[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
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Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program--Application 
Guidance FY 2002; Notice

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7097-5]


Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program--Application 
Guidance FY 2002

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This guidance outlines the purpose, goals, and general 
procedures for application and award under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 
(October 1, 2001-September 30, 2002) Environmental Justice Small Grants 
Program. For FY 2002, the EPA will make available approximately 
$1,500,000 in grant funds to eligible organizations (pending 
availability of funds); $500,000 of this amount is available for 
Superfund projects only.

DATES: The application must be delivered by close of business Friday, 
February 21, 2002 to your appropriate EPA regional office (listed in 
section III) or postmarked by midnight Friday, February 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: For specific application delivery please contact the 
appropriate EPA regional office listed in section III.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Lewis, Senior Program Analyst, 
EPA Office of Environmental Justice, (202) 564-0152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This Guidance Includes the Following

I. Scope and Purpose of the Environmental Justice Small Grants 
Program
II. Eligible Applicants and Activities
III. Application Requirements
IV. Process for Awarding Grants
V. Expected Time-frame for Reviewing and Awarding Grants
VI. Project Period and Final Reports
VII. Fiscal Year 2003 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
Appendix A: Standard Forms 424 and 424A and Completed Sample Forms
Appendix B: Copy of 40 CFR 30.27 ``Allowable Costs'
Appendix C: Guidance on Lobbying Restrictions
Appendix D: Tips on Preparing an Application
Appendix E: State Single Points of Contact
Appendix F: Additional Government Application Forms

Translations Available

    The Spanish translation of this application is found at the back 
of this document. Please note the forms are translated into Spanish 
but MUST be completed in English.

I. Scope and Purpose of the OEJ Small Grants Program

    The purpose of this grant program is to provide financial 
assistance to eligible community groups (i.e., community-based/
grassroots organizations, churches, or other nonprofit organizations 
with a focus on community-based issues) and federally recognized 
tribal governments that are working on or plan to carry out projects 
to address environmental justice issues. Preference for awards will 
be given to community-based/grassroots organizations that are 
working on local solutions to local environmental problems. Funds 
can be used to develop a new activity or substantially improve the 
quality of existing programs that have a direct impact on affected 
communities. All awards will be made in the form of a grant not to 
exceed one year.

Background

    In its 1992 report, ``Environmental Equity: Reducing Risk for 
All Communities,'' the EPA found that minority and/or low-income 
populations may experience higher than average exposure to toxic 
pollutants than the general population. The EPA established the 
Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) in 1992 to help these 
communities identify and assess pollution sources, to implement 
environmental awareness and training programs for affected 
residents, and to work with community stakeholders to devise 
strategies for environmental improvements.
    In June of 1993, OEJ was delegated granting authority to 
solicit, select, supervise, and evaluate environmental justice-
related projects, and to disseminate information on the projects' 
content and effectiveness. Fiscal year (FY) 1994 marked the first 
year of the OEJ Small Grants Program. The chart below shows how the 
grant monies have been distributed since FY 1994.

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               Fiscal Year                     Amount  ($)         of
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1994.....................................              500,000        71
1995.....................................            3,000,000       175
1996.....................................            2,800,000       152
1997.....................................            2,700,000       139
1998.....................................            2,500,000       123
1999.....................................            1,455,000        95
2000.....................................              899,000        61
2001.....................................            1,300,000        79
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How Does EPA Define Environmental Justice Under the Environmental 
Justice Small Grants Program?

    Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful 
involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national 
origin, culture, education, or income with respect to the 
development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, 
regulations, and policies. Fair treatment means that no one group of 
people, including racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic groups, should 
bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental 
consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial 
operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal 
environmental programs and policies. Meaningful involvement means 
that: (1) Potentially affected community residents have an 
appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions about a proposed 
activity that will affect their environment and/or health; (2) the 
public's contribution can influence the regulatory agency's 
decision; (3) the concerns of all participants involved will be 
considered in the decision-making process; and (4) the decision-
makers seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially 
affected.

II. Eligible Applicants and Activities

A. Who May Submit Applications and May Applicants Submit More Than 
One?

    Any affected, non-profit community organization\1\ or federally 
recognized tribal government may submit an application upon 
publication of this solicitation. Applicants must be non-profit to 
receive these federal funds. State-recognized tribes or indigenous 
peoples' organizations can apply for grant assistance if they meet 
the definition of a nonprofit organization. ``Non-profit 
organization'' means any corporation, trust, association, 
cooperative, or other organization that: (1) Is operated primarily 
for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar 
purposes in the public interest; (2) is not organized primarily for 
profit; and (3) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or 
expand its operations. Non-profit status may be demonstrated through 
designation by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) organization 
or evidence that a state recognizes the organization's non-profit 
status. While state and local governments and academic institutions 
are eligible to receive grants, preference will be given to non-
profit, community-based/grassroots organizations and federally 
recognized tribal governments. Preference may be given to those 
organizations that have not received previous grants under the 
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. Individuals are not 
eligible to receive grants.
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    \1\ As a result of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, EPA (and 
other federal agencies) may not award grants to non-profit, 
501(c)(4) organizations that engage in lobbying activities.
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    The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program is a competitive 
process. To prevent preferential treatment to any single potential 
applicant, the Agency will offer training and/or conference calls on 
grant application guidelines. We encourage you to participate so 
that you can have your questions answered in a public forum. Call 
your Regional office to inquire about the scheduled dates of the 
special training and conference calls.
    The EPA will consider only one application per applicant for a 
given project. Applicants may submit more than one application if 
the applications are for separate and distinct projects or 
activities. Applicants that previously received small grant funds 
may submit an application for FY 2002. Every application for FY 2002 
is evaluated based on the merit of the proposed project in 
comparison to other FY 2002 applications. Past performance may be 
considered during the ranking and evaluation process for those 
applicants who have received previous grants.

