The Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office is offering a grant to provide technical and programmatic support to non-federal partners for implementing agricultural components of Chesapeake Bay watershed plans. The grant aims to enhance capacity for agricultural conservation programs, support Water Quality Goal Implementation Team’s Agriculture Workgroup, and assist in tracking and reporting agricultural conservation practices. Proposals should address logistical support for expert panels and coordination with CBP technical workgroups. The deadline for submissions is September 22, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 261176
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R3-CBP-14-05 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2014 Request for Proposals for Agriculture Technical Support for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.466 — Chesapeake Bay Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 06, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 22, 2014 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 22, 2014 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 22, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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 additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is announcing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) non-federal partners with technical and programmatic support related to implementation of the agricultural components of the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions (listed below) watershed implementation plans (WIPs). Proposals should specifically address the need to assist and support efforts by the state, regional, and local partners and other non-federal stakeholders to build the institutional and programmatic capacity for accelerated implementation of agricultural conservation programs. This work should provide expanded technical, coordination, and logistical support to the CBP Partnership Water Quality Goal Implementation Teams Agriculture Workgroup. Proposals should also provide for technical and coordination support to the non-federal partners and the appropriate CBP technical workgroups for determining the best means for ensuring all implemented agricultural conservation practices are tracked, verified, reported, accounted for, and simulated in the suite of CBP partnership models. This work includes providing technical and logistical support to the agricultural best management practice (BMP) expert panels as directed by the Agriculture Workgroup. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Chesapeake Bay Program Office Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tim Roberts
fax: 410-267-5777 Email:roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 261176 Full Announcement-1 -> 14-05 RFP Ag Tech Support FINAL_080514.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tim Roberts fax: 410-267-5777 Email: roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.466 | PKG00202566 | Aug 06, 2014 | Sep 22, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
261176 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
261176 Project-1.1.pdf
261176 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
261176 Other-1.1.pdf
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