SIRG Program: FY 2010 Supplemental Allotment
A-Summary
EPA HQ has about $750,000 of FY 2010 SIRG* funds available for distribution to state-tribal SIRG program participants through the Regional SIRG Project Officers (SPOs). In crafting your 1-page per project proposals, states-tribes should consider how their project(s) advance EPA’s radon risk reduction goals, and those of the Radon Leaders Saving Lives (RLSL) campaign. EPA is only seeking project proposals from current state-tribal SIRG grantees. This announcement has also been posted on http://www.radonleaders.org.
*These are FY 2010 SIRG funds and subject to the minimum recipient match of 40%, and all other requirements, limitations and prohibitions of the Indoor Radon Abatement Act (IRAA), EPA grant regulations, and SIRG Guidance (SIRGG) (http://www.epa.gov/radon/sirgprogram.html). These funds may be used for any IRAA-SIRGG eligible purpose, including: (1) the expansion of an existing project; or (2) beginning a new project.
B-Deadline
Wednesday, June 30th, 5:00 PM EDT. EPA Regional SIRG Project Officers (SPOs) send their recommended projects to EPA HQ via email (to Philip Jalbert, Jalbert.philip@epa.gov, 202.343.9431).
C-Limitations
(1) Maximum award. $250,000 is the funding limit per current SIRG recipient (state-tribe) whose project(s) are selected for this supplemental SIRG allotment.
(2) SIRG SPOs – Note that $807,400 is the maximum of Federal FY 2010 SIRG funds that any one state-tribal recipient may receive (at any time). SPOs, please keep this limit in mind when advising your states about projects they may submit as part of this exercise, and their overall FY 2010 workplans.
(3) As always, Regional SPOs may commit funds other than FY 2010 funds, e.g., recertified carryover funds, when negotiating workplans and choosing an existing or new project to fund, including projects under this exercise.
D-Process
(1) EPA Regions and state-tribal recipients receive this guidance simultaneously via the RadonSIRG Listserve and RadonLeaders.org.
(2) Regional SPOs work w/their grantees to guide and develop 1-page per project proposals that satisfy this guidance and the SIRG Guidance (SIRGG) generally.
(3) SIRG grantees submit their 1-page per project proposals to their Regional SPO. SPOs then forward their recommended projects with funding level, to EPA HQ (via email – as a Word file), by COB, Wednesday, June 30th.
(4) HQ coordinates with the Regional SPOs to clarify any questions or issues.
(5) HQ selects projects to fund and informs the Regional SPOs; SPOs inform state-tribal recipients.
(6) Supplemental funds for the selected projects are allotted to the Regional SPOs/offices, and the projects are incorporated into existing workplans or workplan negotiations.
This process should be no different than the one usually followed by Regional SPOs and SIRG recipients in negotiating SIRG workplans. Proposed projects will be selected primarily for their results, i.e., outputs/outcomes, in EPA’s radon priority areas.
E-Project Proposals
SIRG recipients should prepare a 1-page proposal for each project, which should include the following:
(1) A description of the work to be done, including results, and numerical outputs/outcomes, as appropriate;
(2) The recipient’s name and the project officer’s contact information, including: (a) name; (b) phone number; (c) email; and (d) state radon website URL;
(3) Whether the work proposed is: (a) an incremental increase to an existing project; or (b) a new project;
(4) For existing projects: (a) the incremental increase in results expected (outputs/outcomes); (b) total $ cost; (c) state $ share; and (c) federal $ share.
(5) For new projects: (a) the results expected (outputs/outcomes); (b) total $ cost; (c) state $ share; and (c) federal $ share.
(6) The percent state match in the current workplan (FY 2009 or FY 2010), e.g., 40%, 50%, 65%; exclude any work included in project proposals submitted as part of this exercise.
F-Evaluation Criteria
The 1-page per project proposals received by HQ will be evaluated and selected using the following criteria (in priority order), and will be selected primarily for their results, i.e., outputs/outcomes, in EPA’s radon priority areas.
(1) Radon-reducing features in new residential construction. Projects that promote/result in code adoption by state or local code authorities, voluntary adoption by home builders, and adoption by green building and healthy homes programs. Projects that promote the correct installation of radon-reducing features.
(2) Risk reduction in existing homes. Projects that encourage/result in radon testing and mitigation by homeowners and homebuyers, especially during real estate transactions. Projects that encourage radon testing and mitigation by landlords, e.g., in multi-family rental buildings. Projects that promote the replacement, upgrade or repair of inoperable systems in previously mitigated homes, e.g., mitigation contractors team up with home inspectors to ID non-working systems, and then follow-up with homeowners.
(3) Risk reduction in schools. Projects that promote/result in testing and mitigation in schools. Projects that encourage the inclusion of radon-reducing features in new school construction.
(4) Radon services providers. Programs that improve the quality of radon services received by the public.
(5) Other. Projects that support work done in (1) through (4) above, and radon education, awareness, and risk reduction generally, and IRAA §306 [USC §2666] eligible activities (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sec_15_00002666----000-.html).
(6) Recipient match level. The level of recipient match above 40% in the current workplan (see E.6. preceding).
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