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B. What Types of Projects Are Eligible for Funding?

    While there are many applications submitted from community 
groups for equally worthwhile projects, the EPA is emphasizing the 
need for two types of projects, multimedia and research. Multimedia 
projects address pollution in more than one environmental medium 
(e.g., air, water, etc.). Projects which are research-oriented and 
specific to hazardous substances are considered for funding 
available under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). This Act is often referred 
to as ``Superfund.'' With the exception of grants awarded with 
Superfund appropriations, the Office of Environment Justice Small 
Grants Program awards grants on a multi-media basis.

Focus Area for Bonus Points

    The Office of Environmental Justice which manages the Agency's 
national grants program would like to elicit grant applications in 
two specific areas. The Office has asked the National Environmental 
Justice Advisory Council to hold two public meetings focusing on: 
(a) Fish consumption, water quality, and environmental justice; and 
(b) innovative technologies for pollution prevention. Thus, as a 
result, we are encouraging applicants to focus their projects on one 
of these two topics and will add up to ten (10) bonus points for 
applications concerning one of these two topics.
    To be considered for funding, the application must meet the 
criteria under either Item 1 or Item 2 below:

1. Multi-Media Requirements (use two)

    Recipients of these funds must implement projects that address 
pollution in more than one environmental medium (e.g., air, water). 
To show evidence of the breadth of the project's scope, the 
application must identify at least two environmental statutes that 
the project will address. To be eligible for funding, your project 
must include activities outlined in the following environmental 
statutes:

A. Statutes

    (1) Clean Water Act, section 104(b) (3): conduct and promote the 
coordination of research, investigations, experiments, training, 
demonstration, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, extent, 
prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution.
    (2) Safe Drinking Water Act, section 1442(b) (3): develop, 
expand, or carry out a program (that may combine training, 
education, and employment) for occupations relating to the public 
health aspects of providing safe drinking water.
    (3) Solid Waste Disposal Act, section 8001(a): conduct and 
promote the coordination of research, investigations, experiments, 
training, demonstrations, surveys, public education programs, and 
studies relating to solid waste (e.g., health and welfare effects of 
exposure to materials present in solid waste and methods to 
eliminate such effects).
    (4) Clean Air Act, section 103(b) (3): conduct research, 
investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies 
related to the causes, effects (including health and welfare 
effects), extent, prevention, and control of air pollution.
    (5) Toxic Substances Control Act, section 10(a): conduct 
research, development, monitoring, public education, training, 
demonstrations, and studies on toxic substances.
    (6) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, section 
20(a): conduct research, development, monitoring, public education, 
training, demonstrations, and studies on pesticides.
    (7) Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, section 
203: conduct research, investigations, experiments, training, 
demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the minimizing or 
ending of ocean dumping of hazardous materials and the development 
of alternatives to ocean dumping.

B. Goals for Multi-Media Projects

    In addition to the requirements outlined above, the application 
must also include a description of how an applicant plans to meet at 
least two of the three program goals listed below. See section III 
``Application Requirements'' for more details.
    (1) Identify necessary improvements in communication and 
coordination among all stakeholders, including existing community-
based/grassroots organizations and local, state, tribal, and federal 
environmental programs. Facilitate communication and information 
exchange, and create partnerships among stakeholders to address 
disproportionate, high and adverse environmental exposure (e.g., 
workshops, awareness conferences, establishment of community 
stakeholder committees);
    (2) Build community capacity to identify local environmental 
justice problems and involve the community in the design and 
implementation of activities to address these concerns. Enhance 
critical thinking, problem-solving, and active participation of 
affected communities. (E.g., train-the-trainer programs).
    (3) Enhance community understanding of environmental and public 
health information systems and generate information on pollution in 
the community. If appropriate, seek technical experts to demonstrate 
how to access and interpret public environmental data (e.g., 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Toxic Release Inventories 
(TRI) and other databases).

2. Requirements for Research Grants Funded Under CERCLA

    Recipients of these funds must implement projects that are 
specifically research oriented and specific to hazardous substances. 
The EPA's grant regulations define ``research'' as ``systematic 
study directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding 
of the subject studied,'' 40 CFR 30.2(dd). The EPA has interpreted 
``research'' to include studies that extend to socioeconomic, 
institutional, and public policy issues as well as the ``natural'' 
sciences. Your research project MUST meet the following criteria:

A. Eligibility

    (1) CERCLA, section 311(c) authorizes EPA to fund research 
grants. Therefore, Superfund grants can only be awarded when the 
project is of a research nature. Research must relate to the 
detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effects on and risks to 
human health from hazardous substances and the detection of 
hazardous substances in the environment.
    (2) Applicants must demonstrate that the research project 
relates to ``hazardous substances'' as that term is defined by 
CERCLA 101 (14). There is a list of hazardous substances at 40 CFR 
302.4 which, while not exclusive, does provide useful guidance.
    (3) Research funded under CERCLA 311(c) cannot relate to 
petroleum products excluded from the definition of hazardous 
substances found at CERCLA 101(14).
    (4) The project must be of a research nature only, i.e., survey, 
research, collecting and analyzing data which will be used to expand 
scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. 
Research projects, however, need not be limited to academic studies. 
Projects which expand the scientific knowledge or understanding, of 
a community, about hazardous substances issues, that effect their 
community, can be funded as EJ Superfund grants.
    (5) The project cannot carry out training activities, other than 
training in research techniques. In other words CERCLA 311(c) 
research projects cannot be designed as outreach, technical 
assistance, or public education activities.
    (6) The project can include conferences only if the purpose of 
the conference is to present research results or to gather research 
data.

