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Subject: Environmental Justice Grant at $100K - Due Sept 30, 2003

COLLLEAGUES! Members of the Interagency Migrant Committee!As part of the Hispanic Outreach, help me to sent a Spanish and/orEnglish hard copy and the electronic version to your hispanic contacts,stakeholders, etc in your states or regions.. This will be anexcellent grant for our migrant communities leaders who want to workcollaboratedly in the solutions of problems using some tools such asconcensus building and dispute resolutions, the environmental justicemodel, etc..Thank You, DeltaPlease pass this information, to your community network leaders,stakeholders and the environmental justice community groups that couldbenefit from this community capacity building to resolve problemscollaboratively grant at $100 K due date Sept 30, 2003!!!! Anyquestions please do not hesitate to call. Phone numbers are listedbelow. If you would like for me to send a hard copy in English and/orSpanish please send me your mailing address list, to send them a copy orif you want I could send them to you for delivery. Copy of the SpanishRFA PDF version are included. Let me know.GRACIAS, Delta******************EPA's Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) has created a new grantsprogram called the "Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem SolvingGrant Program." The grants program provides financial assistance tocommunity-based organizations who wish to engage in capacity-buildinginitiatives, and also utilize constructive engagement and collaborativeproblem-solving to seek viable solutions for their community'senvironmental and/or public health issues. Only not for profit 501 ©(3) organizations are eligible to apply. If they don't already have the501 © (3) status, be sure to obtain it before you apply (seeinformation below). The grants are due September 30, 2003, and will beawarded at $100,000, for a project period of up to three yearsThe Request for Applications (RFA) for the new CollaborativeProblem-Solving Grant Program can be downloaded from:http://www.epa.gov/compliance/recent/ej.htmlOr, call 1-800-962-6215 or send an email which includes your completemailing address to: Ms. , US EPA/OEJ, MC-2201A, 1200Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, to request a hardcopy oftheRFA. A copy of the FACT SHEET above this program is included below.You can have either state certification or federal 501 © (3) TaxExempt Status. The information on how to obtain federal 501 © (3) taxexempt status can be found at the link below. DON'T FORGET, you mustshow proof of this status in your application. Here is the officialInternal Revenue Service website for organizations looking to file under501©(3) tax exempt status:http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96109,00.htmlEnvironmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Grant Program Fact Sheet In Fall 2003, the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) will reviewapplications for the first Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Grant Program. The purpose of the Environmental JusticeCPSGrant Program is for EPA to provide financial assistance tocommunity-based organizations who wish to engage in constructive andcollaborative problem-solving by utilizing tools developed by EPA andothers to find viable solutions for their community's environmentaland/orpublic health concerns. There will be 15 grants awarded by January2004.All awards will be in the amount of $100,000.00 to be used over athree-year period. The Environmental Justice CPS Grant Program is managed by K. (Project Officer) and Marva E. King (Program Manager) of the Office ofEnvironmental Justice. For more information, call the toll-free number1-800-962-6215.Background EPA's Office of Environmental Justice, in coordination withthe FederalInteragency Working Group on Environmental Justice (IWG), has developedanEnvironmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model. A detaileddescription of each along with a sample can be found in the Request ForApplications. These seven elements, which are the key factors to thesuccess of this Model, must be included in your project application.Theyare: Issue Identification, Community Vision and Strategic GoalSetting; Community Capacity Building; Consensus Building and Dispute Resolution; Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Resource Mobilization; Supportive and Facilitative Role of Government; Management and Implementation; and Evaluation, Lessons Learned, and Replication of BestPractices.To Be Eligible For This Grant Program, you must be a non-government,nonprofit community-based organization currently exempt from taxationunder 501 © (3) of the Internal Revenue Code or exempt underapplicablestate law and include