Due to the Federal government shutdown, EPA has extended the deadline for the FY 2014 Exchange Network grant cycle to November 15, 2013. EPA will accept project proposals for Exchange Network grants in one of two ways: 1) a hardcopy mailed or delivered application, including one original and two copies; or 2) a proposal submitted electronically through the grants.gov website. EPA anticipates that it will announce selection decisions in or around April 2014. EPA plans to issue the awards by July 31, 2014.

The FY 2014 Exchange Network Grant Program Solicitation Notice is available at http://www.epa.gov/exchangenetwork/grants/.

EPA will conduct an EN Grant Solicitation webinar at 1:00 PM ET on October 22, 2013. To participate in the webinar, dial: 866.299.3188 and enter code 202-566-1984#. Access the online meeting at: . An Adobe Connect account is not required to enter the webinar, simply log in as a “Guest.”

Salena Reynolds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P: 202.566.0466
E: reynolds.salena [at] epa.gov

Due to the Federal government shutdown, EPA has rescheduled the October 1, 2013, FY 2014 Exchange Network Grant Solicitation Notice Webinar for October 22 at 1:00 PM ET. This webinar will be recorded.

To participate in the webinar:

Dial: 866.299.3188 and enter Conference Code 202-566-1984#.

Access the online meeting at:

An Adobe Connect account is not required to enter the webinar, simply log in as a “Guest.”

If you have any questions, please contact Salena Reynolds at reynolds.salena [at] epa.gov.

Salena Reynolds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P: 202.566.0466
E: reynolds.salena [at] epa.gov

To promote greater awareness of Exchange Network Governance activities, important discussions and action items from EN Governance meetings, conference calls, and events are consolidated into monthly activity summaries and posted to the Exchange Network website.

The June 2013 EN Governance Activity Summary is available here.

The schedule of upcoming Governance calls and meeting is available here.

To promote greater awareness of Exchange Network Governance activities, important discussions and action items from EN Governance meetings, conference calls, and events are consolidated into monthly activity summaries and posted to the Exchange Network website.

The March, April, and May 2013 EN Governance Activity Summary is now available here.

The schedule of upcoming Governance calls and meetings is available here.

Due to the shutdown of the Federal government, Exchange Network Partners may experience interruptions in services provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) web page currently states:

“Non-mission critical agency services may be limited or unavailable until federal appropriations are enacted. Information on CDX may not be up to date. Transactions submitted via CDX may not be processed, and EPA and the CDX Help Desk may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted.”

Please watch the CDX website at https://cdx.epa.gov/ for additional information as it becomes available.

Kurt Rakouskas
Exchange Network Coordinator
P: 301.531.5186
E: kurt [at] exchangenetwork.net