US Environmental Protection Agency
Region 10 Office of Air, Waste and Toxics
State Indoor Radon Program
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for FY14
CFDA Number 66.032 – State Indoor Radon Grants
Grant Process Timeline
Funding Announcement ................................................................................................ April 2013
Proposal to EPA by ..................................................................................... Friday, May 16, 2014
EPA review .................................................................................................................... May 2014
EPA negotiation of work plans with selected applicants ………….…………… ......... May 2014
Applicants are requested to submit only workplan and budget to EPA as soon as possible but no
later than Friday, May 16, 2014
I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION
Background and Purpose
Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Indoor Radon Abatement Act (IRAA),
Section 306, authorizes EPA to assist States and Federally Recognized Indian Tribes to develop and
implement programs to assess and mitigate radon-related lung cancer risk. In FY 2013 EPA will
encourage state and tribal grant recipients to work collaboratively with their (non-EPA) Federal
Departments and Agencies participating in the Federal Radon Action Plan (FRAP) http://www.epa.gov/radon/action_plan.html.
Projects should also focus on addressing environmental justice (EJ) concerns in communities. EJ is
the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national
origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of
environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Funding Priority - The State Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) program will continue to emphasize radon
risk reduction through increased action by home buyers and sellers, homeowners, real estate
professionals, radon services professionals, homebuilders, tribes, non-governmental organizations,
Federal, state and local governments, and non-governmental organizations. Projects funded by
SIRG should focus on achieving the following outcomes:
- Homes built to include radon-reducing features, especially in high-radon potential areas,
- Reducing radon in existing homes to below 4pCi/L through mitigation, and
- Building new schools to include radon-reducing features, and reducing radon in existing schools to
below 4pCi/L.
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To achieve these outcomes and increase results, the SIRG program aims to: (1) improve the
effectiveness of state-local/tribal radon programs; (2) focus on high radon potential areas, especially
for new home building, building code adoption, and green and healthy homes programs; (3)
encourage testing and mitigation within residential property transfers; and (4) encourage SIRG
recipients to be strategic in their risk reduction efforts e.g., utilizing results date and information, by
institutionalizing risk reduction practices and policies, and utilizing best practices.
II. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
A. Matching Costs (Maximum Federal Share)
Each state or tribal SIRG application is subjected to an administrative and prior period performance
evaluation to determine the recipient’s eligibility to receive continued funding. An applicant's
proposed projects and work plan are evaluated for projected results and alignment with the
Agency's radon program goals and priorities. SIRG award decisions are non-competitive and made
at the EPA Regional level, based on a formula moderated by Regional management discretion
utilizing prior performance and results. A tribe able to provide the required 40% in matching funds
is eligible to apply to the Regional EPA office for a grant.
B. Eligible Recipients
All federally-recognized tribes and tribal consortia in Region 10 are eligible to receive funding
under this grant opportunity. A tribal consortium is defined as a partnership between two or more
tribes authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance under
the particular EPA grant program. See 40 CFR, Parts 31 and 35 for the regulations pertaining to
tribal consortia.
C. Eligible Activities
The following activities are eligible for funding under SIRG: radon surveys, public information and
educational materials, radon control programs, purchase of radon measurement equipment or
devices, purchase and maintenance of analytic equipment, training, program overhead and
administration, data storage and management, mitigation demonstrations, and toll-free hotlines.
Funding for these eligible activities may be used to develop State radon response programs. States
may, at the Governor's direction, provide assistance to local governments for public information and
educational materials, radon control programs and training. RESTRICTIONS: The statute places the
following restrictions on the use of Federal funds: 1) SIRG recipients must perform satisfactorily in
the preceding budget period to be eligible to receive additional funding; 2) State expenditures for
measurement equipment/devices and mitigation demonstrations cannot exceed 50 percent of the
grant amount in a budget period; 3) State expenditures for general overhead and program
administration cannot exceed 25 percent in a budget period; and 4) SIRG applicants may use grant
funds for financial assistance to persons only to the extent that such assistance is related to approved
demonstration projects or the purchase and analysis of radon measurement devices.
IV. FUNDING PRIORITIES
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The funding available to Region 10 tribes and tribal consortia traditionally has not been sufficient to
provide grant resources to all tribes that apply.
V. REQUIRED PROPOSAL ELEMENTS
A. Base Funding Proposals:
Proposals should be received no later than Friday, May 16, 2014 and must contain a project
description, a work plan, and a budget narrative, as follows.
Project Description
 Narrative description of risks to human health and the environment to be addressed by the
applicant, and their relation to any environmental assessment or strategy efforts conducted to
date;
 Plans describing how the proposed work will help address environmental and human health
risks;
 Description of the linkage between the project and the EPA Strategic Plan
http://www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan
Work Plan, in accordance with 40 CFR §35.507:
 A detailed description of work plan components to be funded under the agreement;
 Expected environmental outputs and outcomes;
 Estimated work years of full time equivalents (FTEs) and funding amounts for each work
plan component;
 Work plan commitments for each work plan component and times frames for their
accomplishment;
 A performance evaluation process and reporting schedule in accordance with 40 CFR part
35;
 The roles and responsibilities of the recipient and EPA in carrying out work plan
commitments.
