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Exchange Network Grant Information: 2004-2005

Exchange Network Grant Information: 2004-2005. Stephen Goranson Office of Information Services USEPA Region 5. Briefing Outline. Introduction to the Exchange Network Status of the Network Grant Program Status of Region 5 State Network Activities Examples of Current Challenge Grants

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Exchange Network Grant Information: 2004-2005

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  1. Exchange Network Grant Information: 2004-2005 Stephen Goranson Office of Information Services USEPA Region 5

  2. Briefing Outline • Introduction to the Exchange Network • Status of the Network Grant Program • Status of Region 5 State Network Activities • Examples of Current Challenge Grants • Purpose of the Challenge Grants • Format for Challenge Grant Proposal • Possible Timeline for 2005 Grant Process • Questions and Discussion

  3. Web Sites of Interest • Exchange Network: http://www.exchangenetwork.net/ • EPA Exchange Network Grant Program: http://www.epa.gov/neengprg/

  4. Purpose & Goals of the Network • Network Goals: • Enhance electronic reporting capabilities • Reduce information collection and reporting burdens • Integrate data from different sources • Provide timely access to environmental data • Improve data quality Network Purpose: An Internet and standards based method for exchanging environmental information between partners

  5. Major Business Drivers for Creating the Network • Decreasing program budgets available for IT investments • Need to improve data timeliness, quality and security • Homeland Security • Need for integrated information to manage environmental programs • Need to respond to the President’s management agenda, e-Gov initiative, OMB and EA mandates. • Reduce Burden • Need for information not currently reported to EPA

  6. Benefits of Creating the Network • Internet, standards based exchange – • Implements e-Gov exchanges • Increases data quality and timeliness • Reduces issues arising from changes made to EPA and/or partner databases saving time and money • Helps move EPA towards it’s EA and comply with OMB requirements – • by identifying common data elements as a result of mapping information flows, data elements suitable for integration are identified

  7. Design of the Network

  8. NetworkAdministration Technical Infrastructure Registration, process support, communication Uses standard Internet tools Data Standards Data Exchange Templates Network Components Common way to define shared terms Common way to package shared data Member Infrastructure Trading Partner Agreement Capacity to participate How information flows between partners .

  9. States (through ECOS) Future Network Partners EPA Key Reports to State/EPA Information Management Workgroup (IMWG) EnvironmentalDataStandardsCouncil (EDSC) Participates in Coordinates with Network Steering Board (NSB) Other Action Teams Standards Development Teams IntegratedProjectTeams (IPTs) Node Group Technical Resources Group (TRG) Organizational Relationships

  10. EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX)

  11. CDX • EPA’s node on the Network • Authenticates partners • Accepts and requests data from information partner nodes • Could be the data repository for EPA • Potential access to integrated data

  12. General Steps to Implementing Network Flows Step Result

  13. General Overview of the Network Development Process DET / Schema CDX Partner Node Information Partner Internet • IPT Created to work on flow • Flow elements defined • Standards created • DET / Schema created • TPA template created • Schema mapped to partner database(s) • Schema mapped to EPA databases (or potentially to a repository) • Partner node functional • CDX functional • Flow successful DET / Schema DET / Schema EPA’sInformation Systems Partner’sInformation Systems

  14. Data Flows in CDX

  15. Data Flows in CDX

  16. Upcoming Data Flows • Lead Notifications • Notification of Regulated Lead Abatement Activities • Certification of Abatement Firms • Confidential Business Information Reporting Projects • Certification and Fuel Economy Inventory System • Reformulated Gas Reporting • AQS Web Services (Portal) • Developing real time standardized reports • Providing additional front-end quality assurance • AirNow E-Alerts (Portal) • Mass notifications to the public on local air quality • Providing local governments with ability to deliver E-Alerts • Water Contaminants Information Tool • Grants.gov • Additional program node exchanges: • RCRA, ICTS, AQS, TRI

  17. Exchange Network Grant Program Administration Priorities & Funding • Supporting the Administration’s Priorities: • Technology: utilizing advanced technologies to accomplish our shared environmental and human health missions more effectively • Collaboration: implementing collaborative, innovative uses of the Exchange Network • Results: enhancing programmatic effectiveness and environmental decision-making by making it easier to exchange, analyze, integrate, and utilize environmental data • State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) Funding: • FY 2002: $25M • FY 2003: $19.9M • FY 2004: $20M • FY 2005 President’s Budget Request: $25M

  18. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2004 Grant Program Priorities • Enhance basic IM/IT capabilities • Develop Exchange Network nodes • Develop Exchange Network data flows • Air Quality System (AQS) • Facility Registry System (FRS) • National Emissions Inventory (NEI) • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo) • Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) • Toxics Release Inventory System (TRIS) • Implement collaborative, innovative projects that demonstrate the value of the Exchange Network

