Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OEI OIC 12 02
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- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tribal Support for the National Environmental Information Exchange Network" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.608 Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 25, 2012 and posted on Oct 25, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 31, 2012 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $800,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $160,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a discretionary funding opportunity called "Tribal Support for the National Environmental Information Exchange Network" (Funding Opportunity Number EPA OEI OIC 12 02) to support a cooperative agreement focused on expanding and strengthening tribal participation in the National Environmental Information Exchange Network (often called the Exchange Network). The Exchange Network is a partnership designed to improve environmental decision-making by making it easier to share, access, and use environmental information across governments and programs. In practice, that means helping environmental agencies and partners move data more effectively, use common approaches for exchanging information, and improve access to high-quality environmental data for planning, compliance, and protection efforts.
The grant is aimed at funding an organization that can serve as a broad, credible representative for federally recognized tribes and that has strong familiarity with tribal environmental priorities, programs, and the kinds of environmental data tribes manage or need to report. The core purpose is outreach and capacity-building: increasing awareness of the Exchange Network among tribes, helping tribes understand how participation can benefit their environmental work, and encouraging and enabling more tribes to take part. Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement, the EPA would expect to have substantial involvement during the project, meaning the awardee would likely coordinate closely with EPA staff on plans, deliverables, and progress to ensure the outreach and support activities align with national Exchange Network goals.
The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $800,000. Individual award amounts were capped with an award ceiling of $160,000, and the award floor was listed as $0, indicating no minimum award size was guaranteed. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which typically reduces barriers for tribal-serving organizations and makes it easier to propose meaningful outreach and technical support work without needing to secure non-federal match funds.
This funding falls under CFDA 66.608, "Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance," and the activity category is Environment. While the eligibility category in the listing is shown as "Others," the notice makes clear that applicants must meet criteria described in the full announcement, specifically in Section III. In general terms, the EPA was looking for an applicant that can credibly work across tribes, understands tribal environmental data contexts, and can carry out national or broad multi-tribal outreach to increase participation in data exchange activities tied to the Exchange Network.
Key dates included a posted and creation date of October 25, 2012, with an original and current closing date of December 31, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on January 30, 2013. Applicants were directed to consult the full announcement, including Section IV, for the official submission methods and any detailed deadline instructions. For access issues with the full announcement, the EPA provided a contact: Salena Reynolds at (202) 566-0466.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this EPA funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Tribal Support for the National Environmental Information Exchange Network."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA OEI OIC 12 02.
3) What type of award is being offered?
This opportunity is a cooperative agreement under EPA discretionary funding.
4) What does it mean that this award is a cooperative agreement?
It means EPA expected to have substantial involvement in the project. The selected awardee would likely coordinate closely with EPA staff on plans, deliverables, and progress so that outreach and support activities align with national Exchange Network goals.
5) What is the Exchange Network?
The National Environmental Information Exchange Network (the "Exchange Network") is a partnership designed to improve environmental decision-making by making it easier to share, access, and use environmental information across governments and programs.
6) What does the Exchange Network do in practical terms?
In practice, it supports moving data more effectively between partners, using common approaches for exchanging information, and improving access to high-quality environmental data used for planning, compliance, and environmental protection.
7) What is the main goal of this specific grant opportunity?
The main goal is to expand and strengthen tribal participation in the Exchange Network through outreach and capacity-building.
8) What kinds of activities was the EPA trying to fund?
The focus described is outreach and capacity-building work such as increasing awareness of the Exchange Network among tribes, helping tribes understand how participation can support their environmental programs, and encouraging and enabling more tribes to participate in Exchange Network-related data exchange activities.
9) Who was this grant intended to fund?
EPA aimed to fund an organization that can serve as a broad, credible representative for federally recognized tribes, is familiar with tribal environmental priorities and programs, and understands the environmental data contexts tribes manage or need to report.
10) Does the listing specify an eligibility category?
The listing shows the eligibility category as "Others," but it also states that applicants must meet the criteria described in the full announcement, specifically Section III.
11) What kind of applicant profile did EPA indicate it was looking for?
In general terms, EPA was looking for an applicant that can credibly work across tribes, understands tribal environmental data needs and reporting contexts, and can carry out national or broad multi-tribal outreach to increase participation in the Exchange Network.
12) How many awards did EPA anticipate making?
EPA anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
13) What was the estimated total funding amount for the opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount was $800,000.
14) What was the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was $160,000.
15) What was the award floor?
The award floor was listed as $0, meaning no minimum award size was guaranteed.
16) Was there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
17) What CFDA program is this opportunity associated with?
This funding falls under CFDA 66.608, "Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance."
18) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Environment.
19) When was the opportunity posted and created?
The posted date and creation date were October 25, 2012.
20) What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date listed was December 31, 2012.
21) Was the opportunity archived?
Yes. It was archived on January 30, 2013.
22) Where were applicants instructed to find official submission instructions?
Applicants were directed to consult the full announcement, including Section IV, for the official submission methods and any detailed deadline instructions.
23) Who should be contacted for access issues with the full announcement?
For access issues, EPA provided a contact: Salena Reynolds at (202) 566-0466.
24) What office or program within EPA is connected to this opportunity (as indicated by the FON text)?
The funding opportunity number includes "EPA OEI OIC," indicating a connection to EPA's environmental information function as reflected in the opportunity materials, but specific office details beyond that are not provided in the summary.
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