B. Goal for Research Projects

    In addition to the special research requirements for Superfund 
grants under CERCLA outlined above, the application must include a 
description of how the research projects can serve as models for 
other communities when confronted with similar problems. See section 
III ``Application Requirements'' for more details.

Please Note

    (1) If your project includes scientific research and/or data 
collection, you must be prepared to submit a Quality Assurance Plan 
(QAP) to your EPA Project Officer prior to the beginning of the 
research. Multi media projects may also require a Quality Assurance 
Plan.
    (2) CERCLA grants are financed with Superfund appropriations and 
must be limited to research grants under CERCLA 311(c). Do not 
propose projects which include activities under the ``multi-media'' 
authorities described in section 1, above, to carry out a Superfund 
research project.
    The issues discussed above may be defined differently among 
applicants from various geographic regions, including areas outside 
the continental U.S. (Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto 
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each application should define 
its issues as they relate to the specific project. The narrative/
work plan must include a succinct explanation of how the project may 
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and how it addresses a high-priority environmental justice issue. 
The degree to which a project addresses a high-priority 
environmental justice issue will vary and is defined by applicants 
according to their local environmental justice concerns.

C. How Much Money May Be Requested, and Are Matching Funds 
Required?

    The ceiling in federal funds for an individual grant is $20,000. 
Applicants are not required to provide matching funds.

D. Are There Any Restrictions on the Use of the Federal Funds?

    Yes. EPA grant funds can only be used for the purposes set forth 
in the grant agreement, and be consistent with the statutory 
authority for the award. Grant funds from this program cannot be 
used for matching funds for other federal grants, lobbying, or 
intervention in federal regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. In 
addition, the recipient may not use these federal assistance funds 
to sue the federal government or any other government entity. Refer 
to 40 CFR 30.27, entitled ``Allowable Costs'' (see Appendix B). The 
scope of environmental justice grants may not include construction, 
promotional items (e.g., T-shirts, buttons, hats), and furniture 
purchases.

III. Application Requirements

A. What Is Required for Applications?

    Proposals from eligible organizations must have the following:
    1. Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424) the official form 
is required for all federal grants that requests basic information 
about the grantee and the proposed project. The applicant must 
submit the original application, and one copy, signed by a person 
duly authorized by the governing board of the applicant. Please 
complete part 10 of the SF 424 form, ``Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance Number'' with the following information: 66.604--
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. See Appendix A for a 
copy of this form and a completed sample.
    2. The Federal Standard Form (SF 424A) and budget detail, which 
provides information on your budget. For the purposes of this grant 
program, complete only the non shaded areas of SF 424A. See Appendix 
A for a copy and completed sample of a budget detail. Budget 
figures/projections should support your work plan/narrative. The EPA 
portion of each grant will not exceed $20,000. Therefore, your 
budget should reflect this limit on federal funds.
    3. A narrative/work plan of the proposal is not to exceed five 
pages. Applications may not be considered if they exceed five single 
pages. A narrative/work plan describes the applicant's proposed 
project. The pages of the work plan must be letter size (8\1/2\ x 11 
inches), with normal type size (12 characters per inch), and at 
least 1" margins.
    The narrative/work plan is one of the most important aspects of 
your application and (assuming that all other required materials are 
submitted) will be used as the primary basis for selection. Work 
plans must be submitted as follows:
    a. A one page summary that:
     Identifies the environmental justice issue(s) to be 
addressed by the project;
     Identifies the Environmental Justice community/target 
audience;
     Identifies the environmental Statutes/Acts addressed by 
the project; and
     Identifies the program goal that the project will meet 
and how it will meet them.
    b. A concise introduction that states the nature of the 
organization (i.e., how long it has been in existence, if it is 
incorporated, if it is a network, etc.), how the organization has 
been successful in the past, purposes of the project, the 
environmental justice community/target audience, projects completion 
plans/time frames, and expected results.
    c. A concise project description that describes how the 
applicant is community-based and/or plans to involve the target 
audience in the project and how the applicant plans to meet at least 
two of the three program goals outlined in Section IIB: 
``Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Goals.'' Additional 
credit will not be given for projects that fulfill more than two 
goals.
    d. A conclusion discussing how the applicant will evaluate and 
measure the success of the project, including the anticipated 
benefits and challenges in implementing the project.
    e. An appendix with resumes of up to three key personnel who 
will be significantly involved in the project.
    4. Letter(s) of commitment. If your proposed project includes 
the significant involvement of other community organizations, your 
application must include letters of commitment from these 
organizations.
    Applications that do not include the information listed above in 
items 1-3 and item 4, if applicable, will not be considered for an 
award.
    Please note: Your application to this EPA program may be subject 
to your state's intergovernmental review process and/or the 
consultation requirements of section 204, Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act. Check with your state's Single Point 
of Contact to determine your requirements. Some states do not 
require this review. Applicants from American Samoa, Guam, Puerto 
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands should also check with their 
Single Point of Contact. A list of the states Single Point of 
Contact is provided in Appendix E and you may also call your EPA 
regional contact (listed below) or EPA Headquarters Grants Policy, 
Information and Training Branch at (202) 564-5325 for additional 
information. Federally recognized tribal governments are not 
required to comply with this procedure.

B. When and Where Must Applications be Submitted?

    The applicant must submit/mail one signed original application 
with required attachments and one copy to the primary contact at the 
EPA regional office listed below. The application must be delivered 
by close of business Friday, February 21, 2002 to your appropriate 
EPA regional office (listed below) or postmarked by midnight Friday, 
February 21, 2002. Contact your regional office for a copy of the 
application guidance.

