ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN 

Team Name/Number or Organization

Prepared By:

Date:

Updated:

Grants Center

K. R. Young/ Greg Williams

1/8/02

Goal(s):

1-Sustain, conserve, protect, enhance, and restore Pennsylvania's environment, natural resources, and ecological diversity.

Indicator(s): 1- Number of lakes and surface water stream miles supporting their designated use for aquatic life.

                  4 - Acres of land by use

Objective(s):

Grants Center will work to deliver 100% of the funds allocated to the Growing Greener program by June 30 of each year.

Activities

What

When

Who

Status

1

Working to improve the scoring, ranking, and recommendation processes.

Feb 02-June 03

Grants Center Staff

  1a

Revise GG score sheets to reflect EFP2 objectives.

Feb 02-June 03

Grants Center Staff

  1b

Require more detailed justification of scores by GG application raters.

Feb 02-June 03

Grants Center Staff

  1c

Reexamine scoring procedures and protocol.

Feb 02-June 03

Grants Center Staff

2     

Increasing efficiencies for developing fully executable grant documents in a timely manner.

Feb 02- June 03

  2a

Work to move the entire process earlier in the fiscal year.  Application period for Round 5 at least one month earlier than Round 4.      

Feb 02 – Feb 03

Grants Center Staff

  2b

Schedule training as early as possible

Feb 02 – Apr 03

Grants Center Staff

  2c

Request work on scope & budget before training

Feb 02 – Feb 03

Grants Center Staff

  2d

Incorporate staff suggestions (such as including     W-9 form in application package) into the process

Feb 02 – Jun 03

Grants Center Staff

3

Project and anticipate workload and staffing needs for clerical, administrative, and technical assistance

Feb 02 – Jun 03

Grants Center Staff

  3a

Develop an application pre-screening process

Feb 02 – Sep 02

Grants Center Staff

  3b

Prepare workload analysis for each staff member

Feb 02 – Sep 02

Grants Center Staff

  3c

Hold periodic staff meetings and develop format for sharing assignments and training back-ups

Feb 02 – Sep 02

Grants Center Staff

4

Increase response rate while maintaining accuracy to DEP management and improve communications striving to act rather than react.

Feb 02 – June 03

Grants Center Staff

  4a

Continually improve and refine the data base to improve usefulness and accuracy

Feb 02 – June 03

Grants Center Staff

  4b

Prepare quarterly updates summarizing grant activities for the previous quarter

Feb 02 – June 03

Grants Center Staff

Measurements

Increasing percentages of grants and monies delivered on time helping DEP meet Goal 1.

Support Needed:

Assistance from DEP project advisors, watershed managers, specialists and other staff for training, workshops, and implementation of the grants programs.

Responsible Person:

Grants Center Director