Superfund Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) for Community Groups at National Priority List (NPL) Sites
Environmental Protection Agency
The statutory authority for this project is CERCLA 117(e) as amended by 42 USC 9617(e); it authorizes Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs) to be awarded to groups of individuals affected by or threatened by a release at a Superfund site so that they can obtain independent technical assistance to interpret site-related documents and share this information to the rest of the community. The objective of each TAG is to procure an independent technical advisor(s) to review and inform the community on E
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Helps nonprofit community groups understand local Superfund site cleanups. Provides funds to hire a technical advisor for guidance and community education.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Contact your Regional TAG Coordinator
- Determine group eligibility for TAG
- Prepare and submit a letter of intent (LOI)
- Get registered in SAM.gov and Grants.gov
- Obtain the TAG Funding Opportunity Number (FON)
- Complete your TAG Application
- Complete required federal standard forms
- Submit your TAG application through Grants.gov
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- EPA Form 4700-4 (Pre-award Compliance Review Report)
- EPA Form 5700-54 (Key Contacts Form)
- Project Narrative
- 📎Optional Documents
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letter of Intent (LOI) to apply for a TAG is required.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- contracting technical advisors
- interpreting technical reports
- explaining site conditions
- EPA proposed cleanup proposals
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- expenses associated with capacity-building staff traveling
- lobbying activities
- 📏Expense Caps
- initial grant up to $50,000
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 50%
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- No stacking with other government funding is mentioned.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds is required in the budget narrative.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- SF-424
- SF-424A
- EPA Form 4700-4
- EPA Form 5700-54
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledge federal funding and use of agency logos as required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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