Regional Contact Names and Addresses

Region 1  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 
Island, Vermont

Primary Contact: Ronnie Harrington (617) 918-1703, 
[email protected], USEPA Region 1 (SAA), 1 Congress 
Street--11th Floor, Boston, MA 02203-0001
Secondary Contact: Pat O'Leary (617) 565-3834, [email protected]

Region 2  New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Primary Contact: Natalie Loney (212) 637-3639, 
[email protected], USEPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 26th Floor, New 
York, NY 10007
Secondary: Terry Wesley (212) 637-3576, [email protected]

Region 3  Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 
Virginia, West Virginia

Primary Contact: Reginald Harris (215) 814-2988, 
[email protected], USEPA Region 3 (3DA00), 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

Region 4  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Primary Contact: Gloria Love (404) 562-9672, [email protected] 
USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Secondary: Cynthia Peurifoy (404) 562-9649, [email protected]

Region 5  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Primary Contact: Margaret Millard (312) 353-1440, 
[email protected], USEPA Region 5 (T-165), 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Secondary: Karla Owens (312) 886-5993, [email protected]

Region 6  Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Primary Contact: Nelda Perez (214) 665-2209, [email protected], 
USEPA Region 6, Fountain Place, 12th Floor, 1445 Ross Avenue (RA-D), 
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733
Secondary Contact: Olivia Balandran (214) 665-7257, 
[email protected]

Region 7  Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Primary Contact: March Runner (913) 551-7898 or 1-800-223-0425, 
[email protected], USEPA Region 7, 901 North 5th Street (ECORA), 
Kansas City, KS 66101
Secondary Contact: Althea Moses (913) 551-7649 or 1-800-223-0425, 
[email protected]

Region 8  Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Primary Contact: Nancy Reish (303) 312-6040, [email protected], 
USEPA Region 8 (8ENF-EJ), 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 
80202-2466
Secondary: Jean Belille (303) 312-6556,

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[email protected]

Region 9  Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam

Primary Contact: Willard Chin (415) 744-1204, [email protected], 
USEPA Region 9 (A-2-2), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Secondary: EJ Information Line (415) 744-1565

Region 10  Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Primary Contact: Victoria Plata (206) 553-8580, 
[email protected], USEPA Region 10 (CEJ-163), 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Secondary: Mike Letourneau (206) 553-1687, [email protected]

IV. Process For Awarding Grants

A. How Will Applications be Reviewed?

    The EPA regional offices will review, evaluate, and select grant 
recipients. Applications will be screened to ensure that they meet 
all eligible activities and requirements described in Sections II 
and III. Applications will be disqualified if they do not meet these 
eligibility standards. Applications will also be evaluated by 
regional review panels based on the criteria outlined below.
    1. Threshold Criteria. Applications that propose projects that 
are inconsistent with the EPA's statutory authority or the goals for 
the program are ineligible for funding and will not be evaluated and 
ranked. Regional offices will contact applicants whose proposals do 
not meet the threshold requirements to determine whether the 
proposal can be revised to meet the threshold requirements.
    2. Evaluation Criteria. Proposals will be ranked using the 
following criteria:
    a. Responsiveness of the Work plan to Environmental Justice 
issues affecting the community to be served.
    b. Effectiveness of the project design.
    c. Clarity of the Measures of Success.
    d. Qualifications of Project Staff.
    e. Bonus points for projects from focus area topics.

B. How Will the Final Selections be Made?

    After the individual projects are reviewed and ranked, the EPA 
regional officials will compare the best applications and make final 
selections. Additional factors that the EPA will take into account 
include geographic and socioeconomic balance, diverse nature of the 
projects, cost, and projects whose benefits can be sustained after 
the grant is completed. Regional Administrators will select the 
final grants.
    Please note that this is a very competitive grant's program. 
Limited funding is available and many grant applications are 
expected to be received. Therefore, the Agency cannot fund all 
applications. If your project is not funded, a listing of other EPA 
grant programs may be found in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance. This publication is available on the internet at 
www.cdfa.gov and at local libraries, colleges, or universities.

C. How Will Applicants be Notified?

    After all applications are received, the regional EPA offices 
will mail acknowledgments to applicants in their regions. Once 
applications have been recommended for funding, the EPA Regions will 
notify the finalists and request any additional information 
necessary to complete the award process. The finalists will be 
required to complete additional government application forms prior 
to receiving a grant, such as the EPA Form SF-424B (Assurances--Non-
Construction Programs) and EPA Form 5700-48, the Certification 
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters. 
The federal government requires all grantees to certify and assure 
that they will comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations, 
and requirements. The EPA Regional Environmental Justice 
Coordinators or their designees will notify those applicants whose 
projects are not selected for funding.

V. Expected Time-Frame For Reviewing and Awarding Grants

October 30, 2001  FY 2002 OEJ Small Grants Program Application 
Guidance is available and published in the Federal Register.
November 5, 2001 to February 15, 2002  Eligible grant recipients 
develop and complete their applications.
February 21, 2002  Applications must be delivered by close of 
business Friday, February 21, 2002 to your appropriate EPA regional 
office (listed in section III) or postmarked by midnight Friday, 
February 21, 2002.
February 22, 2002 to April 29, 2002  EPA regional program officials 
review and evaluate applications and select grant finalists
April 30, 2002 to July 26, 2002  Applicants will be contacted by the 
Region if their July 26, 2002 application is being considered for 
funding. Additional information may be required from the finalists, 
as indicated in section IV. The EPA regional grant offices process 
grants and make awards.
September 26, 2002  EPA expects to release the national announcement 
of the FY 2002 Environmental Justice Small Grant Recipients.

