No, neither States nor State agencies are eligible to apply under the NOFO based on the statutory requirements for the CCGP. However, they can be involved as Collaborating Entities and receive subawards. Please refer to Sections III.A and III.B of the NOFO for more information.
Yes, religious-affiliated nonprofit organizations can apply as part of a Statutory Partnership if they meet the eligibility requirements for a CBO described in Section III.A of the NOFO. Grant funding may not, however, be used for religious purposes, and recipients may not select program or project beneficiaries based on a religious purpose.
An Intertribal Consortium that meets the requirements for a CBO as well as 40 CFR 35.504(a) and (b) may be eligible for funding as stated in Section III.A and Appendix G of the NOFO.
The answer depends on the local government’s legal requirements. However, as stated in Appendix B of the NOFO:
“[T]o be eligible for funding, the Lead Applicant must include in the application a copy of a written and signed Partnership Agreement with the Statutory Partner that is legally binding.”
No, they are considered for-profit entities and not eligible to apply. In some circumstances they can receive subawards under Appendix A of the EPA Subaward Policy such as a subaward to upgrade pollution-control equipment or provide energy efficiency upgrades (via subsidies or direct construction or services) to their rate payers in disadvantaged communities.
Nonprofit organizations that operate National Laboratories under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy are eligible subrecipients provided they receive permission from DOE to perform the subaward and comply with the NOFO requirements.
It depends. If the collaborative of CBOs has its own independent legal existence and meets the requirements for a CBO in Section III.A.1 of the NOFO, it may apply as one CBO. However, the requirement to partner with another CBO, local government, Federally recognized Tribe, or institution of higher education would still apply.
Probably not. Public Benefit Corporations are for-profit entities, and for-profits are ineligible to apply under the NOFO. Even though some of the shareholders are non-profit CBOs, the Public Benefit Corporation may also have other shareholders including companies or individuals who may receive profits from services or products the Public Benefit Corporation sells commercially. A PBC that only has nonprofit shareholders may qualify as a CBO, but EPA will need detailed information (including documentation that the State of incorporation recognizes the PBC as a nonprofit organization) to determine whether the PBC qualifies as CBO.
Yes, if the nonprofit CDFI meets the requirements for a CBO described in Section III A.1 of the NOFO.
Yes. As described in Section III.A of the NFO, a CBO must demonstrate that it is “a public or private nonprofit organization that supports and/or represents a community and/or certain populations within a community through engagement, education, and other related services provided to individual community residents and community stakeholders.” Institutions of Higher Education do not have to meet the same requirements. However, as noted throughout the NOFO, all applications must benefit disadvantaged communities as defined in Appendix A of the NOFO.