FY24 Applications Update

As of 4/15/25, 9 HQ assistance agreements from the FY24 grant cycle have not yet been awarded. Impacted (future) grantees were informed via email last week that award processing is currently on hold, as EPA needs to update both its guidance and its grant processing system to ensure alignment with EOs and updated agency priorities. In the meantime, EN grant staff is working directly with these grantees to ensure that all applications are final and in alignment with new guidance, to ensure that funding recommendations can be pushed forward for award as soon as processing resumes. EPA will continue to keep its pending grantees informed of any new information/requirements. We thank you for your patience and apologize for these frustrating delays.
 

FY25 Grant Competition Update

As announced on March 19th, the application due date for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Exchange Network (EN) Grant Program was extended until at least Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, to allow for revisions in accordance with updated Agency priorities. An updated Solicitation Notice has been drafted but is not yet published; it currently is undergoing reviews by upper OMS leadership at EPA. As posted on the EN website, language updates relate to Section 3B, Program Goals and Objectives, which further impacts evaluation criterion 1A (see SN page 17) and associated parts (sections one and two) of the project narrative.

Depending on how long it takes for the new SN to become available, the application due date may be further extended (past the current 4/30 date). Please note that applicants who have already submitted their FY25 applications can resubmit to address this new guidance– EPA will review the most recent submitted application. Interested parties are encouraged to keep a close eye on the EN website at: Exchange Network Grant Program | US EPA.

For more information, please contact:
Erin McGown
EN Grants Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Email: [email protected]