmental
Grant.
Californians Against Waste Foundation, Sacramento,
CA, $20,000 for the development of recovered mate-
rials industries.
Deadline: None. Grants awarded quarterly.
Application: Letter to include:
1. Purpose for which grant is requested.
2. Organizational information, including name,
address and telephone number of contact.
3. Mission statement.
4. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
5. List of board of directors and affiliations.
6. Financial information for previous 2 years with
audited statement if available.
7. Operating budget and project budget if applicable.
8. Population and geographic area served.
9. Amount requested.
10.List of sources and amounts of other funding
obtained, pledged, or requested for this purpose.
Information Contact:
BankArnerica Foundation
Caroline O. Boitano
President and Executive Director
Department 3246
P.O. Box 37000
San Francisco, CA 94137
Phone:415953-3175
Beldon Fund
Purpose: Provides support to strengthen national,
regional, and statewide organizations that train and
organize members and the public to address significant
environmental issues. Emphasizes programs that build
constituencies, strengthen environmental organizing
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and coalitions, and foster Intel-organizational coopera-
tion. Specific topics addressed include toxics use
reduction, pollution prevention, and environmentally
sound solid waste policies.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. No aquari-
ums, botanical gardens, educational institutions, indi-
viduals, museums, public agencies, religious
organizations, research institutions, or zoos.
Types of Support: General purposes, operating costs,
projects, and technical assistance.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$699,550.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Grass Roots Environmental Organization, Inc.,
Flanders, NJ, $5,000 to provide technical support for
and to organize groups working on toxics and solid
waste issues.
Powder River Basin Resource Council, Sheridan, WY,
$7,500 to support local organizing for the sustainable
management of waste in Wyoming.
Deadline: None.
Application: Call or send letter of inquiry. The letter
should include:
1. Proposal summary, giving contact name and phone
number, grant period, and amount requested.
2. Need for program in light of related work by
others.
3. Goals, objectives, and action plan.
4. Method of evaluation and, if appropriate, plan for
continuity in subsequent year(s).
5. Most recent organizational financial statement,
itemized program budget, list of other potential
sources of funding for project.
6. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination letter.
7. List of board of directors.
8. Background and qualifications of organization and
staff.
Information Contact:
Beldon Fund
Diane Ives
2000 P Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202 293-1928
Web site:
The Ben & Jeny's
Foundation
Purpose: Supports progressive social change effected
on a small scale. Projects should be models of sys-
temic change and examples of creative problem solv-
ing. Grants target grassroots efforts and environmental
justice, including projects in land management, edu-
cation on sustainable agriculture, hazardous waste
and nuclear issues, and environmental health.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations with
Section 501 (c)(3) status, or with a sponsoring agency
with this status. Excludes educational institutions,
individuals, religious organizations, research institu-
tions, and state agencies.
Types of Support: General purposes and pilot pro-
jects; single-year grants only.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$364,506.
Sample of Previous Awards (1997):
Tirnbisha Shoshone, Death Valley, CA, $10,000 to
restore ancestral homelands to the tribe by calling
public attention to the severe environmental degrada-
tion of cyanide mining operations and working with
public agencies to enforce meaningful environmental
oversight of those operations.
Friends of Nitassinan, Burlington, VT, $3,000 to pro-
tect the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula (Nitassinan) and
the Innu people who live there by developing a cam-
paign against new and revived hydrologic projects and
promoting renewable, local energy sources.
Deadline: Initial applications due at least 8 weeks
prior to the quarterly deadline for which you wish to
be considered. If an application is chosen for further
consideration, the organization will be invited to sub-
mit a full proposal which consists of a 5 page applica-
tion. Deadlines for full proposal for invited applicants
are January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.
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Application: After requesting cover page (from foun-
dation), submit it with 1-page letter of interest copied
onto the back, enclosing two copies each. Letter
should include:
1. Description of organization and indication of com-
petence in area of the proposed project.
2. Project outlinelpopulation to benefit, description
of project, outcomes expected.
3. Project budget, income sources, and expenses.
Information Contact:
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
c/o: Rebecca Golden
30 Community Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403-6828
Phone: 802 651-9600
Web site:
The Bullitt Foundation
Purpose: Funds projects that protect and restore the
natural environment of the Pacific Northwest. Specific
areas of funding include reducing waste flow into the
Salish Sea, reducing pollution in the Columbia River
Basin, sustainable forest management, conserving
open space, energy efficiency, and environmental jus-
tice.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations with
Section 501(c)(3) status in the Pacific Northwest:
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, and
the rainforest region of southern Alaska.
Types of Support: Public education, coalition build-
ing, organization building, applied research, litigation,
and other activities; single-year grants only.
Financial Information: Total
$5 million.
'rants awarded for FY97:
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
American Oceans, Port Townsend, WA, $30,000 to
aid the TuJalip Tribes in addressing environmental
issues regarding the Stillaguamish Watershed.
Mineral Policy Center, Washington, DC, $9,600 for
the prevention of environmental damage from
hardrock mining.
Deadlines: April 1, August 1, December 1.
Application: Call or access web site to obtain applica-
tion cover sheets. Submit self-addressed postcard and
complete proposal including:
1. Application cover sheet
2. Project description
3. Workplan and timetable
4. Qualifications and why project is worth funding
5. List of officers and board members of organization
6. Documentation of tax-exempt status
7. Detailed budget and funding plan
8. Audited financial statement for prior year
(or IRS 990 report)
9. Other supporting materials
Information Contact:
Bullitt Foundation
Emory Bundy
1212 Minor Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-2825
Phone: 206 343-0807
E-mail: info@bullitt.org
Web site:
The Bush Foundation
Purpose: Supports projects that improve social welfare
through initiatives in areas such as education for
Native Americans, community welfare, health, and
leadership development. Grants target regional pro-
jects in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota,
and have in the past provided support for wetlands
and prairie protection and recycling.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Support includes major building
construction, renovation, and purchase projects.
Contact the foundation for detailed instructions.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY96:
$17 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Midwest Assistance Program, Inc., New Prague, MN,
$32,200 for a community recycling program in South
Dakota.
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Citizens for a Better Environment, Minneapolis, MN,
$40,000 for the Good Neighbor Project.
Deadlines: At least 4 months prior to board meetings.
The board meets in February, April, June, and October.
Application: Brief letter of inquiry regarding founda-
tion's possible interest in a project. After receiving
response from foundation, submit two copies of pro-
posal and attachments, complete with:
1. Proposal summary, giving grant administrator's
name, position, qualifications, address, and tele-
phone number.
2. Description of organization.
3. Need for program in light of related work by
others.
4. Goals, objectives, and action plan.
5. Method of evaluation and, if appropriate, plan for
continuity in subsequent year(s).
6. Most recent organizational financial statement,
itemized program budget, payment timeline, and
list of other potential sources of funding for project.
7. Copy of ERS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter, and a current declaration letter signed by offi-
cer of the organization that it has not received
notice of any adverse action by the IRS with
respect to its status or classification.
8. List of board of directors.
9. Background and qualifications of organization and
staff.
Information Contact:
The Bush Foundation
E-900 First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 612 227-0891
Types of Support: Pilot projects, projects, and seed
money. Funding not available for endowments, capital
or building campaigns, or general operation expenses.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY95:
$27,897.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996-1997):
M.R Brown Elementary School, Daly, CA, to fund
cleanup of six area beaches.
Ochoa Intermediate School, Haywarcl, CA, to buy
materials to implement a schoolwide recycling
program.
Deadline: None.
Application: Initial contact: Proposal to include:
1. Description of proposed project, including number
of children participating and relevance of project
to them and the community.
2. Line-item budget for project.
3. Organization history.
4. Copy of ERS tax-exempt status determination letter.
5. Timeline for project.
6. Other sources of funding.
7. Funding plans after foundation grant expires.
8. Method of evaluation and monitoring.
Information Contact:
Captain Planet Foundation
One CNN Center, 10 South
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:404827-4130
Web site:
Captain Planet Foundation
Purpose: Sponsors innovative, hands-on projects that
empower children worldwide to work individually
and collectively to solve environmental problems.
Grants provide support for urban gardens, recycling,
habitat and wildlife protection, beautification, and
water quality.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Includes
most educational institutions.
Carolyn Foundation
Purpose: Supports programs in education, arts,
health, environment, and other social issues.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations not classified as
private foundations. No grants to individuals; politi-
cal, veteran, or religious organizations; or for fund
drives, conferences, or seminars.
Previous Awards: Total grants awarded for FY90: $ 1
million.
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Application & Deadline: Major grants (over $10,000)
are considered once a year in December; application
must be submitted by July 1. Minor grants are allocat-
ed by June 1; requests must be submitted no later
than March 1.
Information Contact:
Carolyn Foundation
Carol J. Fetzer
2106 First Bank Plaza West
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612 339-7101
Mary Flagler Gary Charitable
Trust
If the trust is interested, it will request additional
information, including:
6. Most recent audited financial statement.
7. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination letter
and tax classification.
8. Official request on the organization's letterhead,
signed by the chief executive officer on behalf of
its governing body.
Information Contact:
Mary Flagler Gary Charitable Trust
Edward A. Ames
122 East 42nd Street, Room 3505
New York, NY 10168
Phone: 212953-7700
Purpose: Supports the betterment of the environment
through programs focusing on the protection of
selected coastal regional ecosystems in the Southeast.
Projects address issues ranging from strip mining, to
intrusion of roads and bridges, to nonpoint source
pollution.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.
Types of Support: General purposes, multiyear grants,
operating costs.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for
FY1995: $8,532,547.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Citizens Committee for New York City, New York, NY,
$167,600 for the Neighborhood Environmental
Action Awards Program, which includes support for
projects dealing with solid wastes and recycling.
The Trust for Public Land, New York, NY, $125,000
for the Neighborhood Open Space Management
Program.
