1. Happy New Year! - FY2016 Grants & Funding Fall Directors’ Meeting 2015

2. Topics Staffing FY16 Continuing Resolution & Appropriation Grant Closeouts Grant Updates – QA Competency – Reporting Reminders

3. Staffing Stuart Recovery and Transition Mary Echols Retirement Getting Fully Staffed

4. FY16 Continuing Resolution Short-term CR until December 11th Approximately 19% of Air Program Budget Loaded into Regional Operating Plan under CR

5. Section 105 Grant Status 1 st Quarter 20 Agencies to receive partial funding 5 agencies received funding during 4 th quarter last FY; Of the 5, 4 received forward funding and 1 received carryover funds Commitment of funds in process for 19 agencies to date. Goal to award funds by Dec. 31.

6. Status of Other Air Program Grants: By the end of the 1 st quarter, FY 2016: SESARM to receive additional funding and 1- year extension of project/budget period. Metro 4 to receive additional funding. Community scale grant (Memphis) to receive partial funding.

7. FY16 Appropriation – Funding Approach National Grant Allocation Methodology Funding Availability

8. FY16 Budget Status Two year budget deal announced Monday Raises the debt limit Some relief from sequestration Still some uncertainty

9. Grant Updates QA Competency Reporting Reminders

10. Grant Updates – QA Competency Verification Requirement for new awards ($200K and over) Performing environmental data operations with effective quality management systems in-place Technical competence to generate valid environmental data

11. Grant Updates – QA Competency Verification Con’t Checklist Annual Resubmittal of Competency Demonstration – prepared in conjunction with timing on air planning agreement Signed by Authorized Representative On-going QA Competency

12. Grant Updates – Reporting Reminders

13. Grant Updates Reporting Reminders – Annual Summary Report and FFR due 12/31/15 for Section 105 grants. – Include 3 essential elements in Annual Summary Report (EPA Strategic Plan Goal, EPA Strategic Plan Objective, Workplan commitments plus timeframe). Section 103 Performance Report due dates: – Every 6 months based on grant start date

14. Questions? Thank You!