VI. Project Period and Final Reports

    Activities must be completed and funds spent within the time 
frame specified in the grant award, usually one year. Project start 
dates will depend on the grant award date (most projects begin in 
August or September). The recipient organization is responsible for 
the successful completion of the project. The recipient's project 
manager is subject to approval by the EPA project officer. However, 
the EPA may not identify any particular person as the project 
manager.
    All recipients must submit final reports for EPA approval within 
ninety (90) days of the end of the project period. Specific report 
requirements (e.g., Final Technical Report and Financial Status 
Report) will be described in the award agreement. The EPA will 
collect, review, and disseminate grantees' final reports to serve as 
model programs.
    For further information about this program, please visit the 
EPA's web site at www.epa.gov/oeca/ej/ or call our hotline at 1-800-
962-6215 (available in Spanish).

VII. Fiscal Year 2003 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

A. How Can I Receive Information on the Fiscal Year 2003 (October 
1, 2002 to September 30, 2003) Environmental Justice Small Grants 
Program?

    If you wish to be placed on the national mailing list to receive 
information on the FY 2003 Environmental Justice Small Grants 
Program, email your request along with your name, organization, 
address, and phone number to [email protected] or mail your 
request along with your name, organization, address, and phone 
number to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental 
Justice Small Grants Program (2201A), FY 2003 Grants Mailing List, 
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20460, 1 (800) 962-6215.
    If you wish to receive information on local Environmental 
Justice programs, you may mail or email your request along with your 
name, organization, address, and phone number to the appropriate 
regional office listed in this application.
    Thank you for your interest in our Small Grants Program and we 
wish you luck in the application process.

Barry E. Hill,
Director, Office of Environmental Justice.

Appendix A--Standard Forms 424 and 424A

    Grant Application Packages are available on http://www.epa.gov/ogd/hqgrant/ in Adobe pdf format or WordPerfect format. To view the 
pdf file, you'll need the Adobe Acrobat plug-in for your browser.

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I. Personnel:
  0.5 FTE Community Outreach Worker @$10.00/hour...........    $3,400.00
  0.2 FTE Project Coordinator @$12.00/hour.................     1,400.00
  0.2 FTE Office Manager @$7.00/hour.......................     1,000.00
                                                            ------------
      Total................................................     5,800.00
                                                            ============
II. Fringe Benefits at 17%:
  0.5 FTE Community Outreach Worker........................       578.00
  0.2 FTE Project Coordinator..............................       238.00
  0.2 FTE Office Manager...................................       170.00
                                                            ------------
      Total................................................       986.00
                                                            ============
III. Travel: Local Travel @$0.26/mile......................       600.00
IV. Equipment: Audio Visual and Projector Rental Typewriter/    2,223.00
 PC........................................................
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V. Supplies:
  Paper....................................................       250.00
  Pencils/Pens.............................................       100.00
  Folders..................................................       150.00
                                                            ------------
      Total................................................       500.00
                                                            ============
VI. Other: Printing, Postage, Telephone....................     1,700.00
VII. Contractual: XYZ Engineering Company..................     3,149.00
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      Grand total..........................................    14,958.00
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Appendix B--40 CFR 30.27 ``Allowable Costs''

[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 1, Part 1 to 49]
[Revised as of July 1, 2000]

    From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR30.27] [Page 311]
TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

PART 30--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND 
AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND 
OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents

Subpart C--Post-Award Requirements


Sec. 30.27  Allowable costs.

    (a) For each kind of recipient, there is a set of Federal 
principles for determining allowable costs. Allowability of costs shall 
be determined in accordance with the cost principles applicable to the 
entity incurring the costs. Thus, allowability of costs incurred by 
State, local or federally-recognized Indian tribal governments is 
determined in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-87, 
``Cost Principles for State and Local Governments.'' The allowability 
of costs incurred by non-profit organizations is determined in 
accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-122, ``Cost Principles 
for Non-Profit Organizations.'' The allowability of costs incurred by 
institutions of higher education is determined in accordance with the 
provisions of OMB Circular A-21, ``Cost Principles for Educational 
Institutions.'' The allowability of costs incurred by hospitals is 
determined in accordance with the provisions of appendix E of 45 CFR 
part 74, ``Principles for determining Costs Applicable to Research and 
Development Under Grants and Contracts with Hospitals.'' The 
allowability of costs incurred by commercial organizations and those 
non-profit organizations listed in Attachment C to Circular A-122 is 
determined in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) at 48 CFR part 31. In addition, EPA's annual 
Appropriations Acts may contain restrictions on the use of assistance 
funds. For example, the Acts may prohibit the use of funds to support 
intervention in Federal regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings.
    (b) EPA will limit its participation in the salary rate (excluding 
overhead) paid to individual consultants retained by recipients or by a 
recipient's contractors or subcontractors to the maximum daily rate for 
level 4 of the Executive Schedule unless a greater amount is authorized 
by law. (Recipient's may, however, pay consultants more than this 
amount.) This limitation applies to consultation services of designated 
individuals with specialized skills who are paid at a daily or hourly 
rate. This rate does not include transportation and subsistence costs 
for travel performed; recipients will pay these in accordance with 
their normal travel reimbursement practices. Contracts with firms for 
services which are awarded using the procurement requirements in this 
part are not affected by this limitation.