Deadline: None.
Application: Submit letter including:
1. Concise statement of program or project.
2. Amount of funding requested and how it fits with-
in the overall budget.
3. Brief description of the nature and activities of
applicant organization.
4. Organizations legal name.
5. Current list of organization's officers and directors
or trustees.
Chevron USA
Purpose: To support education and environmental
efforts.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC; funds cannot
be used for buildings or equipment.
Previous Awards: Total grants awarded for FY95:
$11.8 million.
Deadline: March 1, July 1, and November 1.
Application: Call or access web site to obtain applica-
tion.
Information Contact:
Application guidelines are available from:
Chevron USA
J.W. Rhodes, Jr.
575 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Phone:415894-5464
Web site:
Compton Foundation
Purpose: To fund sustainable resource management,
public education, energy conservation, and waste
reduction. Priority is given to proposals that have
more than local application, are replicable, and are
likely to be taken over and managed by a long-term
funding source.
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Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501 (c)(3) of the IRC; national orga-
nizations, generally.
Types of Support: Capital campaign and expenses,
continuing support, endowments, and general pur-
poses.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY95:
$2.4 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, Ukiah, CA,
$35,000 for Intertribal Park Project.
Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, Boulder, CO,
$20,000 for Idaho Water Policy Reform.
Deadline: March 1 and October 1.
Application: Cover sheet and proposal (3 to 4 pages):
Cover sheet should include:
1. Contact information
2. Project title and 1000-word description
3. Amount requested
4. Project and organization budget
5. Other prospective funding sources
Proposal should include:
1. Brief description of organization.
2. Project objectives.
3. Means by which objectives will be accomplished
and evaluated.
4. Description of previous work supported by the
foundation, if relevant.
Attachments: Qualifications of people involved, pro-
ject budget, organizational budget, other sources of
financial support, list of board members including
affiliations, copy of IRS tax-exempt status determina-
tion letter.
No faxes accepted. Double-sided use of postconsumer
recycled paper is encouraged.
Information Contact:
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Edith T. Eddy
545 Middiefield Road, Suite 178
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650 328-0101
The Nathan Cummings
Foundation
Purpose: Promotes projects focusing on environmen-
tal education at the university level, environmentally
sound economic and fiscal policy uses of spiritual and
ethical knowledge to address environmental prob-
lems, and environmentally sound transportation.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC; also educa-
tional and research institutions; funding not available
for buildings or equipment.
Types of Support: Grants are awarded for periods of
1 to 3 years.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY96:
$14 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1997-1998):
Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development,
Ponsford, MN, $30,000 to support front-line Native
environmental work.
Tides Center, San Francisco, CA, $30,000 for support
of front-line Native environmental groups through
regranting, advocacy, media outreach, and leadership
development.
Deadline: None.
Application: Initial contact: Letter of inquiry (2-3
pages) to include:
1. Description of applicant organization, including its
activities, history, and tax-exempt status.
2. Name, address, phone, and fax number of contact
person.
3. Purposes for which funds are requested, including
issues and problems proposed project will address.
4. Names and qualifications of staff involved in project.
5. Project and total organization budget.
6. Total amount requested from foundation and time
for which funds are requested.
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7. Other potential funding sources.
Information Contact:
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
1926 Broadway, Suite 600
New York, NY 10023-6915
Phone: 212 787-7300
E-mail: info@cummings.ncf.org
Web site:
Davis Conservation
Foundation
Purpose: Supports projects focusing on the wise uti-
lization, protection, and advancement of the environ-
ment and natural life, particularly projects that
strengthen community involvement in New England.
Eligibllily: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY96:
$367,280.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996):
Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Woodstock, VT,
$5,000 for determination of sources of contamination
in New England.
Massachusetts Watershed Coalition, Leominster, MA,
$3,000 for citizens action to protect rivers.
Deadline: April 10 and October 10.
Application: Call or mail letter to request standard
application form. Full proposal to include:
1. Completed standard application form signed by an
authorized representative of the board of directors.
2. Summary of project. (1 page) outlining purpose,
expected results, and how results are to be mea-
sured.
3. Current list of organization's officers and board of
directors.
4. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
5. Projected project funding sources and audit state-
ment.
6. Annual report and/or current operating budget.
7. Other information necessary for a decision.
If pamphlets or brochures (excluding annual reports
and audit reports) are provided, nine copies would be
appreciated.
Information Contact:
Davis Conservation Foundation
Attn: Nancy M. Winslow, Administrative Director
4 Fundy Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
Phone:207781-5504
Geraldine R. Dodge
Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: Provides grants for pollution prevention and
reduction, ecosystem preservation, energy conserva-
tion, and education and communication efforts that
lead to more sustainable environmental policy.
Focuses on New Jersey and the Northeast.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Continuing support, matching
funds, operating costs, pilot projects, and seed money;
funding not available for buildings or equipment.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$11.2 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Clean Ocean Action, Highlands, NJ, $40,000 to
develop a management and disposal policy for conta-
minated materials scraped off the bottom of New York
Harbor each year and dumped in the ocean 6 miles
off the coast of New Jersey.
Clean Water Fund, New Brunswick, NJ, $40,000 for
education efforts to reduce and prevent mercury cont-
amination and to reduce pesticide use.
Deadline: September 10.
Application: Letter of inquiry (1 page) is encouraged
if there is doubt as to whether project falls within
foundation guidelines. Full proposal, on letterhead, to
include summary (1 page) and description (6 pages)
with:
1. Description of proposed project and the need for
it.
2. Qua.Uficat.ions and past accomplishments of spon-
soring organization.
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3. How project will proceed and who will carry it
out.
4. Time frame and budget.
5. Benefits to be gained and for whom.
6. Plans for evaluating and funding project in the
future.
Attachments:
1. Recent financial statement (audited, if feasible).
2. Names and occupations of trustees of organization.
3. Copy of ERS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
The foundation accepts the New York Area
Common Application Form. Two-sided copying when
possible, no binders or plastic, packaging, and no pro-
posals sent by fax.
Information Contact:
Scott McKay Executive Director
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
163 Madison Avenue
P.O. Box 1239
Morristown, NJ 07962-1239
Phone: 973 540-8442
E-mail: info@grdodge.org
Web site:
The Educational Foundation
of America
Purpose: Funds programs in areas including the envi-
ronment, Native Americans, education, and energy.
The foundation makes an effort to support smaller
organizations and projects with potential for long-
term environmental impact.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Pilot projects, projects, seed money,
technical assistance; funding not available for building
programs.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$6 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994) National Tribal
Environmental Council, Albuquerque, NM, $15,000
for Communication and Outreach and Environmental
Education. Provided services including the dissemina-
tion of newsletters and position papers on pollution
issues.
Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT, $74,845
for Environmental Law Center's Native American
Fellowship Program.
Deadline: None.
Application: Letter of inquiry (2 pages), signed by an
officer of the organization, to include:
1. Identification of the organization: mission, date of
founding, location, region of focus, past and cur-
rent projects, name(s) and brief description of
founder(s), affiliation with other organizations.
2. Description of project for funding: purpose,
intended results, duration, amount of budget and
amount requested, and funding strategy.
3. Append copy of IRS tax-exempt status determina-
tion letter. If approved, the foundation will request
a full proposal.
Information Contact
Diane M. Allison, Executive Director
Educational Foundation of America
35 Church Lane
Westport, CT 06880-3515
Phone: 203 226-6498
E-mail: efa@efaw.org
First Nations Development
Institute, Eagle Staff Fund
Purpose: The Eagle Staff Fund is a unique program of
First Nations Development Institute that combines
technical assistance and grants to tribes and reserva-
tion or rural Native nonprofits engaged in communi-
ty-driven, culturally based economic development.
Eligibility: Tribes and nonprofit enterprises.
Types of Support: Seed projects, new ideas, startup
efforts, and working capital.
Financial Information: Grants range from $1,500 to
$300,000.
Sample of Previous Awards:
White Earth Land Recovery Project, White Earth, MN
to protect Ojibwe land by promoting market develop-
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merit for sustainable foods such as maple sugar and
hominy.
Application: Call or write to First Nations
Development Institute.
Information Contact:
First Nations Development Institute
The Stores Building
11917 Main Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Phone: 540 371-5615 or 800 682-5384
Web site:
Ford Foundation
Purpose: Provides grants for programs that address
the relationship between community development
and environmental management.
Eligibility: Individuals and nonprofit, tax-exempt
organizations, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the
IRC.
Types of Support: Program-related investments.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized for fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1995: $439 million.
Sample of Previous Awards:
National Tribal Environmental Council, Albuquerque,
NM, $300,000 2-year supplement, to develop envi-
ronmental programs tailored to the specific needs of
Native Americans.
Deadline: None.
Application: Brief letter of inquiry to include:
1. Purpose and issues addressed by project
2. Organization information
3. Project budget
4. Time for which funds are requested
5. Qualifications of project participants
Information Contact:
Secretary
Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
Phone:212 573-5169
Web site:
General Service Foundation
Purpose: Funds programs concerned with the use,
management, and quality of water in the United
States, particularly west of the Mississippi River.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. No grants for
operating budgets, capital endowments, annual cam-
paigns, or individuals, nor for relief.
Deadline: February 1 and September 1.
Application: A short letter of inquiry with an execu-
tive summary before a formal proposal is submitted.
An annual report with guidelines is available.
Previous Awards: More than $ 1 million was awarded
in 1990.
Information Contact:
General Service Foundation
411 East Main Street, Suite 205
Aspen, CO 81611-2953
Phone: 970 920-6834
Give to the Earth Foundation
Purpose: To support local initiatives involving public
education and action. Issues include protecting the
integrity of the Earth's natural systems, promoting a
sustainable society and preserving biological diversity.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
poses, leveraging funds, matching funds, pilot pro-
jects, and projects; funding not available for
administrative overhead.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY93:
$137,705.
