Fact Sheet: EPA Region 10 Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal
Grant Program for Tribes
1.) What is the EPA Region 10 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection and Disposal
Grant Program for Tribes?
EPA Region 10 anticipates awarding approximately five cooperative agreements to eligible
applicants to design, manage, and implement Household Hazardous Waste Collection and
Disposal Programs. Applicants should address how their proposed project enhances human
health and the environment and builds capacity for sustainable, long term household hazardous
waste management. Final results and findings from each proposal must be presented in a
transferable format for the benefit of tribal communities at large.
2.) Who is eligible to apply for this grant program?
Applicants eligible to submit proposals under this announcement include Indian tribal
governments and intertribal consortium or consortia located in Alaska. Definitions are included
in the full request for proposals document (PDF) (27 pp, 132K) under the Eligibility Information
section.
3.) What is the amount of available funding?
EPA anticipates awarding up to five (5) cooperative agreements resulting from this competitive
opportunity. The proposed total budget for each award may not exceed a maximum value
of $72,000, excluding any in-kind contribution or match.
4.) What kinds of projects are eligible for funding?
Proposals must demonstrate an applicant’s ability to design, manage, implement and sustain
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection and Disposal programs which are located in
federally- recognized Tribal communities in Alaska. Proposals must describe how applicants
will address one or more of the following interrelated activities:
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Provide community-wide training and capacity building to tribal leaders, governmental
officials, environmental professionals, elders, residents, school personnel and children on
the importance of reducing human health and environmental risks through the safe
management of household hazardous wastes. Include information on household
hazardous waste identification, collection, storage, shipping and disposal.
Design, manage and implement community-wide programs for household hazardous
waste identification, collection, staging and preparation for shipment, transport and final
disposal in appropriate facilities.
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Prepare logistics plan to transport household hazardous wastes to disposal sites. Negotiate
freight and disposal fees. Transportation may be by air, barge, truck or rail – or any
combination thereof.
Where appropriate, purchase and install prefabricated facilities in tribal communities
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serve as secure household hazardous wastes collection stations and re-use
centers for used paint, wood stains, etc. (Used shipping containers may be used for this
purpose.)
Implement used oil collection programs to reduce the improper management of
hazardous waste in the community. Used oil collection programs must be in accordance
with 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 279.
Describe and implement mechanisms to sustain the tribal community’s HHW
collection and disposal program
Transfer lessons learned from the “Household Hazardous Waste Collection and
Disposal Program for Tribes” to Tribal communities at large, for example, via
conferences, manuals, training programs or other means.
Applicants should also address in their proposal any other activities that they plan to
perform to carry out the program.
5.) How will proposals be evaluated?
Each proposal will be rated under a points system, with a total of 100 points possible. Section
5(A-B), Application Review Information, Evaluation Criteria and Selection Process, of the full
request for proposals document (PDF) has information which explains how EPA will evaluate,
rank and select proposals.
6.) Important Dates:
June 17, 2011: Proposals must be submitted through Grants.Gov or received in hardcopy by .S.
EPA Region 10 by 4:00 PM PDT.
July 1, 2011: Successful and unsuccessful applicants notified.
October 1, 2011: Projects start date.
Note: The above dates are estimated and subject to change.
7.) Summary:
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Eligible Applicants: Applicants eligible to submit proposals under this announcement
include Indian tribal governments and intertribal consortium or consortia located in
Alaska. Definitions are included in the full request for proposals document under the
Eligibility Information section.
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Estimated Funding: The total estimated funding available under this competitive
opportunity is $360,000 subject to the availability of funds, quality of proposals received,
and other applicable considerations. We anticipate awarding up to five (5) cooperative
agreements. The maximum estimated value of each award shall not exceed $72,000.
Full Request for Proposals (PDF) (27 pp. 132K, About PDF) Also available at
www.Grants.gov (under EPA-R10-HHW-101)
Grant application materials and resources from our Grants and Debarment website
8.) How do I apply?
Applicants may download individual grant application forms, or electronically request a paper
application package and an accompanying computer CD of information related to
applicants/grant recipients’ roles and responsibilities from our Grants and Debarment website by
visiting: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/how_to_apply.htm. Follow all instructions in the full
request for proposals document (PDF) (27 pp, 132K) while preparing and submitting your
application. There are two methods for sending a complete application:
1. Hard copy (paper) submission. Submit a complete proposal package including all of
the documents identified in Section 4(B) of the full request for proposals document (PDF)
(27 pp, 132K). Paper submission must include one completed copy of the "Application
for Federal Assistance" (SF-424) with an original signature, a "Narrative Proposal" and
all applicable Attachments. The complete proposal must be sent through regular mail
(U.S. Postal Service), express mail, or commercial delivery service to the EPA
Region 10 Program contact at:
Fran Stefan
EPA Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue
Suite 900, AWT-128
Seattle, Washington, 98101
Ph: (206) 553-6639
2. Electronically through www.grants.gov (See Appendix A in the full announcement
for Grants.gov Proposal Submission Instructions).
For more information please refer to the full Request for Proposals document or contact Fran
Stefan (stefan.fran@epa.gov) via email or phone (206) 553-6639.
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