proof of your status in your application. Inaddition, you must be working on or plan to carry out projects toaddresslocal environmental and/or public health issues. Universities are noteligible to apply for this grant program but they may be a member of thepartnership.How Will Your Application Be Evaluated? In the grant application, youmust address each of the seven elements described in the Backgroundsection above. The following items must be included in yourapplication:1. A Clear and concise description of the project. Theproject workplannarrative is one of the most important components of your applicationand(assuming that all other required materials are submitted) will be usedasthe primary basis for selection. Include whether or not yourorganization has received any grant/cooperative agreement from EPA inthelast 3 years (35 points).2. Adherence to the Environmental Justice CollaborativeProblem-SolvingModel. (25 points).3. All standard forms as listed in the RFA. In addition tothe forms, adetailed budget is required which shows how the funds will bespecificallyused in terms of personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment,supplies,contractor costs, and other costs. Funds cannot be used forconstruction,lobbying, or litigation against the government. The budget must listproposed milestones with deadlines, and estimated costs and completiondates. (10 points)4. Statement of Qualifications of PrincipalInvestigator/Project Manageras an appendix which describes why he/she is qualified to undertake thisproject. (10 points)5. A Memorandum of Agreement signed by each representative ofthecollaborative partnership which identifies the roles andresponsibilitiesof each partner. Each partner is valued at 2 points with a maximumpossible total of 10. (10 points) PLEASE NOTE: A letter of support from an individual orentity does notqualify as a reflection of an agreement to participate in acollaborativepartnership. Refer to the Grant Program Evaluation Criteria in Part IVofthe RFA.6. A set of evaluation criteria which reflect how you willdetermine thesuccess of the project. These should include qualitative andquantitativemeasures. (10)Selection Process An EPA panel will review, evaluate, and rank theapplication of potentialgrant recipients. After the review process is completed, OEJ willcomparethe best applications and make final selections.Reporting Requirements Grant activities must be completed and funds spent withinthe timeframespecified in the three-year award. All grantees must participate inmonthly conference calls with their OEJ technical advisor and providequarterly reports to OEJ on the grant project's process. The OEJtechnical advisor for each grant will be named at award.Other Information To download a request for application and additionalinformation aboutthis Environmental Justice CPS Grant Program, please visit the EPA'swebsite at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/recent/ej.html Examples of community-based organizations involved insuccessfulenvironmental justice collaborative problem-solving partnerships can befound at this EPA website:http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/interagency/index.html For questions concerning examples of opportunities todevelopcollaborative projects, please contact your EPA Regional EnvironmentalJustice Coordinator listed in Appendix F of the RFA. For issues concerning administrative and process questions,pleasecontact the Project Officer, K. . Since this is acompetitiveprogram, in order to ensure that all potential applicants receive thesameinformation, answers will be posted on the Web site. Therefore, allquestions about interpretation or completion of the requirements, mustbesent via e-mail to smith.linda@... or by fax to 202-501-1162. Thequestions with answers will be posted on the web site.Application Submission Instructions Applications must be date stamped by courier service orpostmarked by theU.S. Postal Service by 12 p.m. Eastern Time, September 30, 2003. Usetheappropriate address below, depending on your method of delivery.Via U.S. Postal ServiceU.S. EPA/Office of Environmental Justice (MC 2201A)1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20460-0001Attention: K. ,Project OfficerVia Federal Express, Airborne, United Parcel Service or other courierserviceU.S. EPA/Office of Environmental JusticeAriel Rios Building South, Room 22321200 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20004Attention: K. Project Officer Phone: 202-564-2602SPANISH VERSION(See attached file: EJ-CPSGrant-Fact-SheetSpanish.pdf)Delta Valente, ManagerHispanic Community Outreach ProgramOffice of Environmental Justice (Mail Code 2201 A)1200 Pennsylvania Ave. Room 2224 Ariel Rios South BuildingWashington, DC 20460Phone 202-564-2594Fax 202-501-1106Toll Free 1-800-962-6215