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Sample of Previous Awards (1996):
Round River Conservation, $5,000 to assist the
Heiltsuk indigenous people to reestablish themselves
as stewards of the lands and waters of their traditional
territory in British Columbia.
Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, $10,000 to
assist the organization in its efforts to discontinue the
construction of the largest paper mill in North
America by lobbying Congress and the company
itself.
Deadline: Proposals are due by the 15th of the month
prior to quarterly grant meetings. In 1998, the foun-
dation will meet in February, May, August, and
November.
Application: Call or access Web site for application (2
pages). In addition, submit proposal (3 to 5 pages) to
include:
1. Organization's name, address, contact person, tele-
phone number, and date of application.
2. Brief description and history of organization.
3. Purpose, need, and time period the grant will
cover.
4. Description of results to be accomplished by the
project.
5. Amount of request.
6. Method for evaluating program. All funded projects
must yield identifiable results.
7. List of funding requested and received for project.
8. Evidence of IRS tax-exempt status.
9. Project and organization budget.
10. Audited financial information.
Information Contact:
Ann Rinkenberger, Executive Director
Give to the Earth Foundation
4000 Pheasant Ridge Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55449
Phone: 612 783-4220 or 800 933-6288
Web site:
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Home Depot
Purpose: Grants support affordable housing, at-risk
youth, and the environment. Recent grants include
support for land conservation, waste management,
and energy conservation.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Organizations
should be located where Home Depot has a signifi-
cant presence.
Types of Support: Emergency funding, facilities, and
projects..
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$4 million
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Keep America Beautiful, Baton Rouge, LA.
Waste Watch Center, Andover, MA.
Deadline: None.
Application: Call to determine local contact, then
send proposal to the district manager of store that
serves your organization's community.
Proposal to include:
1. Description of organization, its history, achieve-
ments, and goals; with official name, address, and
telephone number.
2. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination
letter.
3. List of officers and board members.
4. Contact person and telephone number.
5. Description of project, its purpose, and the popula-
tion to be served.
6. Description of short- and long-term goals.
7. Evaluation method.
8. Plan for Flome Depot volunteer involvement,
if any.
9. Projected cost of project.
10. Amount requested and other funding sources.
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Information Contact:
Suzanne Apple
The Home Depot
2455 Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
Phone: 770433-8211
Web site:
The Meson Foundation
Purpose: To fund pilot and model projects that will
test new approaches to solving problems, bring about
changes through policy research, or add to existing
working knowledge through applied research. The
foundation encourages projects that link formal pro-
fessional competence with community-based efforts,
and has a specific interest in education, particularly of
young people.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Deadline: April 1 or September 1.
Application: Letter of inquiry describing the organiza-
tion and the proposed project, budget, and proof of
tax-exempt status. Call, or write the foundation to
request an annual report that includes grant applica-
tion procedures and descriptions of previously funded
projects.
Information Contact:
Anthony C. Wood, Executive Director
Ittleson Foundation, Inc.
645 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212838-5010
W. Alton Jones
Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: Grants for environmental protection are
available in the areas of pollution prevention, renew-
able energy, biodiversity conservation, and environ-
mental economics.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Funding not available for building
construction or renovation, and not usually for gener-
al support.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$17 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Northern Plains Resource Council, Billings, MT,
$30,000 for public education to protect Montana's
groundwater, which is threatened by mining and poor
agricultural practices.
Mississippi River Basin Alliance, St. Louis, MO,
$25,400 to assist grassroots organizations in the
Mississippi River basin in testing the drinking water
supplies in their communities for toxic herbicides and
pesticides.
Deadline: None.
Application: Letter of inquiry (2 pages maximum)
describing project goals, summarizing methods, and
specifying the amount of funding requested. If pro-
posal is invited, foundation will outline specific items
to be included. While most foundation grant-making
occurs through foundation-initiated programs, unso-
licited inquiries are considered. Proposals not directed
toward the foundation's stated priorities, however, are
not likely to be funded.
Information Contact:
W Alton Jones Foundation, Inc.
232 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5178
Phone: 804 295-2134
Web site:
The Joyce Foundation
Purpose: Funds several program areas including pol-
lution prevention in the Great Lakes region, sustain-
able agriculture, energy efficiency, and toxic substance
control, with a special interest in public policy reform.
Favors creative strategies that promise broad, systemic
change over approaches that focus on individual
problems or institutions.
Eligibility: Organizations working to improve the
quality of life in the Great Lakes region, particularly
for people with fewer resources and opportunities.
Most funding goes to projects located in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
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Wisconsin. Funding generally not available for capital
proposals or endowment campaigns.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized for
FY97: $11.5 million.
Sample of Previous Grants (1997):
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Washing-
ton, DC, $145,000 to identify opportunities to
improve the environmental performance of facilities
that use toxic chemicals.
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy St.
Paul, MM, $138,000 to advocate the systemic collec-
tion of data on the use of pesticides.
Deadline: April 15, August 14, and December 15.
Application: Interested parties should request pro-
gram and grant application guidelines from the foun-
dation. Letter of inquiry (2 to 3 pages) should
include:
1. Proposed project and goals.
2. How the project relates to the foundation's
interests.
3. The target audience and beneficiaries.
4. The estimated budget and duration.
5. Plans for evaluation and dissemination of findings.
The letter of inquiry should be submitted to the foun-
dation at least 1 month before the proposal deadline.
The foundation will contact the applicant for a formal
grant proposal if the project meets the program guide-
lines. The foundation encourages applicants to submit
proposals during the first half of the year, as most
funding is distributed during this period.
Information Contact:
The Joyce Foundation
Environment Program
Three First National Plaza
70 West Madison Street, Suite 2750
Chicago, IL 60602
Contacts: Julia Klee or Margaret O'Dell
Phone: 312 782-2464
E-mail: info@joycefdn.org
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Kongsgaard-Goldman
Foundation
Purpose: Provides support for environmental protec-
tion, human services, community capacity-building,
and cultural arts and humanities. Past grants have
been awarded to support wildlife and habitat protec-
tion, pollution prevention, recycling, and environ-
mental justice.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in the Pacific
Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,
Alaska.
Types of Support: Capital campaigns and expenses,
multiyear grants, operating costs, projects, seed
money, and technical assistance.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$612,850. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Greenpeace USA, Washington, DC, $2,000 for project
working with communities and agencies to develop a
catalogue of toxic dump sites in Alaska.
River Network, Portland, OR, $10,000 to help pur-
chase land to protect the headwaters of rivers.
Deadline: Preapplications due March 16 and September
16. Proposals due April 30 and October 31.
Application: Call or send letter of intent (2 pages) to
include:
1. Description of project and organization.
2. Summary of budget.
3. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination
letter.
The foundation encourages the use of recycled paper
and double-sided printing; it discourages the use of
folders and plastic binders. It will not accept propos-
als received via e-mail or videos and cassettes.
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Information Contact:
Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation
Martha Kongsgaard, President
1932 First Avenue, Suite 602
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206448-1874
E-mail: kgf@kongsgaard-goldman.org
Kresge Foundation
Eligibility: Tax-exempt charitable organizations
including higher education, health care, social ser-
vices, science and the environment, arts and humani-
ties, and public affairs.
Previous Awards: Total grants awarded for FY90:
$57.7 million.
Information Contact:
The Kresge Foundation
Mr. Alfred H. Taylor, [r.
P.O. Box 3151
3215 West Big Beaver Road
Troy, Michigan 48007-3151
Phone: 248 643-9630
Lannan Foundation
Purpose: Lannan's Indigenous Communities Program
supports Native Americans in renewing their- commu-
nities through their own institutions and traditions.
Funding priority is given to projects that are consis-
tent with traditional values in the areas of education,
Native cultures, the revival and preservation of lan-
guages, legal rights, and environmental protection.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC; programs
must be controlled by and serve Native Americans.
Types of Support: Multiyear support, program sup-
port, projects; requests for land acquisition, construc-
tion, or building improvement funds are not accepted.
Financial Information: First-time requests for specific
projects or for general operating costs from $5,000 to
$50,000 will be considered.
Sample of Previous Awards (1997):
Anishinaabe Niijii, Hayward, WI, to support the
WATER (Watershed Alliance to End Environmental
Racism) campaign.
Eastern Navajo Dine Against Uranium Mining,
CrownpoLnt, NM, for effort to stop the construction
and operation of three uranium solution mines in
northwestern New Mexico.
Deadline: Letters of intent are due January 1 or July 1.
Application: Initial contact: Letter of intent that
includes the following information:
1. Description of organization
2. Proposed project summary
3. Need being addressed
4. Total project cost
5. Amount requested from the Lannan Foundation
Program staff are available by telephone to discuss
your questions and ideas.
Information Contact:
Director, Indigenous Communities Program
Lannan Foundation
313 Read Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone:888221-3133
The Lindbergh Foundation
Purpose: To support research to further waste mini-
mization and management and conservation of natur-
al resources. Provides support to further- the
Lindbergh's vision of a balance between the advance
of technology and the preservation of the natural and
human environment.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, academic institu-
tions, and individuals.
Types of Support: Single-year grants only.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996):
Dr. John Meister, Associate Professor, Department of
Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining &
Technology, Socorro, New Mexico, to research the use
of tree lignin, a byproduct of paper manufacturing, in
the production of tires.
Deadline: June 16.
Application: Access web site, call, or write for- grant
application.
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Information Contact:
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Foundation
708 South Third Street, Suite 110
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1141
Phone:612338-1703
E-mail: lindfdtn@mtn.org
Web site:
MDU Resources Foundation
Purpose: To support educational, civic, and communi-
ty development endeavors within the service territory
of MDU Resources Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries
and divisions, including North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, and Wyoming.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Funding not
available for regional or national organizations with-
out local affiliation.
Deadline: October 1.
