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Exchange Network Grant Program
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The National Environmental Information Exchange Network (EN) is an inter-governmental partnership to foster better environmental management and decision-making through increased access to timely and high-quality environmental information. The EN, launched in 2002, uses a standards-based approach to facilitate environmental data sharing among EPA, states, tribes and territories. This framework allows organizations to exchange and share data over the Internet regardless of the specific information technology used. Its goals include expanding access to environmental data, personalizing the access experience through customized portals and re-engineering and streamlining regulatory information collection and reporting processes to achieve burden reduction and cost avoidance. The Exchange Network Grant Program provides funding for projects that develop the Network and enable timely, on-demand access to environmental data through innovative technologies, improved support systems, and expanded collaboration using shared tools and services. There are three funding areas for the FY 2025 EPA Exchange Network Grant Program: Funding Area 1: Increased Data Access and Innovative Business Processes. The opportunities under this funding area are designed to help agencies adopt innovative business processes and modernize the critical data services that power their systems and workflows. Funding Area 2: Eliminate paper submittals and expand e-reporting. The opportunities under this funding area are designed by EPA National Program Offices to help their stakeholders submit and share programmatic data for fourteen EPA programs. Funding Area 3: Augment the Information Management Capacity of EN Partners. The opportunities under this funding area are designed to enable applicants to build the IT and data management capacity necessary to effectively manage their environmental programs and to identify the most valuable ways for their programs to participate in the EN.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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FY 2016 is the fifteenth year EPA will award Exchange Network grants. From FY 2002 through FY 2015, EPA has provided approximately $200 million for state, tribal and territorial awards and associated program support through the grant program. As of May 2014, all 50 states, 87 tribes and 5 territories have received Exchange Network grants. All states, nearly 150 tribes and several territories are using the EN to report data to EPA. FY 2016 is the fifteenth-year EPA will award Exchange Network grants. From FY 2002 through FY 2015, EPA has provided approximately $200 million for state, tribal and territorial awards and associated program support through the grant program. As of May 2014, all 50 states, 75 tribes and 5 territories have received Exchange Network grants. All states, nearly 150 tribes and several territories are using the EN to report data to EPA.
FY 2017 is the sixteenth-year EPA will award Exchange Network grants. From FY 2002 through FY 2016, EPA has provided approximately $210 million for state, tribal and territorial awards and associated program support through the grant program. As of May 2016, all 50 states, 75 tribes and 5 territories have received Exchange Network grants. All states, nearly 150 tribes and several territories are using the EN to report data to EPA.
FY 2018 is the seventeenth-year EPA will award Exchange Network grants. From FY 2002 through FY 2018, EPA has provided approximately $228 million for state, tribal and territorial awards and associated program support through the grant program. As of May 2018, all 50 states, 85 tribes and 6 territories have received Exchange Network grants.
In FY22, the EN Grants Program received a total of 38 applications.
Fiscal Year 2024: In FY24, the EN Grants Program received a total of 38 applications (a decrease of 12 applications compared to FY23). The minimal commitment to tribal applicants (10% of total awarded funds in FY19 to FY22 and 20% of total awarded funds in FY23 onwards) has been exceeded for at least the last 5 years. In FY24, 43% of recommended funding is expected to be awarded to tribal grantees. In FY25, 35% of recommended funding is planned for award to tribal grantees.
For a list of funded projects under this program, please visit https://www.epa.gov/exchangenetwork/exchange-network-grant-program .
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
