Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program: Applications for Subawards August Launch

ICR 202407-2090-001

OMB: 2090-0035

Federal Form Document

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Document
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Supporting Statement A
2024-07-03
Supplementary Document
2024-07-03
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
202407-2090-001
Received in OIRA
EPA/AdmO 7780.01
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program: Applications for Subawards August Launch
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Emergency 07/22/2024
07/03/2024
  Requested Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
300 0
1,400 0
25,330 0

To meet the goals and objectives that demonstrate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPAs) and the Administration's commitment to achieving environmental justice and embedding environmental justice into Agency programs, EPA released the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program funding opportunity. The program will provide about $600 million in 11 cooperative agreements funding to Grantmakers who will function as pass-through entities for the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Subgrants (2 CFR Parts 200 and 1500). The pass-through model removes the requirement of applying through the federal grants process and decreases the amount of time it takes to award federal funds. The Grantmakers will collaborate with EPA to design and build their own processes to receive and evaluate applications to fund the initial development of community-led environmental justice projects.
EPA seeks emergency clearance for two Grantmakers to solicit applications for their first round of subgrants to be launched in August 2024. If the information requested under this emergency clearance were not collected, EPA would have no mechanism for selecting and distributing subaward grants. Without this activity, the central programmatic objectives of the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program cannot be met. The six-month emergency clearance period will cover the first round of subaward applications that will be solicited by three Grantmakers in August 2024. Subsequent rounds of applications for these two Grantmakers will be authorized via a Standard ICR package for the Grantmaking Program that will be submitted for review via the customer ICR approval process. EPA has signed and will publish a Federal Register notice in association with this submission to announce a 14-day public comment period.

EO: EO 14008 Name/Subject of EO: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
   EO: EO 13985 Name/Subject of EO: Advancing Racial Equity And Support For Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 103 1 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
   US Code: 42 USC 7438 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  
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Not associated with rulemaking

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IC Title Form No. Form Name
Applications for Subawards – August Launch

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 300 0 0 300 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,400 0 0 1,400 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 25,330 0 0 25,330 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new collection.

$0
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    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Aarti Iyer 202 564-0214 iyer.aarti@epa.gov

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
07/03/2024


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