Information Contact:
MDU Resources Foundation
Mr. Dennis Boyd, Assistant Secretary
Schuchart Building
P.O. Box 5650
Bismark, ND 58506-5650
Phone: 701 222-7829
Merck Family Fund
Purpose: Funds are available for projects that protect
and restore vital eastern ecosystems and promote eco-
nomic practices that assure a sustainable environment
for future generations.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Organizations
must be located in the eastern United States.
Types of Support: Program development, seed money,
general support, and research; no funds available for
buildings or equipment.
Financial Information: Total
$1.1 million.
rants awarded for FY94:
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
North Carolina Coastal Federation, Swansboro, NC,
$35,000 to promote growth management planning as
a strategy for restoring coastal forest ecosystems in
North Carolina.
The Park People, Houston, TX, $10,000 to support
the Urban Harvest Program which helps low-income
neighborhoods establish community gardens.
Deadline: None
Application: Brief letter describing the project, its pur-
pose, and its expected results. Proposal, if requested,
should include:
1. Statement of need or problem to be addressed.
2. Goals, strategy, and action plan for achieving the
goals.
3. Timeline.
4. Expected results and impact of proposed project.
5. Evaluation process.
6. Brief history of organization, including its mission
and goals.
Attachments:
1. Project and organizational line-item budget(s).
2. List of other sources of actual and potential fund-
ing for project, and a brief description of plans for
future funding.
3. Most recent financial statement.
4. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
5. Current annual report.
6. List of board of directors and officers.
7. Resume(s) of key personnel involved in project.
Information Contact:
Merck Family Fund
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 500
Takorna Park, MD 20912
Phone: 301 270-2970
il: merck@igc.apc.org
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Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation
Purpose! The mission of the Mott Foundation's
Environment program is to support efforts to achieve
a healthy global environment capable of sustaining all
forms of life. Grants support pollution prevention and
grassroots efforts.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Single-year and multiyear grants.
Financial Information: Total awarded for FY96: $11.7
million.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Seventh Generation Fund, Arcata, CA, $100,000 to
provide capacity-building support. The Fund's mis-
sion is to rebuild indigenous communities and Native
America through community healing, appropriate
technologies, traditional living and small-scale devel-
opment.
White Earth Land Recovery Project, Ponsford, MN,
$30,000 to support the sustainable communities pro-
ject.
Deadline: None, although applicants are encouraged
to submit proposals in the first quarter of the year for
which funding is requested.
Application: Letter of inquiry, including a brief
description of the project and the range of needed
funding. Clearly mark as "Grant Proposal."
Proposals should include:
1. Cover letter detailing amount of money requested
and grant period, signed by the persons ultimately
responsible for signing grant contracts on behalf of
grant applicant.
2. Project description, including an explanation of
why the project is needed, who will be served, and
what will be accomplished during a specific period
of time.
3. Information on the feasibility and sustainability of
the proposed grant activity.
4. Information on lasting benefits to the organization,
program participants, the community, or other
organizations working in the field.
b. Plan for evaluation, reporting, and dissemination.
6. Documented line-item budget and projected
sources of funds.
7. Organization information, including staff, board of
directors, legal classification, history, and accom-
plishments.
8. Copies of annual report and audited financial
statements (if available). If these are not available,
a domestic organization will be asked to submit a
copy of its latest IRS Form 990 return.
Information Contact:
Office of Proposal Entry
C.S. Mott Foundation
1200 Mott Foundation Building
Flint, MI 48502-1851
Phone:810238-5651
Web site:
Edward John Noble
Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: To support environmental programs that
conserve biodiversity, endangered lands, and other
natural resources.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Fellowships, general purposes,
internships, multiyear grants, operating costs, and
pilot projects.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY96:
$3.2 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
South Bronx 2000 Local Development Corporation,
Bronx, NY, $60,000 for national recycled-product
development center.
Lighthawk, Santa Fe, New Mexico, $50,000 for the
Temperate Forest Conservation Campaign in the
northern Rocky Mountains.
Deadline: None.
Application: Brief letter describing project for which
support is requested.
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Information Contact:
Edward John Noble Foundation, Inc.
32 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022-2513
Phone: 212 759-4212
Jessie Smith Noyes
Foundation
Purpose: Protecting and restoring Earth's natural sys-
tems and promoting a sustainable society by strength-
ening individuals, institutions, and communities
pledged to pursuing those goals. Program areas
include: sustainable communities, sustainable agricul-
ture, and toxics.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Grants are
not normally given to individuals or for capital con-
struction funds or general fundraising activities.
Previous Awards: Total grants awarded for FY96: $3.8
million.
Deadline: None.
Application: Letter of inquiry, including the following
information:
1. Brief statement of the issues to be addressed, the
history and goals of the organization, and the orga-
nization's involvement with these issues.
2. Brief summary of the activities for which the orga-
nization is requesting support, including an out-
line of objectives, and anticipated outcomes and
implications
3. Approximate starting date and duration of the pro-
posed activities.
4. Total amount of funding needed, the amount
requested from the foundation, and information
about other sources of support, both assured and
requested.
Information Contact:
Stephen Viederman, President
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Six East 39th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone:212 684-6577
E-mail: noyes@igc.apc.org
Web site:
Patagonia, Inc.
Purpose: To fund small, grassroots activist organiza-
tions with provocative, direct-action agendas. Program
areas include: conservation of forests, water, and bio-
diversity; resource extraction, social action and envi-
ronmental education, sustainable agriculture, and
media and publications.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Single-year grants only
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for fiscal
year ending April 30, 1995: $1.4 million.
Sample of Previous Awards:
Dine Citizens Against Ruining our Environment,
Durango, CO, $5,000 to initiate a restoration and
conservation effort for Navajo commercial forests.
Honor our Neighbors Origins and Rights (FIONOR),
Ornro, WI, $2,000 to support the groups work to
bolster and mobilize support for Chippewa tribal
environmental programs.
Deadline: January or August.
Application: Initial contact: Letter to Patagonia, Inc.
requesting grant guidelines.
No telephone inquiries, please.
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Information Contact:
Patagonia, Inc.
Grants Program
Jil Zilligen
P.O. Box 150
Ventura, CA 93001-0150
Web site:
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Purpose: To fund organizations that inform the public
about the causes and consequences of environmental
problems and that have clear, well-focused strategies
likely to produce tangible solutions. Program areas
include pollution prevention, forest and marine pro-
tection, global warming, and climate change.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. No grants are
made to individuals.
Types of Support: Leveraging funds and multiyear
grants; not for construction or equipment purchases.
Financial Information: In 1996, for pollution preven-
tion program, $5.3 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Community Farm Alliance, Frankfort, KY, $130,000
(2 years) for the Southern Sustainable Agriculture
Working Group.
People for Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, $200,000 (2
years) to protect and restore estuary habitat in Puget
Sound as part of the National Estuaries Initiative.
Deadline: None.
Application: Letter of inquiry (2 to 3 pages maxi-
mum) to include a description of the organization and
achievements, statement of the problem, brief descrip-
tion of anticipated outcomes, timeframe for proposed
activities, and estimated costs. Do not submit a full
proposal unless requested to do so.
Information Contact:
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Joshua S. Reichert
Director, Environment Programs
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7017
Phone: 215 575-4740
E-mail: jreichert@pewtrusts.com
Web site:
Philip Morris Companies,
Inc.
Purpose: To fund programs that focus on conservation
of agricultural and water resources and on municipal
solid waste management. Recycling programs, com-
posting initiatives, and other waste treatment options
are funded. Special attention is given to community
programs that demonstrate successful restoration
techniques and/or foster partnerships, educate citi-
zens, and provide sound information on resource
management.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC, particularly
in areas where major company plants are located.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
pose, multiyear grants, and pilot projects.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Council on the Environment of New York City, New
York, NY, to support the Greenrnarket program which
is dedicated to sustaining local farm production.
World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, to support
Marine Conservation Program efforts.
Deadline: None.
Application: Brief proposal to include:
1. Describe purpose and mission of organization.
2. Describe organizational activities.
3. Give overview of plans for coming year.
4. Describe unique and special aspects of project.
5. List goals, objectives, and needs to be addressed.
6. Describe plans for implementation and evaluation.
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7. Project budget.
Attachments:
1. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination
letter.
2. Audited financial statement.
3. Most recent annual report.
4. List of board of directors.
5. Total operating budget for current year.
6. List of other corporate, foundation, and govern-
ment support.
Information Contact:
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Environment Specialist
Corporate Contributions
120 Park Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10017-5592
Phone: 212 880-3038 or 800 883-2422
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Purpose: To provide grants to organizations that
enhance the quality of life in communities with con-
centrations of company employees. Environmental
interests are solid waste, air and water quality, land
and wildlife, wetlands, and coastal issues.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in U.S. cities
where Procter & Gamble has a significant presence.
Types of Support: Operating costs.
Financial Information: Environmental grants awarded
1996-1997: $367,500.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
American Forest Foundation, Washington, DC,
$5,000.
Keep America Beautiful, New York, NY, $33,000.
Deadline: None.
Application: Short letter describing organization and
request.
Information Contact:
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Nathan H. Nattin
P.O. Box 599
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Phone: 513945-8452
Web site:
Public Welfare Foundation,
Inc.
Purpose! To support nonprofit organizations provid-
ing direct services to disadvantaged populations.
Program areas include the environment and commu-
nity support. An important factor in the foundation's
consideration of proposals is the identification of a
specific, short-term financial need on which a grant
will have an effect.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. If not a non-
profit, there are alternative funding methods available
including sponsored grants and expenditure responsi-
bility.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
poses, operating costs, projects, and technical assis-
tance.
Financial Information: Total environmental grants in
1996: $2.6 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996):
Indigenous Environmental Network, Bemidji, MN,
$40,000 to build the capacity of grassroots indigenous
communities to effectively address environmental con-
cerns and economic development needs.
