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EPA EJ TCGM CHECKLIST
TEMPLATE AND SYNTHESIS DOC
Deadline for submission 5/31/23, 11:59p ET
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STEP 1: Register with SAM.gov & Grants.gov - by Friday, May 12
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Completed?ProcessStaff LeadInternal DeadlineNOTES AND LINKS
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Register with SAM.gov, including obtaining your Unique Entity Identification (UEID)4/7/23Recommend that this step be completed 6 weeks prior to application deadline.

sam.gov registration process
To register on SAM.gov, go here. For help, access the registration checklist and EPN’s SAM.gov registration webinar.
To check your SAM.gov registration status, go here.
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Register with Grants.gov (platform for application submission)4/7/23Recommend that this step be completed 6 weeks prior to application deadline.

grants.gov registration process
To register at Grants.gov, go here. For help, use the registration checklist and watch this video. Also, please review the Intro to Grants.gov-Understanding User Roles and Learning Workspace – User Roles and Workspace Actions to assist with application submission.
To check your grants.gov registration status, go here.
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STEP 2: Review EPA Resources - by Friday, May 19
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Carefully read the EJ TCGM summary. 
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Read the entire Request for Applications.
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Double check the EJ TCGM eligibility.
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Watch the EJ TCGM webinar (Passcode: 386408)
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Review the EJ TCGM slides.
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Watch the EJ TCGM informational video.
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Read the EJ TCGM FAQs.
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STEP 3: Find Partners & Envision - by Friday, May 26
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Fill out the EJ TCGM Partner Survey.
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Reach out to these potential partners and/or others.
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Schedule a time to speak with your partners and brainstorm about proposal ideas.
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STEP 4: Write the Application Workplan - by Friday, June 16
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Workplan: Use the Workplan Template to help create these Workplan elements.
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Project Summary (see Workplan Template (provided by Climate Justice Alliance and modified by EPN))For submission, your workplan, including the 4 elements listed here, will be uploaded via the Project Narrative Attachment Form on Grants.gov.
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Partnerships, Collaborations, and Participatory Governance (see Workplan Template)
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Schedule of Activities (see Workplan Template)
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Past Performance (see Workplan Template)
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Step 5: Complete Mandatory Application Documents - by Thursday, June 22
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The following Set 1 attachments must be included on the Other Narrative Attachments Form.
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Itemized Budget Sheet (provided by Anese and Associates)EPA also provides an optional budget template in PDF and Excel if you prefer to use theirs.
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Letter of Commitment Template (provided by Climate Justice Alliance) Although a partnership agreement (provided by Anese and Associates) is not required in the application, it is a good idea to have them executed and on hand in the event you are awarded funding.
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Resumes of Project Manager and Other Key Personnel
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Sample Draft Subgrant Project Proposal Guidance (provided by Anese and Associates)
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The following Set 2 attachments each have their own individual submission forms.
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
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Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
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EPA Key Contacts Form 5700-54
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EPA Form 4700-4 Preaward Compliance Review Report See these Useful Tips for completing this form.
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Step 6: Reveiw and Submit - by Friday, June 23
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To begin the submission process, go to Grants.gov and click the red “Apply” button at the top of the “view grant opportunity” page associated with this opportunity.The application submission must be made by a representative of your organization who is registered with Grants.gov and is authorized to sign applications for Federal financial assistance. If the submit button is grayed out, it may be because you do not have the appropriate role to submit in your organization. Contact your organization’s EBiz point of contact or contact Grants.gov for assistance at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Please Note: applicants need to ensure that the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) who submits the application through Grants.gov and whose UEI is listed on the application is an AOR for the applicant listed on the application. Additionally, the UEI listed on the application must be registered to the applicant organization's SAM.gov account.
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Upload your Project Workplan, which includes the elements from Step 4: Project Summary; Partnerships, Collaborations, and Participatory Governance; Schedule of Activities, and Past Performance via the Project Narrative Attachment Form.
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Upload the Set 1 Mandatory Documents: Itemized Budget Sheet, Letters of Commitment, Resumes, and Sample Draft Project Proposal Guidance Sheet Mandatory Documents via the Other Narrative Attachments Form.
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Upload the Set 2 Mandatory Dcouments via their individual submission forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A), EPA Key Contacts Form 5700-54, and EPA Form 4700-4 Preaward Compliance Review Report.
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Submit and confirm that all verifications & confirmations from Grants.gov are received & saved.If applicants experience technical issues during the submission of an application that they are unable to resolve, follow these procedures before the application deadline date: a. Contact the Grants.gov Support Center before the application deadline date. b. Document the Grants.gov ticket/case number.
c. Send an email with EPA-OEJECR-OCS-23-03 in the subject line to burney.jacob@epa.gov before the application deadline time and include the following information:
1. Grants.gov ticket/case number(s)
2. Description of the issue
3. The entire application package in PDF format
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