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GLIN==> USEPA-GLNPO Request for Proposals - due February 15, 2002 REMINDER
- Subject: GLIN==> USEPA-GLNPO Request for Proposals - due February 15, 2002 REMINDER
- From: Russ.Michael@epamail.epa.gov
- Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 15:33:11 -0600
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REMINDER - THE DUE DATE IS FEBRUARY 15, 2002 (as stated in Federal
Register)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program
Office (GLNPO) invites you to submit Proposals for projects to be
awarded from Fiscal Year 2002 funding. The "FY2002-2003 USEPA Great
Lakes National Program Office Request for Proposals/Funding Guidance"
(RFP) requests that Proposals be developed in the areas of:
- Contaminated Sediments
- Pollution Prevention and Reduction (Binational Toxics Strategy)
- Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration
- Invasive Species
- Habitat Indicator Development
- Strategic or Emerging Issues
A total of $2.9 million is targeted for awards in the Summer and Fall of
2002. The deadline for Proposals is February 15, 2002. Assistance
(through grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements) is
available pursuant to Clean Water Act §104(b)(3) for activities in the
Great Lakes Basin and in support of the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement. State pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, other
public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations
are eligible to apply.
We are again requesting that proposals be developed using our electronic
Proposal Submission System (PSS2002). The RFP and the PSS2002 program
are available on the Internet from
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2002guid/ For general questions, please
contact Michael Russ (russ.michael@epa.gov /312-886-4013).
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EXCERPTS FROM SPECIFIC CRITERIA - GLNPO Request for Proposals
The following RFP excerpts provide an idea of the projects requested and
criteria GLNPO is using this year. Please refer to the RFP at
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2002guid/for full descriptions, including
Lake- specific criteria which is not summarized below. The dollar
values* that are listed are planning targets; the actual amounts may
differ.
A. Contaminated Sediments - $1,400,000*. GLNPO will provide funding,
technical support, and vessel support to assist contaminated sediment
work in priority geographic areas in the Great Lakes. GLNPO's emphasis
and ultimate objective is to assist in bringing about remediation of
contaminated sediments at these sites. GLNPO WILL NOT FUND BASIC
RESEARCH FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR TREATING
CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.
We are particularly interested in the following projects:
< sediment assessments (chemical, physical, biological) to better map
contamination at a site.
< sediment assessment in areas where subsistence fishing is high.
< data collection to better understand the relationship between
contaminated sediments and fish residues.
< data collection to support the development of risk/hazard
assessments.
< beneficial re-use of sediments, including associated human and
ecological risk.
< assessment of Binational Toxics Strategy Priority Pollutants in
Great Lakes sediments.
< assessment projects to determine benefits/impacts of remediation.
< on the ground sediment remediation.
< demonstrations of innovative sediment treatment technologies.
Contact: Marc Tuchman (312-353-1369/ tuchman.marc@epa.gov )
B. Pollution Prevention (Binational Toxics Strategy) - $500,000*. GLNPO
will provide assistance for pollution prevention, reduction or
elimination projects, with an emphasis on substances which are
persistent and toxic, especially those which bioaccumulate, in the Great
Lakes basin.
Priority will be given to those projects that support the goals of the
US-Canada Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy (GLBTS). See
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/bns/strategy.html . The Strategy establishes
reduction challenges for twelve A Level I @ persistent toxic substances:
alkyl-lead, benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P], hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dioxins and
furans, mercury, octachlorostyrene (OCS), polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), and five canceled pesticides (aldrin/dieldrin, chlordane, DDT,
mirex, and toxaphene). The US has also identified A Level II @
substances for pollution prevention activities:
1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene; 1,2,4,5- tetrachlorobenzene;
pentachlorobenzene; hexachlorobutadiene; and hexachlorocyclohexanes.
We are particularly interested in the following projects:
< Source characterization: Assessment of potential sources of
persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances.
< Indicators of progress toward virtual elimination of persistent
bioaccumulative toxic substances.
< Proper disposal of persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances.
< Foster adoption of innovative products that would reduce the use and
release of persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances and that are
consistent with the principles of EPA= s Environmentally-Preferable
Purchasing Program (see
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp ).
< Implementation of projects/actions delivering toxic
reductions/pollution prevention in sectors targeted by the GLBTS.