Seventh Generation Fund, Arcata, CA, $75,000 to
support the Environmental Program, which makes
direct grants and provides technical assistance to
Native groups working to preserve Native land,
ecosystems, and culture.
Deadline: None.
Application: Letter of inquiry to include:
Cover Sheet (2 pages maximum):
1. Name and address of organization.
2. Contact person (s) and telephone and fax numbers.
3. Summary of organization's mission (1 paragraph).
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4. Summary of purpose of the request (1 paragraph).
b. Relationship of request to organization's mission.
6. Total annual organizational budget and fiscal year.
7. Total project budget (if other than general support).
8. Amount requested.
9. Amount committed from other funding sources.
10.Timeline for project and dates for which funds are
needed.
11. Tax-exempt status documentation.
Narrative (3 pages maximum):
1. Purpose of request.
2. Problem or need being addressed.
3. Population or community served by project or
organization and how it is involved in the design
and implementation of organization's work.
4. Strategy for addressing the problem or need.
Budget showing all funding sources and expenses for
organization or project to be funded.
Information Contact:
Review Committee
Public Welfare Foundation
2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 505
Washington, DC 20037-1977
Phone: 202965-1800
E-mail: general@publicwelfare.org
Web site:
The Rathmann Family
Foundation
Purpose: To provide funding for programs on environ-
mental education, environmental conservation and
preservation, land acquisition, and recycling.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Regions of
interest include San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seattle,
western Washington, Minneapolis-St.Paul, and sur-
rounding areas.
Types of Support: Internships, leveraging funds,
matching funds, pilot projects, single-year grants only.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for 1997:
Environment program: $135,000.
Sample of Previous Awards (1997):
Bay Institute, San Francisco, CA, $5,000 for general
support.
Rails to Trails Conservancy, Harrisburg, PA, $15,000
to support rail-trail work in Philadelphia area.
Deadline: For letter of inquiry: April 1. For proposal:
August 1.
Application: Letter of inquiry (2 pages) to include:
1. Description of organization: history, programs, past
accomplishments, and summary of program evalu-
ations.
2. Organization and program budgets.
3. Explanation of why funds are being requested.
4. Description of what will be accomplished with the
funds.
Information Contact:
The Rathmann Family Foundation
Laura Jean Rathmann, Executive Director
P.O. Box 600116
St. Paul, MN 55106
Phone: 612 776-0307 or 612 578-0042
Rockefeller Family Fund, Inc.
Purpose; To support advocacy programs that are
action-oriented and likely to yield tangible public pol-
icy results. Funds conservation of natural resources,
protection of health as affected by the environment,
and the cessation and cleanup of pollution caused by
the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S.
Department of Energy.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Should be
engaged in educational and charitable activities of
national significance. Thus, the fund does not ordi-
narily consider projects that pertain to a single com-
munity, except in the rare instance where a project is
unique, strategically placed to advance a national
issue, or might clearly serve as a national model. No
funding for construction or renovation activities
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY96:
Environment Program: $635,000.
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Sample of Previous Grants (1994 to 1995):
Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea,
Kentucky, $30,000 for the Chemical Weapons
Working Group Project, a coalition of citizen groups
opposed to the U.S. Army's plan to dispose of its
chemical weapons stockpile through incineration.
Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group
Education Fund, Boston, Massachusetts, $20,000 to
promote newspaper recycling programs in the nation's
subways and light rail systems, with particular
emphasis on the creation of a model recycling pro-
gram in Boston.
Deadline: None.
Application: Concisely written proposal:
1. Description of organization seeking funds.
2. Need for and objectives of the proposed program.
3. Strategy and plan of action.
4. Staff and organization's qualifications for carrying
out the program.
5. Amount of funding requested and project budget.
Attachments:
1. Overall budget for organization, including project
income and its sources.
2. Most recent certified audit, if available.
3. ERS tax-exempt status determination letter.
Information Contact:
Rockefeller Family Fund
1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3450
New York. NY 10104
Phone: 212373-4252
E-mail: mmccarthy@rffund.org
Web site:
Seventh Generation Fund
Purpose: To protect reservation ecosystems, highlight-
ing Earth-based, indigenous environmental knowl-
edge and advocating integrated approaches to cultural
and ecological preservation.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, or
organizations sponsored by nonprofit, tax-exempt
organizations, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the
IRC.
Types of Support: General support, training and tech-
nical assistance, and workshop and conference partic-
ipation.
Sample of Previous Awards:
California Indians for Cultural and Environmental
Protection, Santa Ysabel, CA, $6,500.
Citizen's Alert Native American Program, Reno, NV,
$3,000.
Deadline: None.
Application: Initial Contact: No formal grant applica-
tion. Letter or telephone call to review criteria for
selection prior to submitting a grant proposal.
Information Contact:
Winona LaDuke, Program Director
Environmental Program
The Seventh Generation Fund
Route 1, Box 308
Ponsford, MN 56575
Phone: 218 573-3049
Web site:
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: To prevent irreversible damage to the envi-
ronment; support government, private, and voluntary
actions that will produce a sustainable environment;
and foster a population of environmentally informed,
responsible, activist citizens. Three primary program
themes are biological and cultural diversity, energy
and transportation, and restoring the environment in
urban and suburban areas.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
poses, leveraging funds, multiyear grants, pilot pro-
jects, seed money, and technical assistance.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized for fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1994: $18.6 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996 to 1997):
Citizen Science Program, Saint Paul, MN, $30,000 for
the development phase of a public and private part-
nership to create community-based watershed pro-
jects that will encourage scientifically informed citizen
involvement in resource management decisions.
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For A New American Dream, Burlington, VT, $50,000
for general support for the first year of operation of an
organization that seeks to reduce resource consump-
tion while improving quality of life by fostering new
consumption patterns and sustainable lifestyles.
Deadline: None.
Application! Letter of inquiry (2-3 pages) to include:
1. Information about applicant organization s purpos-
es and specific activities.
2. Brief description of program for which funds are
being sought, including time period to be covered
and principal outcome (s) expected.
3. Budget for proposed program and organization
and amount requested from foundation.
4. Funding received to date for the program, as well
as sources from which funding is being sought.
5. Most recent audited financial statements of organi-
zation and its operation of subsidiaries, if any.
6. Names and qualifications of key personnel who
will be responsible for the program.
7. Copy of ERS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
Information Contact:
Edward Skloot, Executive Director
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
330 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10017-5001
Phone: 212 557-0010
E-mail: request@surdna.org
Web site:
Threshold Foundation
Purpose: To fund programs that support the transfor-
mation, growth, and healing of individuals, families,
and communities; projects that recognize the sacred-
ness of the earth as a living organism, and that address
issues affecting the natural environment and all.
species; and groups that work for self-empowerment,
systemic change, and cultural and economic self-deter-
mination.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501 (c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: Project grants and operating
expenses.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$1.5 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Dine CARE (Citizens Against Ruining Our
Environment), Durango, CO, $15,000 to help orga-
nize communities on the Navajo reservation to fight
culturally inappropriate and environmentally damag-
ing development.
Southern Echo, Jackson, MS, $25,000 to work with
African-American communities on issues of education
and empowerment in the context of environmental
justice.
Deadline: Letter of inquiry: March 15. FuJl proposal:
April 15.
Application: Letter of inquiry (2 pages) to include:
1. Description of organization
2. Problem being addressed
3. Strategy used to address the problem
4. Organization's total operating budget
5. Amount requested
6. Description of use of funds
Most proposals come to the foundation through spon-
sorship by a Threshold Foundation member. In rare
cases, unsolicited requests progress through the stages
of consideration and receive funding.
Information Contact:
Threshold Foundation
Presidio Main Post, Building 37
P.O. Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129-9412
Phone: 415 561-6400
The Tides Foundation
Purpose: To fund programs in natural resource con-
servation, land use, preservation, and stewardship;
water issues; recycling; and others.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the IRC, or those with
a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
poses, program-related investments, projects, single-
year grants only and technical assistance.
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Financial Information: Total grants awarded for fiscal
year ending April 30, 1993: $6.3 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996):
Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment
(Dine CARE), Durango, CO.
Inter-Tribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, Ukiah, CA.
Deadline: None.
Application: Proposal to include:
1. Summary (1 page): purpose of organization, grant
purpose, desired outcomes, how grant funds will
be spent.
2. Narrative (5 pages): background of organization,
funding request, list of other sources solicited for
funds, project evaluation criteria.
3. Financial Information: most recent financial state-
ment, operating budget, other sources of income,
current budget for project.
4. Other Supporting Materials: list of directors and
affiliations, IRS tax-exempt status letter, 1-para-
graph resumes for key staff, annual report, exam-
ples of recent articles about the organization.
Information Contact:
The Tides Foundation
Jason Sanders
Proposal Coordinator
P.O. Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129-0903
Phone: 415 561-6400
E-mail: Tides@tides.org
Town Creek Foundation
Purpose: Preservation and enhancement of the envi-
ronment in the United States. The foundation has
supported protection of wilderness and forests, rivers,
coastal lands, wildlife, and oceans; monitoring public
lands; and pollution issues.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations in the United
States working nationally, statewide, or over a large
region.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
poses, matching funds, operating costs and projects.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized for
FY94: $1.2 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
American Rivers, Inc., Washington, DC, $25,000.
Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Browns Mills, NJ,
$10,000.
Deadline: January 15, May 15, and September 15.
Application: Full proposal (10 pages) to include:
1. Brief description of organization, goals, and
objectives.
2. Needs statement, including amount requested.
3. Project description, goals, methods, strategy, bud-
get, and evaluation.
4. Most recent financial statement.
Additional Information:
1. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination letter.
2. List of staff and organizations qualifications.
3. List of other sources of financial support.
Use of recycled paper and double-sided printing is
preferred.
Information Contact:
Town Creek Foundation, Inc.