  19. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2004 Grant Categories • Readiness Grants • Purpose: to develop basic IM/IT capabilities to participate in the Exchange Network • Funding: up to $75K for tribes; up to $150K for states/territories • Implementation Grants • Purpose: to develop Exchange Network connections, nodes, and data flows • Funding: up to $150K for tribes; up to $300K for states/territories • Challenge Grants • Purpose: to pursue collaborative, innovative projects that demonstrate the value of the Exchange Network • Funding: up to $300K for tribes; up to $750K for states/territories

  20. Exchange Network Grant Program Eligible Pre-Proposals Submitted to EPA • Tribes • 23 eligible pre-proposals submitted by 21 tribes • 20 pre-proposals from 19 tribes received a favorable review • Territories • 4 eligible pre-proposals submitted by 3 territories (Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico) • 3 pre-proposals from 3 territories received a favorable review • States • 56 eligible pre-proposals submitted by 34 states • 45 pre-proposals from 33 states received a favorable review

  21. Exchange Network Grant Program Pre-Proposals That Received a Favorable EPA Review • Tribes • Readiness: 9 for a total of $655,000 • Implementation: 8 for a total of $1,093,099 • Challenge: 3 for a total of $866,771 • Total: 20 for a total of $2,614,870 • Territories • Readiness: 2 for a total of $300,000 • Implementation: 1 for $300,000 • Challenge: 0 • Total: 3 for a total of $600,000

  22. Exchange Network Grant Program Pre-Proposals That Received a Favorable EPA Review • States • Readiness: 4 for a total of $540,900 • Implementation: 30 for a total of $8,539,356 • Challenge: 11 for a total of $7,106,271 • Total: 45 for a total of $16,186,527 • Network Support Services • Anticipate 1 award for $1,000,000 • Total • 69 for a total of $20,401,397

  23. Exchange Network Grant Program Overview of Favorably Reviewed Pre-Proposal Activities • Exchange Network node development or implementation: • 7 tribal, 1 territorial, 18 state • Exchange Network data flow development: • AQS: 22 (5 tribal, 1 territorial, 16 state) • FRS: 21 (1 tribal, 3 territorial, 17 state) • NEI: 17 (2 tribal, 1 territorial, 14 state) • RCRAInfo: 12 (state) • SDWIS: 18 (3 tribal, 1 territorial, 14 state) • TRIS: 2 (state) • Geospatial activities: 8 tribal, 2 territorial, 6 state • Health-related activities: 2 tribal, 3 state

  24. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2004 Grant Process & Schedule • Feb. 3, 2004: Pre-proposal deadline • March - April 2004: EPA review of pre-proposals • April - May 2004: Notification of applicants and invitation to final candidates to submit the final application package • June 15, 2004: Final application deadline • June – August 2004: EPA processing of applications and issuance of grant awards, in the order received, to the extent practical • October 2004: Publication of Federal Register notice for the FY 2005 grant program

  25. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2005 Grant Program – Eligibility • Eligible Applicants • States and the District of Columbia and their agencies/departments • U.S. territories and their agencies/departments • Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and their agencies/departments • Tribal consortia • Ineligible Applicants • State, territorial, and tribal universities • City, town, county, or regional government agencies/departments • Nonprofit organizations

  26. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2005 Grant Program – Application Process • Partnerships: • EPA will encourage eligible applicants to work with other organizations that can contribute to the development and use of the Exchange Network. • Application Deadlines: • Readiness & Implementation: full applications will be due within the initial 75-day application period. • Challenge: initial proposals will be due within the first 75-day application period; full applications for favorably reviewed initial proposals will be due within a subsequent 45-day application period.

  27. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2005 Grant Program – Ideas to Consider Ideas considered for the FY 2005 guidance: • Allow more non-regulatory data flows (e.g., lead in paint, pollution prevention, environmental justice, mining wastes) • Provide funding for data standards development, as part of XML schema development • Require Challenge Grant lead states to participate in a Network Steering Board-sponsored workgroup or Integrated Project Team

  28. Possible Timeline for 2005 Grant Process • October 2004: Publication of Federal Register notice for the FY 2005 grant program • January 15, 2005: Pre-proposal deadline • February - March 2005 EPA review of pre-proposals • March - April 2005: Notification of applicants and invitation to final candidates to submit the final application package • May 31, 2005: Final application deadline • June – July 2005: EPA processing of applications and issuance of grant awards, in the order received, to the extent practical

  29. Exchange Network Grant Program FY 2005 Grant Program – Next Steps • Consult with EPA programs/regions about potential Exchange Network data flow activities • Invite input from states, territories, tribes • Publish solicitation notice in the Federal Register – Oct. 2004 • Initial application deadline – 75 days after the FR notice is published

  30. Exchange Network Grant Program Region 5 Points of Contact: Noel Kohl Network Grants Project Officer Office of Information Services Resources Management Branch U.S. EPA Region 5 (312) 886-6224 kohl.noel@epa.gov Stephen Goranson Office of Information Services Resources Management Branch U.S. EPA Region 5 (312) 886-3445 goranson.stephen@epa.gov National Points of Contact: Rebecca Moser Exchange Network Grant Program Manager Office of Information Collection Office of Environmental Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (202) 566-1679 moser.rebecca@epa.gov Terry Forrest Project Officer Office of Information Collection Office of Environmental Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (202) 566-0196 forrest.terry@epa.gov