Expected environmental outcomes must be quantified.
< Foster adoption of green technologies. In this context, green
technology involves reducing or eliminating the use or generation of
persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances - including feedstocks,
reagents, solvents, products and byproducts- during design, manufacture
and use of chemical products and processes. (The aim of this project is
not technology development. We seek projects which advance a developed
technology within society, including identification of public policies
which would speed the spread of environmentally kind technologies.)
Contacts: EMarie Phillips (312-886-6034/ phillips.emarie@epa.gov )
C. Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration - $450,000*. GLNPO
will fund projects that demonstrate new and innovative practices and
tools for protecting and restoring aquatic, terrestrial, and wetland
ecosystems. When developing Proposals, Applicants should consider
concepts from the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conferences (SOLEC) and
from previously funded GLNPO projects. SOLEC and final grant report
documents are at < http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/solec/indicators2000-e.html >
and < http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/ecopage/> respectively. GLNPO is
requesting Proposals for projects which will:
? Have biological importance on a regional or global scale.
? Test new techniques or approaches to protection or restoration.
? Identify and report on demonstrated environmental results.
? Incorporate an education or outreach component.
? Create new partnerships.
? Impact a significant number of acres of aquatic, wetland, riverine,
and terrestrial habitat.
Contact: Karen Rodriguez (312-353-2690/ rodriguez.karen@epa.gov )
D. Invasive Species - $300,000*. GLNPO will provide assistance to
address invasive (non-indigenous) aquatic and terrestrial species in the
Great Lakes Basin with an emphasis on prevention. We are particularly
interested in the following projects, with the highest priority given to
the first three topic areas:
1. Development and demonstration of strong and innovative programs
(education and outreach, new technology, or biological) to prevent the
introduction of new invasive species (aquatic or terrestrial) into the
Great Lakes Basin.
2. Development and demonstration of strong and innovative programs to
control the spread of invasive species within and from the Great Lakes
Basin.
3. Projects that allow for the prediction of new invaders into the
Great Lakes Basin and the development of contingency plans to address
these potential invaders.
4. Documenting ecological impacts of invasive species on the Great
Lakes Basin food web.
5. Documenting the economic impacts or potential economic impacts of
invasive species already in the Great Lakes Basin.
6. Projects which identify chemical, physical, and biological
conditions that promote the establishment of invasive species.
Contact: Marc Tuchman (312-353-1369/ tuchman.marc@epa.gov )
E. Habitat Indicator Development - $150,000*. In order to better fulfill
its mission under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement for the
restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, GLNPO is seeking directed
projects which further develop, define, test or otherwise implement the
following underdeveloped habitat indicators:
- 8129 area quality and protection of special lakeshore communities:
sand dunes
- 8134 nearshore plant and wildlife problem species
- 8150 breeding bird diversity and abundance
Contact: Karen Rodriguez (312-353-2690/ rodriguez.karen@epa.gov )
F. Strategic or Emerging Issues - $100,000*. In order to better fulfill
its mission under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement for the
restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological
integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, GLNPO is seeking one to
three innovative Great Lakes environmental projects which deal with
strategic or emerging issues of basin-wide importance. We expect that
projects in this area would:
- not fit neatly under other existing GLNPO funding categories (i.e.
Contaminated Sediments, Pollution Prevention, Ecological Protections and
Restoration, Invasive Species, and Indicator Development) but might
contain elements of one or more of those categories;
- address assessment, causes and/or effects of chemical or biological
pollutants not in the regulatory A mainstream; @
- cut across or overlap two or more of the foregoing areas; or
- address some other unanticipated area.
We especially encourage projects which identify and propose
solutions/mitigation for strategic or emerging issues of Great Lakes
Basin-wide applicability, particularly if they are being identified
through the Lakewide Management Plans and geographic initiatives (such
as the Remedial Action Plans for Areas of Concern). Areas of particular
interest include:
< investigating chemicals of potential environmental concern such as
polybrominated flame retardants, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine
disruptors.
< human health and food web concerns (for example, avian botulism in
Lake Erie).
< economic issues.
< environmental impacts of lower lake levels.
Contacts: Paul Horvatin (312-353-3612/ horvatin.paul@epa.gov )/Michael
Russ (312- 886-4013/ russ.michael@epa.gov )
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