Christine B. Shelton, Executive Director
221 South Street
P.O. Box 159
Oxford, MD 21654
True North Foundation
Purpose: To provide financial support to nonprofit
organizations that work to improve the environment
and communities. Program interests include natural
resource conservation, protection and enhancement of
ecosystems and wildlife habitat, strategies for land use
planning and growth management, and sustainable
development. Small grants program funds small grass-
roots groups working on environmental projects with
localized impact.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC. Regions of
interest include: northern California (especially the
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San Francisco Bay area), Oregon, Alaska, and
Washington.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized in
FY94: $1.1 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Headwaters Community Association, Ashland, OR,
$67,650 for watershed and forest work.
Yosemite Restoration Trust, San Francisco, CA, $5,000
for general fund.
Deadline: None.
Application: Brief letter (2 pages) to include:
1. Basic information about organization (purpose,
history, activities, etc.).
2. Contact person and title; address and telephone
number.
3. Description of grant proposal (project significance,
timeline, cooperating agencies).
4. Budget, other sources of financial support, specific
request of True North Foundation.
Descriptive brochure may be attached if pertinent to
this request.
Information Contact:
True North Foundation
Ms. Kerry K. Hoffman
P.O. Box 271308
Fort Collins, CO 80527-1308
Phone: 970 223-5285
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: To support activities to preserve the environ-
ment, conserve natural resources, protect wildlife, and
develop and implement sound population policies.
Interests include: water and toxics, energy efficiency,
and protection of forests.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC, particularly
those in Florida, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, and
South Carolina. Other national programs are funded
as well.
Types of Support: Continuing support, general pur-
poses, leveraging funds, and projects; not for build-
ings or individuals.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY95:
$6 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society,
Broomfield, CO, $28,000 to protect and preserve
Native American environmental resources by facilitat-
ing contact between tribes, advocating better environ-
mental policies, and other environmental initiatives.
Heartwood, Paoli, IN, $10,000 to support a project
aimed at reducing wood consumption by educating
people to reduce use and recycle.
Deadline: April 1 and October 1.
Application: Call or access web site for cover sheet.
Send cover sheet with full proposal (3 pages maxi-
mum) to include:
Narrative:
1. Problem to be solved and issues the solution
addresses.
2. Organization's history and accomplishments.
3. Organization's current programs and activities.
4. If other than general operating support, descrip-
tion of project, why project was chosen, and
whether it is new or ongoing.
5. Project goals, objectives, activities, strategies, and
timeline.
6. Demographics and geographic area affected by the
project.
Attachments:
1. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
2. Project budget.
3. List of other funding sources for project, amounts,
and, if received, committed, projected, and pend-
ing funding.
4. Current annual operating budget.
5. List of organization's top five major funders for
past 2 years.
6. Recent newsletter, articles, newspaper clippings,
evaluations, or reviews (5 pages).
7. List of board of directors and affiliations.
8. Grant application coversheet and grant application
checklist (from foundation).
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Information Contact:
Peter Bahouth, Executive Director
Turner Foundation
One CNN Center, Suite 1090 - South Tower
Attn: Program Department
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404 681-9900
Web site:
USX Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: Environmental grants are awarded through
the Public, Cultural, and Scientific Affairs program.
These grants have supported sustainable agriculture,
land and wildlife conservation, recycling, recreation,
and risk assessment.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC, and educa-
tional institutions, primarily in areas where USX oper-
ates.
Types of Support: Capital campaigns and expenses,
facilities, operating costs, projects, and scholarships;
not for economic development programs or K-12 edu-
cation.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized in
FY94: $4.2 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
National Recycling Coalition, Inc, Washington, DC,
$5,000.
American Farmland Trust, Washington, DC, $2,500.
Deadline: January 15.
Application: Letter or executive summary stating the
organization's mission and need; the letter or execu-
tive summary must be accompanied by the following
attachments:
1. Copy of the organization's most recent Section
501 (c)(3) determination letter.
2. Brief history or profile of the organization.
3. Full description of the organization's need and
projected outcomes.
4. For capital needs, the campaign goal or total cost
of the project.
5. For operating needs, the operating budget for the
period for which funding is requested.
6. Statement of sources of aid in hand (if any),
amount of committed support, and anticipated
sources of aid.
7. Copy of the organization's current budget and
most recent audited financial statements.
8. List of officers and directors.
9. Signature of an authorized executive of the tax-
exempt organization.
10. Signed statement of approval by chief executive
officer of parent organization, if applicable.
Information Contact:
USX Foundation, Inc.
[ames L. Hamilton, III
600 Grant Street, Room 727
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4776
Phone:412433-5237
Web site:
Underbill Foundation
Purpose: To provide funding to conserve natural
resources and to provide assistance to the socially and
economically disadvantaged. Land conservation, sus-
tainable economic development, and water quality are
favored.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: General purposes, scholarships.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY96:
$705,000.
Sample of Previous Awards (1996):
Friends of the Hudson Valley, Poughkeepsie, NY,
$10,000 toward sustainable development program
initiatives.
American Rivers, Washington, DC, $15,000 toward
efforts to protect and restore American rivers.
Deadline: None.
Application: Letter (2 to 3 pages) to include:
1. Description of applicant.
2. Summary of project goals for which funding is
sought.
3. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination
letter.
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Information Contact:
Underbill Foundation
99 Park Avenue, Suite 2200
New York, NY 10016-1601
Union Camp Charitable Trust
Purpose: To support land conservation, coastal issues,
water quality, species preservation, and outdoor edu-
cation.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations and educational
institutions in areas of company operations.
Types of Support: Continuing support, endowments,
fellowships, general purposes, matching funds, seed
money, projects.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY94:
$2,118,550.
Sample of Previous Awards (1993):
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD, $2,500.
The Nature Conservancy, Headquarters, Arlington,
VA, $10,000.
Application Due: January to November.
Information Contact:
Union Camp Charitable Trust
Phyllis M. Epp, Manager
Community and State Relations
Union Camp Corporation
1600 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: 201 628-2248
The Union Carbide
Foundation, Inc.
Purpose: To fund programs stressing education, tech-
nological innovation, and sustainable development.
Recent grants included support for recycling and con-
servation.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC, and govern-
ment institutions; especially in communities where
the company has a significant presence including
Danbury, Connecticut; the Kanawha Valley, West
Virginia; Central New Jersey; Taft, Louisiana; and
Seadrift and Texas City, Texas.
Types of Support: Operating costs, emergency fund-
ing, and multiyear grants.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized in
FY94: $1,473,360.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
The Children's Garbage Museum, Norwalk, CT,
$10,000.
Foundation for Research on Economics and the
Environment, Seattle, WA, $5,000.
Deadline: January 1 and July 1 for geographic priority
locations; February 1 and August 1 for national pro-
posals.
Application: Proposal to include:
1. Purpose and amount of request.
2. Expected results of project.
3. Evaluation process.
4. Budget for the project including expected sources
of revenue and expenses.
5. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination let-
ter.
Information Contact:
If proposal is within one of the geographic priority
locations listed above, address proposal to the appro-
priate site coordinator. Call the national office at 203
794-2000 for site coordinator addresses.
If national in scope, address proposal to:
Union Carbide Foundation, Inc.
Deborah J. Surat, Administrator
Corporate Center, L4-507
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06817-0001
Vanguard Public Foundation
Purpose: The major objective of Vanguard's grantmak-
ing is the empowerment of historically disenfran-
chised sectors of society through community
organizing and advocacy. Vanguard funds groups that
have the active involvement of their constituents in
defining problems, choosing leadership, making poli-
cy and planning and evaluating programs.
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Eligibility: New or- existing organizations involved in
direct organizing or advocacy that are based in north-
ern California, (i.e. all counties north of Monterey). At
the time a grant is made, an organization must either
be tax-exempt or have a fiscal sponsor.
Types of Support: Priority is given to projects without
access to traditional funding sources because they
might be thought to be risky, controversial, or of low
priority. Coalitions that emphasize joint strategies and
projects are encouraged.
Financial Information: Range and Average of Financial
Assistance: $1,000 to $10,000; $4,500.
Deadlines: June 1, September 1, December 1, and
March 1.
Application: Call or write for application process.
Information Contact:
Vanguard Public Foundation
383 Rhode Island, Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone:415487-2111
Virginia Environmental
Endowment
Purpose: To fund environmental sustainability, natural
resources conservation, pollution prevention, and
environmental education. Grant awards support
research, education, and action projects that promote
collaboration by diverse citizen, governmental, and
private-sector interests. Local environmental projects
should demonstrate the potential to serve as practical
models for other communities and include specific
plans for promotion and dissemination for that pur-
pose.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC, public agen-
cies, and educational institutions in the following geo-
graphic areas: Virginia, the Kanawha and Ohio River
Valleys, and the Martins Ferry-Ohio River area.
Types of Support: Continuing support, equipment,
leveraging funds, matching funds, operating costs,
pilot projects, program-related investments, projects,
and seed money.
Financial Information: Total grants authorized for fis-
cal year ending March 31, 1995: $915,226.
Sample of Previous Awards (1995):
Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DC,
$50,000 for assistance in promoting sustainable devel-
opment strategies and coordinating demonstration
projects in Virginia.
James River Association, Richmond, VA, $10,000 for
James River- Anadromous Fish Restoration Project.
Deadlines: April 15, August 15, and December 15 for
the Virginia Mini-Grant Programs. April 15 is the
deadline for the other programs.
Application: Full proposal (4 copies), signed by orga-
nization's chief executive officer or- board chair-man, to
include:
1. Cover letter identifying applicant, project title,
grant request, matching funds, project schedule,
and program to which grant application is being
submitted.
2. Project description (5 pages) clearly stating need
for the project, its goals and objectives and how
they will be achieved, and its significance in rela-
tion to other work being done in the field.
