EPA Region 8 is offering the Environmental Finance Center Grant Program to eligible entities in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The grant aims to provide environmental finance expertise and outreach to help regulated communities meet environmental requirements sustainably and equitably. The program offers finance-related training, technical assistance, and support to develop sustainable solutions for addressing the costs of protecting public health and the environment. Regulated parties will benefit from education on cost reduction, financial capacity improvement, and financing option evaluation.
Opportunity ID: 286120
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OW-OWM-16-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Environmental Finance Center Grant Program for EPA Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming) |
| 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: | 66.203 — Environmental Finance Center Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2016 Please see the announcement including Section IV for additional submission information |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2016 Please see the announcement including Section IV for additional submission information |
| Archive Date: | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,400,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see the announcement including Section III for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities for an established regional Environmental Finance Center (EFC) serving EPA Region 8 states (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming) that will provide multi-media environmental finance expertise and outreach to regulated communities (e.g., states, tribes, local governments, and private sector entities) to help them meet environmental requirements. The objective is to help the regulated parties in these communities find effective and innovative ways to help address the growing costs of protecting public health and the environment in a sustainable and equitable manner. Under this program, the EFC will be established to provide regulated parties in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming with finance-related training, technical assistance, finance studies, and other analytical support (eligible services) to help them develop sustainable solutions to the critical “how-to-pay” issues associated with meeting environmental standards and goals. This EFC will educate regulated parties on lowering costs, increasing investments, improving financial capacity, encouraging full cost pricing, and identifying and evaluating financing options. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Environmental Finance Center Grant Program for EPA Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Vanessa Bowie, 202-564-5186
Email:efcgrant@epa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 286120 Full Announcement-Announcement -> EPA-OW-OWM-16-01.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Vanessa Bowie, 202-564-5186 Email: efcgrant@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.203 | PKG00225556 | Jul 14, 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
286120 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
286120 EPA4700_4_2_1-2.1.pdf
286120 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
286120 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
286120 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
286120 EPA_KeyContacts-1.1.pdf
286120 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
286120 SF424A-1.0.pdf
286120 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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