EPA Seeks Permission to Ask Grant Winners About Grants
Published Date: 1/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The EPA is asking for approval to collect new reports from groups who get Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants. This means grant recipients will need to share updates after they receive funding, helping the EPA track progress and impact. Comments on this new reporting process are open until February 18, 2025, so now’s the time to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory Post‑Award Reporting Requirement
If you receive an Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant, you must submit progress and final post‑award reports to the EPA to obtain or retain your award (per 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500). The EPA estimates 105 respondents will spend a total of 9,100 hours per year and incur $521,339 in total costs per year to provide this reporting. Public comments on this information collection are open through February 18, 2025.
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