Budget Narrative
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A budget narrative, broken out by federal object categories (see Section B-Budget
Categories of the Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs, SF 424A) and by each
year of the project.
Applicants need to demonstrate a clear linkage between the relevant goals listed in the EPA
Strategic Plan 2011-2015 (http://www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan) and the project’s
expected outputs and outcomes pursuant to EPA Order 5700.7, Environmental Results under EPA
Assistance Agreements. Outputs and outcomes differ both in their nature, and in how they are
measured. Applicants must discuss anticipated outputs and outcomes in the proposed work plans.
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Expected outputs (or deliverables) refer to an environmental activity, effort, and/or associated work
product to be produced or provided over a period of time or by a specified date. Outputs may be
quantitative or qualitative, but must be measurable during the funding period. Examples of
environmental outputs may include: an air quality management plan, an emissions inventory, or air
monitoring data.
Expected outcomes are the result, effect or consequence that will occur from carrying out an
environmental program or activity related to an environmental or programmatic goal or objective.
Outcomes may be environmental, behavioral, health-related or programmatic in nature, must be
quantitative, and may not necessarily be achievable within an assistance agreement funding period.
Examples of outcomes may include: air monitoring data are used to accurately assess community
air quality; community members take specific steps to reduce air pollution from their activities, or;
air monitoring data shows a trend of decreasing air pollution.
B. Guidance on Proposal Content and Related Requirements:
Listed below are resources that will be helpful in preparing a proposal. These documents provide
guidance on EPA requirements for funding proposals in terms of national goals, federal
requirements, and work plan development. Additional resources also provide guidance on air
quality priorities and tools for grant proposal development and submission.
R10 Grants Guidance –
 R10 Grant Administration Unit guidance
http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/OMP.NSF/grants/administration
 R10 Tribal Air – listing of documents including the Menu of Options and templates for work
plans / budgets http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/TRIBAL.NSF/programs/tribalairgrants
EPA National guidance and Federal requirements –
 EPA Strategic Plan http://www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan
 EPA Order 5700.7 Environmental Results under EPA Assistance Agreementhttp://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/award/5700.7.pdf ;
 EPA State Indoor Radon Grants Program http://www.epa.gov/radon/sirgprogram.html
 Linking grants / assistance agreements to Environmental results requirements, Use of the logic
model, identifying outputs/outcomes. http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/assistance.htm;
http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ECOCOMM.NSF/webpage/measuring+environmental+results
VI. MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
All grant applicants must demonstrate sound financial, administrative and programmatic
management capability.
For current or previous recipients, this includes:
 timeliness and completeness of reports;
 progress under the current work plan;
 absence of duplicative activities in proposed work plan and budget, and;
 responsible and effective use of funds.
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For recipients with past performance issues, the application should include a discussion of the steps
the applicant has taken to address issues and correct past administrative, financial or programmatic
challenges. If the applicant has not applied for an EPA grant in the past, or past performance merits
the review of the applicant’s administrative or financial systems, a pre-award review may be
required prior to the submission of an application. A project officer will contact the applicant to
schedule this review if necessary.
VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION
Applicants awarded funding must comply with the terms and conditions of the grant award as well
as the federal regulations governing the award and the administration of environmental programs
for tribes and tribal consortia, found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 31
and 35, Subpart B (40 CFR §35.500-35.518). EPA highly recommends that grant applicants
carefully review and understand all grant award documents prior to accepting the grant. If questions
or concerns arise during that review, contact your CAA tribal project office (listed below).
VIII. AGENCY CONTACTS
To ensure your application is considered for funding, please submit proposals and/or abstracts for
receipt no later than Friday, May 16, 2014, to:
US EPA, Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, AWT-107
Seattle, WA 98101-1128
Attn: Davis Zhen
You may submit your application to Davis Zhen at zhen.davis@epa.gov
Thank you for your interest in the Clean Air Act Tribal Program. If after reviewing the enclosed
application package, you have any questions about the application process or grant requirements,
please contact EPA Region 10 Radon Program Coordinator Davis Zhen.
IX. OTHER INFORMATION
Dispute Procedures can be found at 40 CFR §30.63 and 40 CFR §31.70.
Confidentiality Applicants must clearly mark information they consider confidential. EPA will
make confidentiality determinations in accordance with Agency regulations found at 40 CFR §2,
Subpart B.
Non-Competitive Announcement. This grant opportunity for tribes and tribal consortia is exempt
from the EPA Grants Competition Policy (EPA Order 5700.5A1) under Section 6(c)2.
EPA reserves the right to reject any applications, deny funding after an application has been
submitted or tentatively awarded, or to not make any awards.
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