Selection Criteria 



How to Apply 



Review Process 



Evaluation of Assistance 

 Applications 



Each Management Conference will approve preapplication 

 proposals in accordance with the proposal's technical merit and 

 relevance to the objectives, projects, and tasks identified in the 

 estuary program's annual work plan. 



Applicants should obtain an application kit from their EPA regional 

 grants administration office. The kit contains the application form 

 and other relevant documents, including pertinent regulations. 

 EPA's regional estuary program coordinator will provide preap- 

 plication assistance. The completed application should be sub- 

 mitted to the appropriate EPA regional program office for approval 

 and award. 



Statements of work in the final application must contain schedules 

 for progress reports and products (including workshops and educa- 

 tional materials) that will contribute findings and recommendations 

 for management decisions. They must provide for the presentation 

 of project data and information in EPA prescribed formats. Data 

 collected for the National Estuary Program must be submitted in 

 the Ocean Data Evaluation System (ODES) format developed by 

 OMEP. (For information, contact Marine Operations Division of that 

 office.) Statements of work must also specify methods to ensure 

 ongoing project coordination and problem resolution. 



Because an informed public is so critical to the estuary programs' 

 success, the National Estuary Program has established policy that 

 requires presenting all products and information in a form and 

 format the public can readily understand. To support this policy, all 

 products must be submitted to the National Technical Information 

 Service for additional distribution to the public. In addition, ap- 

 plicants must demonstrate that they have adequate resources to 

 complete the tasks described to meet work plan objectives. 



The EPA regional program office will review final applications, with 

 approved scopes of work, for funding. Basically, there are two 

 levels of review. First, the estuary management and advisory 

 committees, along with the EPA regional office, review proposals 

 submitted in response to the Annual Work Plan. If a proposal is 

 approved, the applicant submits a formal, more complete applica- 

 tion to the EPA regional office. The regional office has the authority 

 to approve the application for EPA funding. 



After the appropriate estuary management and advisory commit- 

 tees have approved the proposal, the EPA project officer reviews 

 the final application, making sure it is complete and meets program 

 requirements. 



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