Appendix C--Guidance on Lobbying Restrictions

    The purpose of this guidance is to remind nonprofit 
organizations, universities, and other non-government recipients of 
EPA grants \2\ that, with very limited exceptions, you may not use 
Federal grant funds or your cost-sharing funds to conduct lobbying 
activities. The restrictions on lobbying are explained in Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-21, ``Cost Principles for 
Educational Institutions,'' 61 F.R. 20880 (May 8, 1996),\3\ and OMB 
Circular No. A-122, ``Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations; 
`Lobbying' Revision,'' 49 F.R. 18260 (April 27, 1984). As a 
recipient of EPA funds, you must be aware of and comply with these 
restrictions.\4\
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    \2\ The term ``grant'' as used in this guidance refers to grants 
and cooperative agreements.
    \3\ Grants awarded before May 8, 1996, are subject to the 
previous version of Circular No. A-21, but the provisions on 
lobbying have remained essentially unchanged.
    \4\ This guidance does not address the restrictions on lobbying 
contained in 40 CFR Part 34, the EPA regulations implementing 
section 319 of Pub.L. No. 101-121, known as ``the Byrd Amendment,'' 
generally prohibit recipients of Federal grants, contracts, and 
loans from using Federal funds for lobbying the Executive or 
Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a 
specific grant, contract, or loan. Part 34 includes detailed 
certification and disclosure requirements. This guidance also does 
not address section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, Pub. 
L. No. 104-65, which provides that organizations described in 
section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in 
lobbying activities are not eligible for Federal grants or loans.
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    The general objective of the restrictions is to prohibit the use 
of appropriated funds for lobbying, publicity, or propaganda 
purposes designed to support or defeat legislation. The restrictions 
do not affect the normal sharing of information or lobbying 
activities conducted with your own funds (so long as they are not 
used to match the grant funds).

Unallowable Lobbying Activities

    Under Circulars A-21 and A-122, the costs of the following 
activities are unallowable:
    (1) Contributions, endorsements, publicity or similar activities 
intended to influence Federal, State or local elections, referenda, 
initiatives or similar processes.
    (2) Direct and indirect financial or administrative support of 
political parties, campaigns, political action committees, or other 
organizations created to influence elections. Recipients may help 
collect and interpret information. These efforts must be for 
educational purposes only, however, and cannot involve political 
party activity or steps to influence an election.
    (3) Attempts to influence the introducing, passing, or changing 
of Federal or State legislation through contacts with members or 
employees of Congress or State legislatures, including attempts to 
use State and local officials to lobby Congress or State 
legislatures. For example, you may not charge a grant for your costs 
of sending information to Members of Congress to encourage them to 
take a particular action. Also prohibited are contacts with any 
government official or employee to influence a decision to sign or 
veto Federal or State legislation. The restriction does not address 
lobbying at the local level.
    (4) Attempts to influence the introducing, passing, or changing 
of Federal or State legislation by preparing, using, or distributing 
publicity or propaganda, i.e., grass roots lobbying efforts to 
obtain group action by members of the public, including attempts to 
affect public opinion and encourage group action. For example, the 
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intended to influence legislation, are unallowable.\5\
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    \5\ Circular A-122 addresses public information service costs 
that do not relate to lobbying. Attachment B to the Circular, at 
paragraph 36, makes allowable, with prior approval of the Federal 
agency, costs associated with pamphlets, news releases and other 
forms of information services if their purpose is: to inform or 
instruct individuals, groups or the general public; to interest 
individuals or groups in participating in a service program of the 
recipient; or to disseminate the results of sponsored and non-
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    (5) Attending legislative sessions or committee hearings, 
gathering information about legislation, and similar activities, 
when intended to support or prepare for unallowable lobbying.

Exceptions

    There are three exceptions to this list of unallowable lobbying 
activities in Circulars A-21 and A-122. These exceptions do not 
necessarily make the cost of these activities allowable; they make 
the costs potentially allowable. Allowability will be determined 
based on whether the costs in a particular case are reasonable, 
necessary, and allocable to the grant.
    The first exception is for technical and factual (not advocacy) 
presentation to Congress, a State legislature, member, or staff, on 
a topic directly related to performance of the grant, in response to 
a request (not necessarily in writing) from the legislative body or 
individual. For requests that are not made in writing, recipients 
should make a note for their files documenting the requests. The 
information presented must be readily available and deliverable. 
Costs for travel, hotels, and meals related to the presentation are 
generally unallowable unless related to testimony at a regularly 
scheduled Congressional hearing at the written request of the 
chairperson or ranking minority member of the congressional 
committee.
    The second exception is for actions intended to influence State 
legislation in order to directly reduce the actual cost of 
performing the Federal grant project or to protect the recipient's 
authority to perform the project. The exception does not apply to 
actions intended merely to shift costs from one source to another. 
For example, in response to Federal funding cutbacks, a Federally-
funded recipient lobbies for State funds to replace or reduce the 
Federal share of project costs for next year. The cost of that 
lobbying activity would not be allowable because its purpose is not 
to directly reduce the actual cost of performing the work but merely 
to shift from Federal funding to State funding.
    Finally, Circulars A-21 and A-122 allow lobbying costs if they 
are specifically authorized by law.

Indirect Cost Rate

    When you seek reimbursement for indirect costs (overhead), you 
must identify your total lobbying costs in your indirect cost rate 
proposal so that the Government can avoid subsidizing lobbying. This 
is consistent with the circulars' requirement of disclosure of the 
costs spent on all unallowable activities. This requirement is 
necessary so that when the Government calculates the amount of an 
organization's indirect costs that it will pay. It does not include 
the costs of unallowable activities that the organization happens to 
count as indirect costs

Enforcement

    In cases of improper lobbying with grant funds, EPA may recover 
the misspent money, suspend or terminate the grant, and take action 
to prevent the recipient from receiving any Federal grants for a 
certain period. Your project officer is available to handle any 
questions or concerns.

