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Grants and Strategic Planning Unit

The Grants and Strategic Planning Unit (GaSPU) is responsible for grants management in the Office of Water and Watersheds (OWW), large financial water quality infrastructure (the Clean Water State Revolving Fund), tribal water and wastewater infrastructure financial assistance, Congressional special appropriation projects, and central coordination for policy and grants management for the National Estuary Program. Additionally, this unit is responsible for streamlining and tracking grants processing, providing policy guidance on financial issues to grants project officers who manage OWW's grant funds regardless of their organizational location. GaSPU is also home to the Green Infrastructure contact and Climate Change (water) contact for Region 10 and sponsors the Sustainable Infrastructure Team.

The unit also has been assigned the lead role in OWW's strategic planning work. As a part of that role it assists the effort to develop Performance Partnership Agreements (and the associated grants) with each of the states in the region. It also is charged with ensuring that the water quality program uses its grant resources in a smart, focused way that contributes directly to attaining EPA's and the region's environmental goals.

Name and Email	Program Area	Telephone Number
Paula VanHaagen (vanhaagen.paula@epa.gov)	Unit Manager, Climate Change (Water) Contact	(206) 553-6977
David Carcia (carcia.david@epa.gov)	WA and OR Clean Water State Revolving Fund	(206) 553-0890
TBA	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Financial Analyst, OWW Strategic Planning Coordinator
Chris Castner (castner.chris@epa.gov)	Grants Manager, Puget Sound Team Leader	(206) 553-6517
Bryan Fiedorczyk (fiedorczyk.bryan@epa.gov)	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Recovery Act Program Analyst	(206) 553-0506
Janice Greenamyer (greenamyer.janice@epa.gov)	Administrative Assistant	(206) 553-1152
Angela Grout (grout.angela@epa.gov)	OWW Strategic Planning, Puget Sound Team	(206) 553-0332
Bevin Horn (horn.bevin@epa.gov)	Regional Watershed Coordinator, Targeted Watershed Grants Manager, Regional National Estuary Program Coordinator, Tillamook National Estuary Program Manager	(206) 553-1566
Carol Hubbard (hubbard.carol@epa.gov)	Recovery Act Administrative Support	(206) 553-1389
Mike Lehner (lehner.mike@epa.gov)	ID Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Special Appropriations Project Officer	(206) 553-6349
Krista Mendelman (mendelman.krista@epa.gov)	Tribal 319 Coordinator Puget Sound Stormwater, West Coast Estuaries Initiative Coordinator, Green Infrastructure Contact	(206) 553-1571
Bill Oelklaus (oelklaus.william@epa.gov)	AK Special Appropriations Project Officer	(907) 586-7620
Janette Rau (rau.janette@epa.gov)	OWW Tribal Specialist, Regional State and Tribal 106 Coordinator, Regional 604(b) Coordinator, WA 106 Monitoring Project Officer, Special Appropriations Project Officer, Tribal 319	(206) 553-0483
Bettina Stokes (stokes.bettina@epa.gov)	Regional Water Grants and Contracts Coordinator	(206) 553-2575
Michelle Tucker (tucker.michelle@epa.gov)	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Coordinator, AK Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Clean Watersheds Needs Survey Coordinator	(206) 553-1414
Dennis Wagner (wagner.dennisx@epa.gov)	AK Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Programs Manager	(907) 271-3651
Bryan Yim (yim.bryan@epa.gov)	Special Appropriations Act Projects (SAAP) Team Leader and Project Officer	(206) 553-8575
Laura Young (young.laura@epa.gov)	Clean Water State Revolving Fund Recovery Act Financial Analyst	(206) 553-3085

Key Partners:

Name and Email	Program Area	Telephone Number
Ken Fisher fisher.kenneth@epa.gov	AK Performance Partnership Agreement Coordinator	(907) 586-7658
Cyndi Grafe grafe.cyndi@epa.gov	ID Performance Partnership Agreement Coordinator, ID Special Appropriations Project Officer	(208) 378-5771
Jo Henry henry.jo@epa.gov	WA Performance Partnership Agreement Coordinator	(360) 753-9469
Armina Nolan nolan.armina@epa.gov	Grants and Interagency Agreement Unit Manager	(206) 553-0530
Michael Rylko rylko.michael@epa.gov	Puget Sound/Georgia Basin	(206) 553-4014
Joel Salter salter.joel@epa.gov	OR Performance Partnership Agreement Coordinator, OR Special Appropriations Project Officer	(503) 326-2653
Misha Vakoc vakoc.misha@epa.gov	Stormwater Coordinator	(206) 553-6650
Yvonne Vallette vallette.yvonne@epa.gov	Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership	(503) 326-2716

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