1. Overview of Exchange Network Grants & DWSRF Set Asides for Data Management
Michael Plastino
Infrastructure Branch Chief
ASDWA Data Management Users Conference
July 11, 2018

2. FY 2018 Grant Program Basic Information*
EPA expects to award about $6 million in assistance agreements in FY18 to approximately projects ($200k max for individual agency grants, $400k max for multiple agency grants)
$219 million in EN grants since FY02
Unofficial selection notices sent out late June to July
Awards made July through September 2018
*Source for all Exchange Network information in this presentation:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

3. FY18 Exchange Network Evaluation Criteria
Criterion 1, Project Outputs and Outcomes Leading to Environmental Results, 15 points, should be consistent with EPA’s current priorities
Criterion 2, Project Feasibility and Approach, reduced to 12 points and includes sub-criteria
Criterion 3, Exchange Network Priorities, increased to 48 points and includes sub-criteria on shared services
Criterion 4, Budget, Resources, and Key Personnel, includes budget description of why proposed costs are appropriate, 15 points
Criterion 5, Past Performance, reduced to 10 points and includes sub-criteria
Down from $300,000
Down from $500,000
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

4. FY18 Exchange Network Program Priorities
Aligns with Exchange Network Phase 2 goals and strategy
The Exchange Network becomes increasingly usable, efficient, and sustainable.
The Exchange Network becomes increasingly relevant and valuable to a broadening community of partners and consumers.
The Network enables better decisions through timely, accessible, and useful environmental information.
The Exchange Network and its partners have adequate resources for implementation, operations, and maintenance
Down from $300,000
Down from $500,000
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

5. Foundational EN Shared Services
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

6. Reusable Component Services (RCS)
RCS is EPA’s central catalog of reusable schema/programming code/web services
EPA is placing greater emphasis on reusing EN tools/services and registering new tools/services
Applicants must:
Start of Grant: Search RCS for any existing project-appropriate resources/services and identify which they intend to use (Criterion 3.F)
End of Grant: Explicitly commit to registering new resources in RCS (Criterion 2.C)
EPA will evaluate if the applicant has registered resources in RCS as a result of previous EN Grants (Criterion 5.C)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

7. Exchange Network Grant Program Contacts
Wendy Blake-Coleman Information Exchange Partnership Branch Chief (202) Devon Martin Program Analyst (202)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

8. Using DWSRF Set-Asides for Data Management

9. Using DWSRF Set-Asides for Data Management
FY18 Appropriation
Over $1.1 Billion
$300 Million more than FY17
Set-asides eligible for data management uses
10% State Program Management
10% Capacity Development (under 15% Local Assistance & Other State Programs)
Set-asides can fund
In-house staff
State procured contract support
EPA procured contract support
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10. Using DWSRF Set-Asides for Data Management
Sample of SDWIS Prime / CMDP eligible activities:
Transition / implementation support
Interfacing application upgrades / replaced for data exchange with Prime / CMDP
Shared services development / utilization
Adding to / customizing published UI code
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

11. Using DWSRF Set-Asides for Data Management
States are applying to EPA for their capitalization grants now through September.
We’re also have Drinking Water Administrator level communications on DWSRF Set-Asides for Data Management.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency