LABORATORY ACCREDITATION STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-ORD-20205
Posted Date:	Sep 30, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Nov 29, 2004
	To be considered timely, initial proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on November 29, 2004 from the U.S. Postal Service or other commerical delivery service.
Current Due Date for Applications:	Nov 29, 2004
	To be considered timely, initial proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on November 29, 2004 from the U.S. Postal Service or other commerical delivery service.
Archive Date:	Dec 29, 2004
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$450,000.00
Award Ceiling:	$150,000.00
Award Floor:	$50,000.00
CFDA Number:	66.510 -- Surveys, Studies, Investigations and Special Purpose Grants within the Office of Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

State governments

County governments

City or township governments

Special district governments

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Private institutions of higher education

Individuals

Agency Name

Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Kathie Stephens-Landers, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 944 E. Harmon Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering financial assistance to technically qualified, eligible organizations (i.e., nonprofit and universities) interested in the development of a national environmental laboratory accreditation system through the development of voluntary consensus standards and technical assistance.  For approximately nine years, a joint federal, state, and private sector effort has been underway to establish a uniform national environmental laboratory accreditation program.  Accreditation is defined here as the process by which a governmental body or organization evaluates and recognizes a laboratory as meeting certain predetermined qualifications or standards.

Link to Full Announcement

Laboratory Accreditation Standards Development and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Stutts, Walter, Project Officer, Phone 513 569-7487, Email stutts.walter@epa.gov Stutts, Walter

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