66.600: Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Aug. 23, 2022

Aug. 23, 2022

The consolidated program support grant is an alternative assistance delivery mechanism which allows an Insular Territory responsible for continuing pollution control programs to develop an integrated approach to pollution control. An agency eligible for assistance for two or more pollution control programs may consolidate its assistance requests into a single application and receive a single consolidated award in an effort to reduce administrative and application costs and recognize its own public health and environmental priorities for funding as authorized by the OTA. The consolidated grants program does not represent funding in addition to grants provided under individual authorities, but merely represents the amount of consolidation taking place within the Agency's total grant appropriations. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2021: This continuing environmental program grant and cooperative agreement supports and is consistent with EPA Strategic Goals to: 1 – A Cleaner, Healthier Environment; and 2 – More Effective Partnerships. Funding priorities include all activities covered under the cooperative agreement that align with EPA’s strategic goals and objectives (FY18-22), including but not limited to: establishing fishable, swimmable waters through surveillance, monitoring, and enforcement of water quality standards and regulations; towards the goal of zero beach closure postings; compliance and enforcement of safe drinking water regulations towards the goal of having potable water for 100 percent of the population; advancing watershed management as the overarching mission for all environmental protection activities to help improve water quality; continue establishing and and managing special management areas to prevent groundwater contamination; and mitigate or eliminate nonpoint discharges of pollution.

A - Formula Grants (Cooperative Agreements)

The Territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to receive and administer funds for more than one environmental program.

The Territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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