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GAO-01-860R 1 (2001-06-29)

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      Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548


         June 29, 2001

         The Honorable William J. Tauzin
         Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce
         House of Representatives

         Subject:     Environmental Protection: Grants Awarded for Continuing
                      Environmental Programs and Projects

         Dear Mr. Chairman:

         The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided over one-half of its fiscal year
         2000 budget funding grants to carry out a variety of environmental programs. Grants
         are used to fund continuing environmental programs, water infrastructure state
         revolving funds, and environmental projects. Continuing environmental programs
         include ongoing programs for controlling pollution in the nation's water and air, such
         as the Clean Air Program for monitoring and enforcing clean air regulations. Water
         infrastructure revolving funds are used by states to fund such projects as renovating
         municipal drinking water facilities. Environmental projects include environmental
         research and providing Superfund site cleanup support. (See encl. I for more
         examples of project grants.)

         EPA relies heavily on its grantees--states, local governments, universities, nonprofit
         organizations, and others--to implement its environmental programs. Continuing
         environmental program and water infrastructure grants are generally provided to
         states or other government entities to operate programs delegated to these
         organizations by EPA. Grants provided for environmental projects may be awarded
         to government entities or others, such as nonprofit organizations, for-profit
         organizations, or educational institutions. EPA provides grant funding through 13
         major headquarters offices and 10 regional offices. Grants are funded by either a
         headquarters office or 1 of EPA's 10 regional offices. Grants administration--from
         activities prior to the award through the closeout of completed or inactive grants--is
         the joint responsibility between the Grants Administration Division or 1 of the 10
         regional Grants Management Offices and the program office.

         Concerned about various issues regarding continuing environmental program grants
         and project grants, you asked us to provide information on grant funding for fiscal
         years 1996 through 2000 and, specifically, the (1) total dollar amounts by type of
         grants awarded, (2) type of entities receiving these grants, (3) EPA offices awarding
         grants, and (4) congressional and other concerns raised regarding EPA grant
         activities. This letter summarizes the information provided to your staff during


GAO-01-860R EPA's Continuing Program and Project Grants

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