Appendix D--Tips on preparing an Environmental Justice Grant 
Application

    This information is intended to help you put together a 
competitive proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. Please read the 
Application Guidance carefully--this document is intended to enhance 
not replace the official FY 02 Guidance.
     Target your audience carefully
    Identify a specific group or community to work with to develop a 
program that will give the highest return for your dollars invested.
     Build partnerships and alliances
    You are strongly encouraged to enlist project involvement from 
community groups with similar or related goals and secure their 
commitment of services and/or dollars. Be sure to document this by 
obtaining letter(s) of commitment for your application. Initiate the 
partnerships early in your planning, since building alliances can 
take time and effort.
     Do some homework
    Allow time to review the literature on environmental justice 
issues both within EPA and the community you work in or with. Find 
out what materials exist on the subject and the procedures you are 
planning to include in your work plan. Use this information to back 
up your project plans or to explain how your group activities are 
unique and/or creative.
     Develop a project evaluation technique
    Define as carefully and precisely as possible what you want to 
achieve with this project and how you will test its success. Ask 
yourself: ``what do you expect to be different once the project is 
complete?'' Outline a plan you will use to measure the success of 
your activities/project.
     Develop a timeline or project accomplishment schedule
    List the major tasks that you will complete to meet the goals of 
the project. Break these broad goals into smaller tasks and lay them 
out in a schedule over the twelve months of the grant period. 
Determine and identify in the proposal the total estimated cost for 
each task. You may estimate this cost by the number of personnel, 
materials, and other resources you will need to carry out the tasks.
     Develop a project budget with the federal portion up to 
$15,000 for non-Superfund or $20,000 for Superfund projects
    The EPA portion of this grant should not exceed $15,000 for non-
Superfund or $20,000 for Superfund projects. Divide your budget into 
categories such as personnel salaries/fringe benefits, travel, 
equipment, supplies, contract costs, other.
     Stay within the format
    This makes it easier for the reviewer to read and therefore, 
understand your work plan. Please refer to the application 
requirements (pages 7-9).
     Communicate the nature of your project accurately, 
precisely, and concisely.
    Describe exactly what you propose to do, how you are going to do 
it, when you are going to do it, who will benefit, and how you will 
know you are successful. Indicate not only what you propose but what 
expertise your group has for completing the project (include 
resumes).

Evaluation of Your Proposal

    Your proposal will be evaluated by a committee of EPA 
Headquarters and Regional environmental justice personnel of diverse 
personal and professional backgrounds. Final selection is based on a 
variety of factors, including geographic and socioeconomic balance, 
diversity, cost of the project and how well the partnership benefits 
can be sustained after the grant is completed. Below are some common 
strengths and weaknesses we see in proposals.

Common Strengths

     Project proposal developed solidly from within the 
community.
     Broad based community support for a project that has 
the potential to positively affect local people.
     Project identifies established community advisory board 
or community group who will be involved in the project.
     Good partnership with industry, community, and 
environmental groups. Good coordination with a variety of community 
groups.
     Proposal does a good job of outlining a complex problem 
and approach to solving it--does not overlook any major issues or 
key players.
     Clear identification and background description of 
population to be served.
     Proposal identifies specific outputs, target 
accomplishments, and estimated budgets for each goal, and target 
dates for completion.
     Proposed project builds on existing projects or 
programs.
     The scope of the project can be completed in a funding 
year.
     Proposal clearly describes how the project will achieve 
the program goal(s) outlined on pages 5 and 6 of the application 
guidance.
     Proposal includes innovative ideas and creative 
thinking about how to motivate and involve youth in the communities 
where they live.
     Proposal includes honest discussion of challenges 
involved.
    If applying for a Superfund project, the proposal discusses why 
their project is for ``research'' to assure it meets statutory 
requirements.

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Common Weaknesses

     Application did not include information specifically 
requested in the application guidance.
     Community members do not appear to be an integral part 
of the project planning process.
     Not specific enough about what EPA funds will be used 
for. If the proposal is for a project that has a budget of more than 
$20,000, proposal must indicate whether other funding has been 
secured.
     Applicant is not a non-profit organization (see 
application guidance page 3).
     Program may be too ambitious for one year.
     Project funds conferences or dialogues to discuss EJ 
issues but does not fund activities that make direct changes in a 
community.
     Immediacy of need is not established.
     Methods of evaluating the success of the project 
unclear.
     Failure to mention other groups that applicant will 
work with or to secure letters of commitment.
     Proposal seeks support for developing general 
environmental program with little mention of environmental justice 
issues. The link between goals of EPA's environmental justice 
program and the project is not clearly stated.
     Discussion of overall mission and goals of the 
organization but not enough detail on how the specific project and 
activities will help achieve the goals.
    If you are seeking other sources of funding for your project, or 
should your EPA application not receive funding, the document below 
could prove useful:
    Grant Funding For Your Environmental Education Program: 
Strategies and Options
    Prepared by The North American Association for Environmental 
Education in cooperation with U.S.EPA. Available for $5.00 from 
NAAEE, Publications Office, P.O. Box 400, Troy, OH 45373

Appendix E--State Single Points of Contact

    Your application to this EPA program may be subject to your 
state's inter-governmental review process and/or consultation 
requirements under section 204, Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act. Listed below are the Single Point-of-
Contacts for the states and U.S. territories with a designated 
Single Point-of-Contact. Please check the list to see if such review 
is required in your state or territory. Those stated and U.S. 
territories that are not listed do not have an established single 
point-of-contact. For further information regarding Single Points-
of-Contact, please call EPA at 202-564-5362. Please also note that 
federally recognized tribal organizations are not required to comply 
with this procedure.