  31. MORE ON CHALLENGE GRANTS

  32. Purpose of Challenge Grants “To propose innovative projects that involve collaboration (e.g., State-EPA, intrastate, or interstate) to develop the Exchange Network and demonstrate its value in sharing environmental, natural resources, or human health data and/or related administrative data”

  33. Grant, Cooperative Agreement, In-Kind Assistance • Accepted applicants may request assistance in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement. • Grant for proposed activities not principally for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government and no substantial involvement is anticipated between EPA and the recipient during the program period. • Cooperative agreement for proposed activities are not principally for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government and substantial involvement is anticipated between EPA and the recipient during the program period. • All or part of a grant or cooperative agreement may be provided in the form of in-kind assistance(in lieu of funding) if it would be more efficient in terms of cost or time for EPA to purchase servicesor equipment on a recipient's behalf (e.g., through an EPA-approved contractor).

  34. Format for Challenge Grant Proposal • Project Information • State/Tribe/Territory Agency or Department • Title of Project • Focus Area (i.e., Readiness, Implementation, or Challenge) • Total Funds Requested from EPA • Total Project Cost (including State/Tribal cash contributions, if applicable) • Contact Person (name, title, address, phone, fax, and e-mail) • Overview • Purpose, Goals, Objectives • Nature and Expected Outcomes of the Project • If applicable, how project will build on previous work supported by the Exchange Network Grant Program

  35. Format for Challenge Grant Proposal • Summary Work Plan • What project will achieve & who will benefit from the project • Each aspect of project in enough detail to allow reviewers to understand and evaluate it • Proposed Activities (and how they relate to criteria!) • Project Milestones (estimated dates of completion) • Performance Measures (describe how success will be measured) • Sharing Results (commitment to share with other Network participants) • Subject to potential public release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • Applicant must claim CBI information when the pre-proposal or application is submitted to EPA [40 CFR 2.203(a)]

  36. Criterion #1(a) Maximum of 90 points for one or more of the following activities (1(a) – (f)): • (a) Implement one or more of the following data flows using the Exchange Network (45 points each): - Air Quality System (AQS) - Facility Registry System (FRS) - National Emissions Inventory (NEI) • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo) • Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) • Toxics Release Inventory System (TRIS)

  37. Criterion #1(b) (b) Implement any other type of data flow (regulatory or voluntary, State-to-EPA, facility-to-State, State-to-State, etc.) using the Exchange Network (30 points each).

  38. Criterion #1(c) • Conduct multi-party planning activities to develop new data flows, explaining how the new data would be used and shared via the Network (up to 90 points each)

  39. Criterion #1(d) (d) Use Network to integrate and use information for environmental decision-making and public access, including geospatial data (such as locational data) (up to 90 points)

  40. Criterion #1(e) • Use Network to share data that have not previously been available for environmental and human health protection purposes (e.g., environmentally related health data, regional environmental data, data needed to fill current data gaps, etc.) (up to 90 points)

  41. Criterion #1(f) • Enhance the utilization of the Exchange Network by developing tools/ applications that use data made available through Web services (e.g., watershed analysis tools using EPA and other partner/stakeholder data published through Web services). (up to 90 points)

  42. Criterion (2) (2) Identify Expected Benefits of the Project (10 points): • More frequent and/or efficient exchanges • Better data quality through the use of data standards and validation and error-detection mechanisms • Greater ability to share and integrate data through the use of data standards, XML schema, and Exchange Network Web services; • Ability to exchange a variety of data with a number of partners • Ability to provide access to new kinds of data using the Exchange Network; and/or • Ability to use common Exchange Network infrastructure capabilities (e.g. XML schema, common security controls, etc.).

  43. Supplementary Information on Challenge Grants… • Projects must be collaborative efforts. • Pre-proposal must identify a single lead agency or department that will be responsible for administering the assistance agreement, if awarded. • In addition to implementing 1 or more data flows, applicants must make a commitment to share information about their projects with other partners via the Exchange Network Web site at http://www.exchangenetwork.net • If an applicant has received funding through a previous Exchange Network assistance agreement, the applicant must identify activities that build on, but do not duplicate, previously funded activities.

  44. Supplementary Information on Challenge Grants… • EPA may elect to fund complementary pre-proposals from different partners that address related work areas (e.g., XML schema development) • EPA will seek to leverage and coordinate all of the complementary pre-proposals before reaching final funding decisions. • EPA will examine past performance of those who have received previous Exchange Network assistance agreements (e.g., timely and complete semi-annual reports, achievement of performance goals/milestones, etc.). • If two proposals have been scored equally, the one with the best previous track record may be ranked higher. If an applicant has not received a prior Exchange Network assistance agreement, that applicant will not be penalized.

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