98408723

DESCRIPTION: This action approves an award in the amount of $1,174,330 to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The purpose of this agreement is to provide funding for the operation of the continuing pesticide environmental programs while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnership between the FDACS and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Inspections and enforcement will deter non-compliance with product requirements.

ACTIVITIES: The activities to be performed include statewide programs to: provide a comprehensive program of registration, labeling, training, certification, inspections, and enforcement that will prevent unnecessary exposure to humans and the land and water by ensuring that pesticides are used and disposed of in the manner specified on each product.

SUBRECIPIENT: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

OUTCOMES: Outputs and outcomes include inspections and enforcement to deter non-compliance with product requirements. Furthermore, workers themselves will be protected from workplace exposure through implementation of training and certification programs and the use of inspections and enforcement. Pollinators and endangered species will be protected from pesticide exposure through outreach and compliance activities.

ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES: Over 20,000 hours of inspections; ongoing certification and training of certified applicators; all other project deliverables, as determined by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Cooperative Agreement Guidance and the mutually agreed upon workplan; mid-year and end-of-year reports.

Intended beneficiaries are the residents of the state of Florida.

Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services

3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 4.2 - REDUCE EXPOSURE TO RADIATION AND IMPROVE INDOOR AIR 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 7 - ENSURE SAFETY OF CHEMICALS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7.1 - ENSURE CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE SAFETY 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 7 - ENSURE SAFETY OF CHEMICALS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7.1 - ENSURE CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE SAFETY

66.605 - Performance Partnership Grants

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

Florida United States

State-Wide

EPA-CEP-01

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 13% from $19,387,432 to $21,827,365.