3. Organization description, names and qualifications
of key project personnel, list of members of gov-
erning board, and copy of IRS tax-exempt status
determination letter, if applicable.
4. Line-item budget for- proposed project, showing
total project costs, all sources and amounts of
matching funds (committed and anticipated), and
proposed allocation of grant funds requested from
Virginia Environmental Endowment.
5. Project schedule.
6. Detailed plan for evaluating project results, includ-
ing method and criteria.
7. Plans for continuing project activities and raising
financial support beyond the grant period.
Information Contact:
Virginia Environmental Endowment
Three James Center
1051 East Gary Street, Suite 1400
P.O. Box 790 '
Richmond, VA 23218-0790
Phone: 804 644-5000
Web site:
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WMX Environmental Grant
Program
Purpose: To provide funds to environmental organiza-
tions working with solid and hazardous waste regula-
tion, water and air pollution control, source
reduction, recycling, and related science and policy
areas, such as risk assessment.
Eligibility: Environmental programs of nonprofit, tax-
exempt organizations, as defined in Section 501(c)(3)
of the IRC. Most proposals that receive funding are
program- or project-specific. Some grants might be for
general support of organizations with focused mis-
sions.
Types of Support: General purposes, internships, pilot
projects and projects.
Deadline: May 31 and September 30.
Application: Brief proposal (2 pages) to include:
1. Summary and statement of need.
2. Copy of IRS tax-exempt status determination
letter.
3. History of organization, mission, purpose, and
goals.
4. Copy of organizations most recent audited finan-
cial statements and approved operating budget.
5. Public and private contributors during the past fis-
cal year.
6. List of current trustees and directors and their affil-
iations.
7. Project budget and plan for evaluation of complet-
ed project.
Proposals that relate to the Chicago/Oak Brook area of
Illinois, or to programs of institutions with a national
scope, should be directed to the WMX corporate
office. Proposals with a state focus should be directed
to the regional office serving that area.
Information Contact:
W/MX Technologies, Inc.
Phone: 630 572-3107
Weeden Foundation
Purpose: Foundation grants are awarded for either
environmental or population purposes. Overcon-
sumption and conservation of biodiversity and natural
resources are major program areas. The foundation is
particularly interested in new and innovative efforts
that help to develop sustainable models for conserva-
tion action. Projects that serve as catalysts inducing
others to lend support receive priority consideration.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC.
Types of Support: General purposes, projects, seed
money.
Financial Information: Total grants awarded for FY97:
$1 million.
Sample of Previous Awards (1997):
Bay-Keeper, San Francisco, California, $10,000 for the
first year of their Tbxicity Monitoring Project. The
project is part of DeltaKeeper, a program that address-
es the sources of pollution in San Francisco Bay tribu-
taries.
Save Our Shores, Santa Cruz, California, $10,000 for
support of their Sanctuary Steward Certification
Program. SOS works to protect the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary.
Deadlines: Call or e-mail for specific deadlines.
Application: Letter of inquiry before presenting a
complete proposal. The foundation will respond to all
such letters within a few weeks of receipt. Letters
should reflect a basic knowledge of foundation geo-
graphic interests and program interests as garnered
from the foundation's annual report. Applicants
should review the annual report carefully prior to
submitting a letter of inquiry or a complete proposal.
Information Contact:
Weeden Foundation
747 Third Avenue, 34th floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212888-1672
E-mail: weeden@igc.org
Web site:
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Weyerhaeuser Company
Foundation
Purpose: To provide funds in environmental educa-
tion, environment-friendly manufacturing innova-
tions, responsible forestry practices, international
trade, recycling, and work-force diversity.
Eligibility: Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, as
defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC; where
Weyerhaeuser has a major presence in the community.
Financial Information: Total grants disbursed in FY97:
$6,595,446.
Sample of Previous Awards (1994):
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission,
Portland, OR, $5,000 to examine natural resource
sustainability issues.
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, $50,000
for Forest Economics and Policy program.
Deadline: None.
Application: Call the foundation to request applica-
tion form.
Information Contact:
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
Vice President
Weyerhaeuser
CH 1L32
P.O. Box 2999
Tacoma, WA 98477-2999
Phone: 253924-3159
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FOR FURTHER
RESEARCH
Federal Resources
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Database
The catalog describes more than 1,000 domestic assis-
tance programs administered by the federal govern-
ment. It is updated by the U.S. General Services
Administration every June and December. As the basic
reference source of federal programs, the catalog
assists users in identifying programs that meet their
objectives and in obtaining information on federal
assistance programs. In addition, the catalog is intend-
ed to improve coordination and communication
between the federal government and state, local, and
tribal governments.
Info i 'mat i o n C on I act:
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff (MVS)
General Services Administration
300 Seventh Street, SW, Suite 101
Washington, DC 20407
Phone: 202 708-5126
Web site: and EFP's
Environmental Financial Tools page offer extensive collections of
information and links concerning funding sources
across all EPA offices.
EPA Region 5 Funding Sources
The Region 5 Funding Sources page lists over 20 grant
programs. For each program, it provides key informa-
tion such as priorities, eligibility, and contact points.
EPA Region 9 Funding for Solid Waste Projects
The Region 9 Funding Sources for Solid Waste
Projects page lists funding sources to assist organiza-
tions that seek financial support for solid waste
activities. The list focuses primarily on funding
sources available for projects within Region 9, but
organizations in other parts of the country may find
this list a useful starting point for their- funding
searches. The funding sources are organized into five
categories: education, pollution prevention, recycling,
solid waste management planning, and general envi-
ronmental programs.
EPAs State, Local, and Tribal Environmental (SLATE)
Network
This Web site provides short descriptions of several
grant programs and links to their respective Web
pages.
Financing Guide for Recycling Businesses: Investment
Forums, Meetings, and Networks, September 1996.
EPA530-R-96-012. (78 pages)
Developed as a resource for recycling entrepreneurs
and economic developers who work to foster the
recycling industry. Presents new strategies developed
to make capital markets work more efficiently for
small companies in general and recycling companies
specifically. Lists associations of small business cen-
ters, financial associations, incubators, and other ser-
vice providers that can provide business planning and
financing assistance in a company's region.
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Gram Resources for Solid Waste Activities in Indian ('oiin/ry
Information Contact:
Phone: 800 424-9346
Web site:
Grant and Fellowship Information
This Web site
features links to grant resources, research and study
fellowship information, and other sources of financial
assistance.
Jobs Through Recycling
Through its state partners, EPA's JTR program is stim-
ulating economic, growth and recycling market devel-
opment by assisting businesses and entrepreneurs in
processing recycled materials or manufacturing recy-
cled-content products. The JTR program brings togeth-
er the economic development and recycling
communities through grants, networking, and infor-
mation sharing. JTR builds recycling expertise within
economic development agencies and places business
development tools—technical assistance, financing,
and marketing—in the hands of recycling profession-
als.
The JTR web site highlights recy-
cling economic development programs and activities
around the country, including JTR-funded projects.
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Indian Country
Web site
In addition to updated information on funding
sources for municipal solid waste management activi-
ties , this Web
site has information on
MSW management activities of other tribes and
Alaska native villages, applicable laws and regulations,
upcoming conferences and training, and related
resources.
OECA's Tribal Grants and Regional Funding
This Web site
describes many grant programs available to tribes and
lists EPA regional and headquarters personnel whom
tribes can contact for grant information.
Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs)
This Web site explains
PPGs, which are multimedia grants available to state
and tribal agencies from funds allocated for category
grant programs. These grants offer greater flexibility,
improved environmental performance, administrative
savings, and strengthened grantee-EPA partnerships.
Preparing Successful Grant Proposals, December 1997.
EPA530-F-97-020. (4 pages)
Describes procedures that tribes and Alaska native vil-
lages can follow when applying for solid waste man-
agement grants. Offers tips on proposal preparation
and proposal writing. Provides resources for identify-
ing grantors, a checklist for grant proposal writing,
and a case study describing the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's
successful JTR grant proposal.
Information Contact:
Phone: 800 424-9346
Web site:
Solid Waste Funding: A Guide to Federal Assistance,
January 1998. EPA530-F-97-027. (12 pages)
Describes a variety of funding sources for solid waste
research and management programs available to gov-
ernments, the public, and small businesses. Profiles
the goals, funding amounts, eligibility, deadlines, and
contact information for each grant, cooperative agree-
ment, and loan program.
Information Contact:
Phone: 800 424-9346
Web site:
Private Resources
CRC Publishing Company, EagleRock Books
This publishing company offers the following books
for sale: National Directory of Corporate Philanthropy for
Native Americans, National Directory of Foundation
Grants for Native Americans, National Directory of Seed
Money Grants for American Indian Projects, and
National Directory of Philanthropy for Native Americans.
Information Contact:
CRC Publishing Company-EagleRock Books
P.O. Box 22583
Kansas City, MO 64113-2583
Phone: 800 268-2059
Web site:
The Foundation Center
The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit
information clearinghouse established in 1956. The
center's mission is to foster public understanding of
the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyz-
ing, and disseminating information on foundations,
corporate giving, and related subjects. Audiences that
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For Further jResearch
call on the center's resoiLrc.es Include prospective
grantees, grantors, researchers, policymakers, the
media, and the general public. Includes information
on regional associations of grantors, grantor Web
sites, common grant application forms, a proposal
writing short course, and nonprofit resources.
Information Contact:
The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue
New York. NY 10003-3076
Phone: 212 620-4230
Web site:
Fundsnet Online Services
This Web site assists
nonprofit organizations seeking funding resources on
the Internet.
Internet jResources for Grants and Foundations
This article, written by Hilary Stern berg for the
American Library Association's College and Research
Libraries News ,
provides guidance on how to navigate through the
Internet quickly to find information on foundations,
directories, government funding, and grantwriting.
Also provides links to electronic journals and maga-
zines, as well as other interesting sites.
