The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program is offering grants for research to assess the value of water quality improvements in small streams, lakes, rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters. This grant aims to utilize advanced non-use valuation methods to understand the impact of water quality changes in these inland water bodies. The focus is on perennial and wadeable small streams, with the ultimate goal of advancing knowledge for environmental management. Application deadline: Jan 14, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 269072
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-G2015-STAR-A1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Water Quality Benefits |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.509 — Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 23, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 14, 2015 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 14, 2015 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 13, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| 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 eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research to advance knowledge of how changes in water quality, including incremental or step improvements, can be valued at appropriate spatial scales using advanced non-use valuation methods for the Nations inland fresh water small streams, lakes and rivers, estuaries, coastal waters, and the Great Lakes. For purposes of this Request for Applications (RFA), small streams are defined as streams that are perennial and wadeable. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Water Quality Benefits |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Debra M. Jones, Phone: 703-347-8081
Email:jones.debram@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 269072 Full Announcement-1 -> Water Quality Benefits RFA 10 22 14.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Debra M. Jones, Phone: 703-347-8081 Email: jones.debram@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.509 | NONE | NONE | PKG00209328 | Oct 23, 2014 | Jan 14, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
269072 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
269072 Project-1.1.pdf
269072 EPA_KeyContacts-1.1.pdf
269072 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
269072 Other-1.1.pdf
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