The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering Wetland Program Development Grants to eligible states, tribes, local government agencies, and universities to build or refine government wetland programs. Projects should focus on research, training, and studies related to water pollution causes and prevention. Non-profit organizations are not eligible. Two applicant tracks are available for states/tribes and local governments/universities, with each track competing separately for awards. Proposals must align with program goals outlined in the funding opportunity description. The closing date for submissions is April 1, 2014. Refer to Section I for detailed eligibility criteria and application guidelines.
Opportunity ID: 251499
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-REG9-WP-14 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY14 Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.461 — Regional Wetland Program Development Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 01, 2014 Please see the announcement including Section IV for additional submission information. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 01, 2014 Please see the announcement including Section IV for additional submission information. |
| Archive Date: | May 01, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,573,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $350,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants to build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs as described in Section I, FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION, of this announcement. States, tribes, local government agencies, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply under this announcement, as further described herein. Universities that are agencies of a state government are eligible, but must include documentation demonstrating that they are chartered as part of a state government in the proposal submission. Non-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this RFP. Under this announcement, as more fully explained in Section I, there will be two separate applicant tracks for eligible applicants. Eligible states and tribes are in Track One or Track Two, and eligible local governments, interstate agencies, intertribal consortia, and universities that are agencies of a state government are in Track Two. Applicants under each track will only compete for awards against other applicants in their track. See Section V for further information. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY14 Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Leana Rosetti,(415) 972-3070
Email:Leana Rosetti |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 251499 Full Announcement-1 -> fy14-wpdg-rfp-r9final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Leana Rosetti,(415) 972-3070
Email: Leana Rosetti |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.461 | PKG00192950 | Feb 18, 2014 | Apr 01, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
251499 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
251499 Project-1.1.pdf
251499 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
251499 Other-1.1.pdf
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