FY 2019 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program

The EPA Exchange Network Grant Program is soliciting project proposals that use the Environmental Information Exchange Network (EN) to facilitate sharing of environmental data, streamline data collection and exchanges, increase the quality and access to environmental data, develop foundational EN shared services, and expand and improve participation in the EN. The program priorities include integrating foundational EN services into environmental business processes, eliminating industry paper reporting, expanding data access and availability, improving environmental management, and augmenting the information management capacity of EN partners. Some key points to consider: • The EN is an inter-governmental partnership that fosters better environmental management and decision-making through increased access to timely, high-quality environmental information. • The program has five priorities, including integrating foundational EN services, eliminating industry paper reporting, expanding data access and availability, improving environmental management, and augmenting the information management capacity of EN partners. • Applicants can propose projects that align with one or more of the funding opportunities, which are labeled as individual or partnership opportunities. • The program encourages buy-in for projects intended to be nationally scalable through formal partnerships. • Applicants must include specific statements describing the environmental results of the proposed project in terms of well-defined outputs and outcomes.