ARIZONA

Ms. Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 North Central 
Avenue, Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85012, Phone: 602.280.1315, 
Fax: 602.280.8144

ARKANSAS

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 1515 West Seventh Street, Room 412, Little Rock, AR 
72203, Phone: 501.682.1074, Fax: 501.682.5206, 
[email protected]

CALIFORNIA

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning and Research, 1400 Tenth 
Street, Room 121, Sacramento, CA 95814, Phone: 916.323.7480, Fax: 
916.323.3018

DELAWARE

Charles H. Hopkins, Executive Department, Office of Budget, 540 S. 
Dupont Highway, 3rd Floor, Dover, DE 19901, Phone: 302.739.3323, 
Fax: 302.739.5661, [email protected]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Luisa Montero-Diaz, Office of Partnerships and Grants Development, 
Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Government, 441 
4th Street, NW, Suite 530 South, Washington, D.C. 20001, Phone: 
202.727.8900, Fax: 202.727.1652, [email protected]

FLORIDA

Jasmine Raffington, Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of 
Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-
2100, Phone: 850.922.5438, Fax: 850.414.0479, 
[email protected]

GEORGIA

Mr. Tom Reid, III, Coordinator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 
Washington Street, SW, Eighth Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: 
404.656.3855, Fax: 404.656.7901, [email protected]

ILLINOIS

Ms. Virginia Bova, Single Point of Contact, Department of Commerce 
and Community Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph, 
Suite 3-400, Chicago, IL 60601, Phone: 312.814.6028, Fax: 
312.814.8485, [email protected]

INDIANA

Ms. Frances E. Williams, State Budget Analyst, 212 State House, 
Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: 317.232.5619, Fax: 317.233.3323

IOWA

Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division for Community and Rural Development, 
Iowa Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines, IA 50309, Phone: 515.242.4719, Fax: 515.242.4809, 
[email protected]

KENTUCKY

Mr. Ronald W. Cook, Office of the Governor, Department of Local 
Government, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 340, Frankfort, KY 
40601-8204, Phone: 502.573.2382, Fax: 502.573.2512, 
[email protected]

LOUISIANA

Ms. Theresa Stevens, Executive Management Officer, Louisiana 
Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 82231, Baton Rouge, LA 
70884-2231, Phone: 225.7655.0733

MAINE

Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184 State Street, 38 State 
House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, Phone: 207.284.3261, Fax: 
207.284.6489, [email protected]

MARYLAND

Linda Janey, Manager, Clearinghouse and Plan Review Unit, Maryland 
Office of Planning, 301 West Preston Street, Room 1104, Baltimore, 
MD 21201-2305, Phone: 410.767.4490 Fax: 410.767.4480, 
[email protected]

MICHIGAN

Mr. Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 535 
Griswold, Suite 300, Detroit, MI 48226, Phone: 313.961.4266, Fax: 
313.961.4869, [email protected]

MISSISSIPPI

Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 1301 Woolfolk Building, Suite E 501, North West 
Street, Jackson, MS 39201, Phone: 601.359.6762, Fax: 601.359.6758

MISSOURI

Ewell Lawson, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of 
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Truman Building, Room 840, Jefferson 
City, MO 65102, Phone: 573.751.4834, Fax: 573.522.4395, 
[email protected]

NEVADA

Heather Elliott, Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse 
209, E. Musser Street, Room 200, Carson City, NV 89701, Phone: 
775.684.0209, Fax: 775.684.0260, [email protected]

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mr. Jeffery H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State 
Planning, Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process, 2 \1/2\ Beacon 
Street, Concord, NH 03301, Phone: 603.271.2155, Fax: 603.271.1728, 
[email protected]

NEW MEXICO

Mr. Ken Hughes, Local Government Division, Bataan Memorial Building, 
Room 201, Santa Fe, NM 87503, Phone: 505.827.4370, Fax: 
505.827.4948, [email protected]

NEW YORK

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capital, 
Albany, NY 12224, Phone: 518.474.1605, Fax: 518.486.5617

NORTH CAROLINA

Jeanette Furney, Department of

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Administration, 1302 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1302, 
Phone: 919.807.2323, Fax: 919.733.9571, [email protected]

RHODE ISLAND

Kevin Nelson, Department of Administration, Statewide Planning 
Program, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908-5870, Phone: 
401.222.2093, Fax: 401.222.2083, [email protected]

SOUTH CAROLINA

Omegia Burgess, Budget and Control Board, Office of State Budget, 
1122 Ladies Street, 12th Floor, Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: 
803.734.0494, Fax: 803.734.0645, [email protected]

TEXAS,

Denise S. Francis, Director, State Grants Team, Governor's Office of 
Budget and Planning, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711, Phone: 
512.305.9415, Fax: 512.936.2681, [email protected]

UTAH

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Governor's Office of 
Planning and Budget, State Capitol, Room 114, Salt Lake City, UT 
84114, Phone: 801.538.1535, Fax: 801.538.1547, 
[email protected]

WEST VIRGINIA

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, West Virginia 
Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, WVA 25305, 
Phone: 304.558.4010, Fax: 304.552.3248, [email protected]

WISCONSIN

Jeff Smith, Section Chief, Federal/State Relations, Wisconsin 
Department of Administration, 101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor, 
P.O. Box 7868, Madison, WI 53707, Phone: 608.266.0267, Fax: 
608.267.6931, [email protected]

AMERICAN SAMOA

Pat M. Galea'i, Federal Grants/Programs Coordinator, Office of 
Federal Programs, Office of the Governor/Department of Commerce, 
American Samoa Government, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799, Phone: 
684.633.5155, Fax: 684.633.4195, [email protected]

GUAM

Director, Bureau of Budget and Management Research, Office of the 
Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Phone: 011.671.472.2285, 
Fax: 011.472.2825, [email protected]

PUERTO RICO

Jose Caballero/Myra Silva, Puerto Rico Planning Board, Federal 
Proposal Review Office, Minillas Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Phone: 787.723.6190, Fax: 
787.722.6783

NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS

Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs Coordinator, Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950, 
Phone: 670.664.2289, Fax: 670.664.2272, [email protected]

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Ira Mills, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 Norre Gade 
Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, VI 00802, 
Phone: 340.774.0750, Fax: 340.776.0069, [email protected]

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