Materials for the Future
The Materials for the Future Foundation is a nonprofit organization
founded in 1992 by a group of San Francisco Bay
Area recycling advocates. Their mission is to support
community-based initiatives that integrate the envi-
ronmental goals of resource conservation through
waste prevention, reuse, and recycling with the eco-
nomic development goals of job creation or retention,
enterprise development, and local empowerment.
The foundation has a Web guide, Grant Writing Tips
for Community-Based Reuse and Recycling Enterprises,
, which
offers tips based on good and bad grant proposals. It
covers preparation, grant proposal organization, char-
acteristics of good proposals, and mistakes to avoid.
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention JResearch Center
The Request for Proposals (RFP) Clearinghouse
provides informa-
tion on many current and pending pollution preven-
tion RFPs, as well as archives of past solicitations that
have appeared on the site.
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REFERENCES
Environmental grantmaking foundations.
Environmental Data Research Institute. 1996.
Catalog of General Services Administration. 1998.
. June.
South Dakota Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources
Management. 1995. The South Dakota nonpoint
source program manual. January.
U.S. EPA. 1997. Preparing successful grant proposals.
EPA530-F-97-051. December.
U.S. EPA. 1996. Funding sources for solid waste pro-
jects in EPA Region 9. . October.
U.S. EPA. 1996. A guide to federal grant resources for
community organizations, tribal organizations, and
tribal governments. May.
U.S. EPA. 1996. Performance partnership grants for
state and tribal environmental programs: Interim
guidance. July.
U.S. EPA. 1996. Pollution prevention incentives for
states (PPIS) grant program: Assessment study.
EPA742-R-96-006.
U.S. EPA. 1995. Everything you wanted to know about
environmental regulations, but were afraid to ask: A
guide for Indian nations. EPA907-R-95-002. May.
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REGIONAL SOLID
WASTE INDIAN
COORDINATORS
Region 1
JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203-2211
Valerie Ferry
Phone: 617 565-3529
E-mail: ferry.valerie@epamail.epa.gov
Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
Lorraine Graves (2DEPP-RPB)
Phone: 212637-4099
E-mail: graves.lorraine@epamail.epa.gov
John Filippelli (2DEPP-RPB)
Phone: 212637-4125
E-mail: filippelli.john@epamail.epa.gov
Region 3
Region 4
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Bernie Duperray (4WB:RPB:RSS)
Phone: 404 562-8675
E-mail: duperra.bernie@epamail.epa.gov
Patricia Herbert (4WB:RPB:RSS)
Phone: 404 562-8449
E-mail: herbert.patric.ia@epamail.epa.gov
Region 5
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
Dolly long (DRP-8J)
Phone: 312886-1019
E-mail: tong.dolly@epamail.epa.gov
No federally recognized tribes
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Grant Resoucres for Solid Waste Activities in Indian Country
Region 6
Region 9
First Inter-state Bank Tower
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Anan Tanbouz (6H-H)
Phone: 214665-8195
E-mail: tanbouz.anan@epamail.epa.gov
Region 7
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Vickie Pastorino (ARTD/ARTO)
Phone: 913 551-7269
E-mail: pastorino.vickie@epamail.epa.gov
Region 8
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
Linda Walters (8P2-P2)
Phone: 303 312-6385
E-mail: walters.linda@epamail.epa.gov
Randy Brown (8P2-TA)
Phone: 303 312-6048
E-mail: brown.randy@epamail.epa.gov
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Rebecca Jamison (WST-7)
Phone: 415 744-2098
E-mail: jamison.rebec.ca@epamail.epa.gov
Susanna Trujillo (WST-7)
Phone: 415 744-2099
E-mail: truj illo. susanna@ epamail. epa. gov
Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Fran Stefan (WCM-128)
Phone: 206 553-6639
E-mail: stefan.fran@epamail.epa.gov
AlLatourette (WCM-128)
Phone: 206 553-8202
E-mail: latourett.e.al@epamail.epa.gov
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SAMPLE
FEDERAL FORMS
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APPLICATION FOR
OMB Approval No. 0348-0043
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 2 DATE SUBMITTED
1. TYPE OF SUBMISSION:
Application
Q Construction
I I Non-Construction
3. DATE RECEIVED BY STATE
Preapplication
G Construction 4. DATE RECEIVED BY FEDERAL AGENCY
Q Non-Construction
5. APPLICANT INFORMATION
Legal Name:
Address (give city, county, State, and zip code):
6. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN):
n -nnnnnn
8. TYPE OF APPLICATION:
Q New
n Continuation d Revision
If Revision, enter appropriate letter(s) in box(es)
A. Increase Award B. Decrease Award C. Increase Duration
D. Decrease Duration O{ber(specify):
10. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBER:
TITLE:
LLJ- UU
12. AREAS AFFECTED BY PROJECT (Cities, Counties, States, etc.):
13. PROPOSED PROJECT
Start Date Ending Date
Applicant Identifier
State Application Identifier
Federal Identifier
Organizational Unit:
Name and telephone number of person to be contacted on matters involving
this application(gr/Ve area code)
7. TYPE OF APPLICANT: (enter appropriate letter in box)
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
H. Independent School Uist.
I. State Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Individual
M. Profit Organization
N. Other (Specify)
9. NAME OF FEDERAL AGENCY:
11. DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT:
14. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF:
a. Applicant
15. ESTIMATED FUNDING:
a. Federal
b. Applicant
c. State
d. Local
e. Other
f. Program Income
g. TOTAL
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BUDGET INFORMATION - Non-Construction Programs
OMB Approval No. 0348-0044
SECTION A - BUDGET SUMMARY
Grant Program
Function
or Activity
(a)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Totals
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number
(b)
Estimated Unobligated Funds
Federal
(c)
$
$
Non-Federal
(d)
$
$
New or Revised Budget
Federal
(e)
$
$
Non-Federal
(f)
$
$
Total
(g)
$
$
SECTION B - BUDGET CATEGORIES
6. Object Class Categories
a. Personnel
b. Fringe Benefits
c. Travel
d. Equipment
e. Supplies
f. Contractual
g. Construction
h. Other
i. Total Direct Charges (sum of6a-6h)
j. Indirect Charges
k. TOTALS (sum of6i and 6j)
GRANT PROGRAM, FUNCTION OR ACTIVITY
(1) (2) (3) (4)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Total
(5)
$
$
7. Program Income
$
$
$
$
$
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SECTION C - NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES
(a) Grant Program
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. TOTAL (sum of lines 8-11)
(b) Applicant
$
$
(c) State
$
$
(d) Other Sources
$
$
(e) TOTALS
$
$
SECTION D - FORECASTED CASH NEEDS
13. Federal
14. Non-Federal
15. TOTAL (sum of lines 13 and 14)
Total for 1st Year
$
$
1st Quarter
$
$
2nd Quarter
$
$
3rd Quarter
$
$
4th Quarter
$
$
SECTION E - BUDGET ESTIMATES OF FEDERAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR BALANCE OF THE PROJECT
(a) Grant Program
16.
17.
18.
19.
20. TOTAL (sum of lines 16-19)
FUTURE FUNDING PERIODS (Years)
(b) First
$
$
(c) Second
$
$
(d) Third
$
$
(e) Fourth
$
$
SECTION F - OTHER BUDGET INFORMATION
21 . Direct Charges:
22. Indirect Charges:
23. Remarks:
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BUDGET INFORMATION - Construction Programs
NOTE: Certain Federal assistance programs require additional computations to arrive at the Federal share of project costs eligible for participation. If such is the case, you will be notified.
COST CLASSIFICATION
1. Administrative and legal expenses
2. Land, structures, rights-of-way, appraisals, etc.
3. Relocation expenses and payments
4. Architectural and engineering fees
5. Other architectural and engineering fees
6. Project inspection fees
7. Site work
8. Demolition and removal
9. Construction
10. Equipment
11. Miscellaneous
12. SUBTOTAL (sum of lines 1-11)
13. Contingencies
14. SUBTOTAL
15. Project (program) income
16. TOTAL PROJECT COSTS (subtract #15 from #14)
a. Total Cost
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
b. Costs Not Allowable
for Participation
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
c. Total Allowable Costs
(Columns a-b)
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
$ .00
FEDERAL FUNDING
17. Federal assistance requested, calculate as follows:
(Consult Federal agency for Federal percentage share.) Enter e|igib|e costs from |jne 16
Enter the resulting Federal share.
c Multiply X %
$ .00
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GLOSSARY
ANA: Administration for Native Americans
CAA: Clean Air Act
CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response.
Compensation, and Liability Act
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CDBG: Community Development Block Grant
CUP: Community/University Partner-ship
CWA: Clean Water Act
DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services
EJP2: Environmental Justice Through Pollution
Prevention
EnPA: Environmental Performance Agreement
E.O.: Executive Order
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
FAADS: Federal Assistance Awards Data System
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
FR: Federal Register
FY: Fiscal Year
HUD: Department of Flousing and Urban
Development
IHS: Indian Health Service
IRC: Internal Revenue Code
IRS: Internal Revenue Service
JTR: Jobs Through Recycling
NEPPS: National Environmental Performance
Partnership System
NOFA: Notice of Funding Availability
NTIS: National Technical Information Service
OEJ: Office of Environmental Justice
OMB: Office of Management and Budget
ONAP: Office of Native American Programs
ORD: Office of Research and Development
OSW: Office of Solid Waste
PPAs: Performance Partnership Agreements
PPGs: Performance Partnership Grants
PPIS: Pollution Prevention Incentives for States
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RD: Rural Development Services
RECD: Rural Economic and Community Development
RUS: Rural Utilities Service
SARA: Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act
SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act
SF: Standard Form
STAG: State and Tribal Assistance Grants
SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act
TSCA: Toxic Substance Control Act
TEA: Tribal Environmental Agreement
U.S.C.: United States Code
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
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