Common use of Toxic Substances Control Act Clause in Contracts

Toxic Substances Control Act. Section 10(a): conduct research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstration projects, and studies on toxic substances. Eligible Project Activities - To be eligible for funding, an EJCPS project must consist of activities that fall within the terms of at least one of the above statutory grant authorities. Projects can address multiple statutes and include multiple eligible activities. The following is a list of the types of activities which may be considered for funding under this solicitation. It is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not all inclusive. Applicants can propose other activities as long as they fall within at least one of the statutory authorities listed above. Under this solicitation, applicants may submit COVID-19 related projects or general non-COVID-19 EJCPS projects as further discussed below. NOTE: EJCPS activities must relate to gathering or transferring information or advancing awareness. Applications should emphasize this “learning” concept, rather than trying to “fix” an environmental problem using a well-established method. All the eligible activities listed above promote learning and understanding and are acceptable activities. Examples of unacceptable grant applications involve performing: large-scale clean-ups, treatments, routine recycling services, and major disposal and/or energy recovery projects. 1. Examples of Potentially Eligible EJCPS Projects related to COVID-19 a. Development of public education and community outreach programs for underserved communities and vulnerable populations focusing on EPA-approved disinfectants (List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2) for combating COVID-19 virus outbreaks, as well as education activities related to COVID-19 vaccine information. Outreach may include activities performed by and training for community health workers to share information about approved disinfecting chemicals, how to properly use them to mitigate viral outbreaks, and educational information about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine safety. Outreach may also include training materials to best protect vulnerable residents who work in the environmental services fields that clean hospitals and manage trash removal within communities (i.e., hospital cleaning staff and sanitation workers). NOTE: EPA funds cannot be used to administer COVID- 19 vaccines to humans. b. Public awareness programs addressing reducing childhood lead exposures and reducing exposure to asthma triggers in COVID-19 impacted communities with environmental justice concerns and/or vulnerable populations. Projects may include the use or examination of blood lead level data and/or research activities to identify effective ways to provide outreach and education to the public about causes and prevention of lead exposure and asthma, as well as ambient and indoor air quality issues within a community; and assessments that examine the impacts that COVID-19 has had on lead exposures and asthma triggers. c. Projects focusing on food insecurity issues exacerbated in communities heavily impacted by COVID-19. Projects may include the development of urban agriculture and workforce training programs; planning and education related to demonstration gardens and raised garden beds; development of partnerships between local farmers markets, grocers, and/or school districts to identify potential food waste solutions and/or planning related to food access programs for underserved residents and students. d. Healthy Homes campaigns to promote and share information about in-home environmental and health hazards that may increase vulnerability due to extended periods indoors due to local stay-at-home orders because of COVID-19, especially for residents in multi-family housing, sub-standard housing, and/or trailer park settings.