Technical Assistance Visits. The CONTRACTOR will conduct technical assistance site visits to small quantity generators of dangerous wastes, and to businesses or organizations that have the potential to pollute stormwater. Approximately 60% of the visits will be Initial Visits. If Initial Visits fall below 60%, combined Initial Visits and Follow-up Visits must account for at least 80% of the total visits. While necessary, efforts should be made to minimize Screening Visits. • An Initial Visit occurs at the actual site and results in a completed ‘checklist’ (or enough data gathered to complete data entry into the LSC database). It will either be the first complete visit to a site OR the first visit in two or more years. • A Screening Visit is an attempted visit to the site, but the business declined or put off the visit, OR you were interrupted during the visit and were unable to gather complete data, OR you discover that the facility does not exist anymore OR you discover that the business does not qualify for a visit under the PPA program (e.g. it is a medium or large quantity generator). • A Follow-Up Visit should occur within 90 days of the Initial Visit. Follow-up should generally be done through an on-site visit. However, a phone conversation, mail or email exchange may count as a Follow-Up Visit if it includes confirmation that the issues that were identified in the initial visit were resolved. Follow-up Visits must be conducted to resolve High Priority Environmental Issues (See section below).
Technical Assistance Visits. To anticipate the needs of accessing and understanding the stabilization grant, DCYF assumes a minimum of three technical assistance visits will be necessary. Initial Consultation • Why DCYF is giving stabilization grants • How funding is calculated into three categories of the grant • How funding can be used • Timelines: applying, receiving, and spending grant • Connection to resources (ex: Frequently asked questions, what additional TA can include) • Describe auditing possibility and need to keep receipts Application Consultation • Update staff records in MERIT • Access grant application o Review and select Add-Ons o Overview of anticipated grant amount • Provider submits grant application • Access email to ensure confirmation was received Post Consultation • How to track receipts • Ideas on how to use the funding, emphasizing business sustainability • Reminders about timeframe to spend the grant award
Technical Assistance Visits. The contractor will conduct technical assistance visits at small generators of dangerous wastes, and businesses or organizations that have the potential to pollute stormwater. Depending upon a jurisdiction’s conditions, approximately 60% of the visits will be initial (i.e., small businesses or organizations that have never been visited, or have not received a LSC visit within two or more years). The balance of visits will be return visits to resolve high priority environmental issues; see Table 3.
