[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR40.140-1]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 40_RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 40.140-1  All applications.

    (a) The relevancy of the proposed project to the objectives of the 
EPA research and demonstration program;
    (b) The availability of funds within EPA;
    (c) The technical feasibility of the project;
    (d) The seriousness, extent, and urgency of the environmental 
problems toward which the project is directed;
    (e) The anticipated public benefits to be derived from the project 
in relation to the costs of the project;
    (f) The competency of the applicant's staff and the adequacy of the 
applicant's facilities and available resources;
    (g) The degree to which the project can be expected to produce 
results that will have general application to pollution control problems 
nationwide;
    (h) Whether the project is consistent with existing plans or ongoing 
planning for the project area at the State, regional, and local levels;
    (i) The existence and extent of local public support for the 
project;
    (j) Whether the proposed project is environmentally sound;
    (k) Proposed cost sharing.

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