The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 is offering grants through the Regional Targeted Watersheds Initiative for eligible entities in the Southeastern states. Grants support studies and demonstration projects focused on watershed restoration and innovative approaches to water quality improvement. Projects addressing environmental threats with measurable results are encouraged. Notable exclusions include watershed restoration projects and certain activities regulated under the Clean Water Act. The closing date for applications is Nov 04, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 121553
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | EPA-R4-SRTWI-2011-1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Southeastern U.S. Regional Targeted Watersheds Initiative |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 66.127 — Southeastern U.S. Regional Targeted Watershed Initiative |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Sep 09, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Nov 04, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Nov 04, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Dec 04, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 227,521 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | See Section III of the announcement for eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description:: | Region 4 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) anticipates awarding 3 to 7 cooperative agreement to eligible entities which serve the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or the Indian Tribes within the Region’s boundaries. The Regional Targeted Watersheds Initiative, under the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 104(b)(3), is designed to award grants to support studies of a series of possible approaches to watershed restoration to determine if those approaches produce short-term measurable environmental results in a watershed, or to support demonstration projects to test new and innovative approaches to water quality. For example, if a watershed organization identifies particular environmental threats or impairments to its waters, and proposes to look at a group or series of interrelated projects to address those impairments and includes measurement tools to achieve and judge their success, the proposal could be considered a study under Section 104(b)(3). Watershed restoration or other site-specific implementation projects are NOT eligible under this announcement. Activities involving the implementation of pollution control measures are eligible for funding only to the extent they are necessary to carry out the study or demonstration project(s). Activities involving wildlife are eligible only to the extent they are conducted as part of a study or demonstration relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction or elimination of water pollution. The EPA has chosen to declare certain projects or activities ineligible for funding. These include activities required or regulated under the CWA. For example, activities for the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Phase II Stormwater projects will not be funded. Activities implementing the non-regulatory component of TMDLs (e.g., the elements of a watershed plan that address non-point source pollution), however, are eligible. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 66.127 |
| Competition ID: | NONE |
| Competition Title: | None |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00077510 |
| Opening Date: | Sep 08, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Nov 04, 2011 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Marjan Farzaad, |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.127 | NONE | None | PKG00077510 | Sep 08, 2011 | Nov 04, 2011 | View | Marjan Farzaad, | Organization Applicants |