66.611: Environmental Policy and Innovation Grants

66.611

Inactive

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sept. 21, 2022

Sept. 21, 2022

The goals of this assistance program are to (1) support analyses, studies, evaluations, workshops, conferences, and demonstration projects that lead to reduced pollutants generated and conservation of natural resources; (2) improve economic information and analytic methods to support studies, surveys, analyses, evaluations, conferences, workshops, and demonstration projects on the benefits, costs, and impacts of environmental programs; (3) improve economic information and analytic methods to support studies, surveys, analyses, evaluations, conferences, workshops, and demonstration projects of incentive-based and voluntary environmental management strategies and mechanisms; (4) support research to explore and develop strategies and mechanisms for those in the economic, social, governmental, and environmental arenas to use in environmental management decisions; (5) provide technical assistance to help communities to learn about and implement locally led, community driven approaches that deliver environmental, economic, and quality-of-life benefits; and (6) build and strengthen the adaptive capacity of states, tribes, and local communities to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather (e.g., storms and droughts) and other events (e.g., wildfires, sea level rise and storm surges) now and in the future. Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2021: Other than the limited support for small and unsolicited grants, there were no competitive environmental economic research solicitations issued in FY2021 due to limited available resources. If resources become available in future fiscal years, research priorities in the field of environmental economics and related research continue to include: work on improvements in the valuation of environmental benefits, including human health and ecological services; measuring economic costs and impacts to society from regulations, including effective ways to forecast future pollution control technologies, regulatory costs and impacts on employment and competitiveness of regulated sectors of the economy; integrating economic and natural science models for purposes of assessing environmental risks and consequences; and utilization of alternative regulatory management approaches, including use of voluntary and incentive-based programs to achieve environmental objectives. Additionally, if resources become available for community driven environmental protection strategies in FY 2021, priorities for funding will include providing assistance to communities around revitalization strategies that improve environmental outcomes, training on technical assistance methods that connect economic development and environmental protection, and assistance to states to advance their environmental objectives through policy reform or capacity building.

B - Project Grants (Discretionary)

Assistance under this program is generally available to States and local governments, territories and possessions, foreign governments, international organizations, Indian Tribes, interstate organizations, intrastate organizations, and possessions of the U.S., including the District of Columbia, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions, and individuals. Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. Non-profit organization, as defined by 2 CFR Part 200, means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative or other organization that: (1) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable or similar purposes in the public interest; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve and/or expand its operations. Note that the definition of Nonprofit organization in 2 CFR Part 200 specifically excludes Institutions of Higher Education from the definition of non-profit organization because they are separately defined in the regulation. For profit organizations are generally not eligible for funding. Some of EPA's statutes may limit assistance to specific types of interested applicants. See Authorization listed above. National laboratories funded by Federal Agencies (Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers, FFRDCs) may not apply. FFRDC employees may cooperate or collaborate with eligible applicants within the limits imposed by applicable legislation and regulations. They may participate in planning, conducting, and analyzing the research directed by the applicant, but may not direct projects on behalf of the applicant organization. The institution, organization, or governance receiving the award may provide funds through its grant from the EPA to an FFRDC for research personnel, supplies, equipment, and other expenses directly related to the research. Federal Agencies may not apply. Federal employees are not eligible to serve in a principal leadership role on a grant, and may not receive salaries or augment their Agency's appropriations in other ways through grants made by this program. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

State and local governments, U.S. territories and possessions, Indian Tribes, universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public and private nonprofit institutions, individuals, and international organizations.

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