Grants Technical Assistance for Pesticide Safety Programs: Technical Assistance in Support of the Health Care Initiative and the Farmworker Training and Education Program

Background
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals for a cooperative agreement aimed at providing technical assistance to grant recipients of two pesticide safety-related training and education programs: the Pesticides Health Care Initiative and the Farmworker Training and Education Program. This initiative supports EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment, particularly for communities disproportionately affected by environmental harms. The funding opportunity is part of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5), which reserves funds for training agricultural workers and healthcare providers on pesticide safety.

Grant Details
The cooperative agreement will focus on providing technical assistance for grant management and reporting requirements to recipients of the HCI and FTEP programs. Key tasks include: developing and delivering trainings on grants administration, compliance topics, programmatic and financial reporting; creating resources such as manuals, guides, fact sheets, and recorded webinars; holding support sessions or consultations with grant recipients; facilitating peer-to-peer training; outreach to potential applicants; assisting with navigating government systems like SAM.gov and Grants.gov; monitoring and evaluating the technical assistance program; ensuring accessibility for non-English speakers; and tailoring services to meet cultural needs.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance to farmworker or healthcare provider training organizations. Institutions of higher education are also eligible. For-profit organizations are not eligible for subawards but may receive procurement contracts.

Period of Performance
The project period is estimated to begin in June 2025 and should span five years, aligning with the project periods for the HCI and FTEP cooperative agreements.

Grant Value
The total estimated funding available under this opportunity is up to $1.47 million over five years, with an estimated $140,000 for the first year and no more than $350,000 per year for the remaining four years.