Applicants need to identify and describe existing relationships with Collaborating Entities in the application based on the NOFO requirements and as indicated in Appendix G for the budget template. However, grant recipients may find it necessary to issue subawards to entities not originally named in the application. Replacing a previously named Collaborating Entity requires prior approval by an authorized EPA official pursuant to 2 CFR 200.308(e)(6).
Collaborating Entities will receive subawards as explained in the NOFO, including in Section III.B and Appendix G, but the NOFO also acknowledges in Section III.B that there may be “other subrecipients” in addition to those recognized as Collaborating Entities. Subawards may be made to Statutory Partners (CBOs, Federally recognized Tribes, local governments, and institutions of higher education), as well as entities that cannot legally be Statutory Partners (e.g., states, territorial governments, Alaska Native Corporations, and international organizations).