Compliance Assistance Support for Services to the Regulated Community and Other Assistance Providers (66.305)
Compliance Assistance Support for Services to the Regulated Community and Other Assistance Providers (Assistance Listing 66.305) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $1.3 million in 3 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $436,500 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
There were 3 awards in five years, from $305,000 to $629,500.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.3 million
- Grant awards3
- Typical award$375,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$340,000
- Size rank1,802 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $400,000 in fiscal 2021 to $340,000 in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1802nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.
What the program funds
Since 1996, in partnership with industry associations, universities and other government agencies, EPA has supported the development and maintenance of the Compliance Assistance Centers and Center resources. Each Center is targeted to a specific industry, group of industries, local government, or Federal facilities, and explains in plain language the environmental regulations that apply to that sector and offers technical assistance on compliance. In Fiscal Year 2026 funding will continue to support the web-based Compliance Assistance Centers. Through Internet Websites, e-mail discussion groups and more, the Centers will help businesses, local governments, and federal facilities understand federal environmental requirements and save money through pollution prevention techniques.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Applicants must be nonprofit organizations as that term is defined in 2 CFR Part 200. 1. Institutions of higher education as defined at 2 CFR 200.1 are also eligible. EPA will also accept applications from state, tribal and local governments. For-profit firms, including for-profit colleges, universities, trade schools, and hospitals are ineligible. Additionally, nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Policy for Competition of Assistance Agreements.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds support ongoing Center work, with an emphasis on maintaining and updating the existing Center Websites. It is expected that common communications channels used by the industry/government will continue to quickly distribute information to the targeted audience. The sector entry pages will serve as portals to relevant information developed by the Centers and other organizations as appropriate (e.g., EPA). Individual sector entry pages will use navigation structures specific to the sector thereby providing easy access to relevant environmental content. EPA funding must be used only for activities specified in the approved scope of work. This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement (“discretion”), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The last Cooperative Agreement was awarded in FY20. Cooperative agreement funding is typically distributed over a five-year period. One new and one existing cooperative agreement were funded in the total amount of $455,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Examples of the type of projects funded under this assistance listing include: Centers websites converted to mobile-friendly platform; websites targeted to industry and government sectors; virtual plant tours; telephone assistance "ask the expert"; email discussion groups; Next Generation Compliance; and State Resource Locators (https://www.envcap.org/srl/index.php) that offer state-specific environmental compliance information for a wide range of topics. For more information on the types of projects funded under this assistance listing, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/compliance-assistance-centers.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Compliance Assistance Support for Services to the Regulated Community and Other Assistance Providers (66.305) awarded $1.3 million across 3 grant awards, an average of $436,500 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Inc | Michigan | 2 | $1.0 million |
| The Environmental Law Institute | District of Columbia | 1 | $305,000 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 3 | $1.3 million | 100% |
By state
1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is Michigan.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 2 | $1.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $305,000 |