Funding Availability for Puget Sound Action Agenda Tribal Implementation Lead 2.0
About Tribal Implementation Lead 2.0 Funding
The overall goal of the Tribal Implementation Award 2.0 program is to support implementation of tribal priorities in the Puget Sound Action Agenda, and to coordinate and integrate this program with the EPA 2021 Funding Model and Puget Sound Management Conference partners who also support Action Agenda implementation.
The Tribal Implementation Lead 2.0 is expected to establish and implement processes and mechanisms that promote communication, coordination, and integration of the activities funded under the Tribal Implementation Lead 2.0 program with other Action Agenda implementation efforts, particularly those led by Puget Sound Partnership and the Strategic Initiative Leads.
We anticipate that the following three objectives are needed to achieve Tribal Implementation Lead 2.0 program goals:
- Make and Manage Subawards. Develop and carry out a system for making subawards to federally-recognized tribes in the Puget Sound basin and authorized consortia of these tribes.
- Management Conference Participation and Partner Engagement. Develop and implement mechanisms for engaging with Management Conference and Funding Model partners.
- Manage the Cooperative Agreement. Adaptively manage the Tribal Implementation Award 2.0 cooperative agreement with EPA.
Specific activities supportive of these objectives are described in the Request for Applications document under "How to Apply" below.
For more information about how EPA distributes money from Congress to help protect and restore Puget Sound, visit Funding and Grants for Puget Sound.
How to Apply
This request for applications is closed.
- Request for Applications: Puget Sound Action Agenda Tribal Implementation Lead 2.0 (pdf)
- Submit your application at grants.gov [Funding Opportunity Number EPA-I-R10-PS-2022-001]
For questions, contact Melissa Whitaker (whitaker.melissa@epa.gov).
Informational Webinar
EPA hosted an informational webinar about this funding opportunity on February 2, 2022, to provide an overview of the request for applications, and answer questions about the competition and application process.
For a copy of the webinar recording or presentation slides, please contact Melissa Whitaker.
Questions and Answers
The following questions and answers were discussed during the informational webinar.
Q: Some of our work is subrecipient monitoring, including in-person site visits. However, during this pandemic, we do not know exactly what trips will be occurring over the next year. We could provide an estimate, but there is uncertainty as to what exact travel we will be taking, even for conferences. Will providing an estimate fulfill the budget detail requirements for Travel?
A: Yes. You can make your best estimates, and explain both the basis for those estimates, as well as what you see as the areas of uncertainties in the budget detail. All budgets are, to some extent, estimates, and budgets can be amended later as well.
Q: What is the difference between a consultant and a contractor?
A: Please see EPA guidance, “Interim General Budget Development Guidance for Applicants and Recipients of EPA Financial Assistance (pdf),” Section VI (“Contracts”) for more information about contractors and consultants.
Q: What is the biggest difference between this current TIL and the previous TILs?
A: A big difference is that this budget ceiling is significantly larger, up to $50,000,000 anticipated total funding over 5 years, vs. the previous TIL, which was $25M over 6 years.
Another difference is that this TIL 2.0 program expands certain areas that may have already been present in the previous TIL program. For example, while “making and managing subawards” has always been a core of this program, the integration and coordination with other components of EPA’s Funding Model and the Puget Sound Management Conference are more emphasized in this round than previously. This an opportunity to think about that collaborative space to leverage larger projects and recovery goals.
Also, some aspects of adaptive management – such as synthesizing lessons learned from the experience of the program, past and present; as well as the issue of institutional alignment; are emphasized in 2.0 in comparison with previously.
With this RFA we are also integrating current administration priorities around our work with Tribes and climate adaptation.
Q: Am I required to use Login.gov to sign in to Grants.gov?
A: Yes. EPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment has published RAIN-2022-G03: Required Use of Login.gov to Sign into Grants.gov. This Recipient/Applicant Information Notice (RAIN) informs recipients and applicants of the Grants.gov requirement to use Login.gov to sign into Grants.gov by February 21, 2022. If you have any questions on this new requirement, please contact EPA_Grants_Info@epa.gov.