This grant, offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, is for developing and refining comprehensive wetland programs. Eligible applicants, including state, tribal, and local governments, can propose projects that support and build robust wetland initiatives. Proposals must involve or benefit multiple states/tribes or be nationwide in scope, addressing National Priority Areas such as technical support, regulation, monitoring, voluntary restoration, or water quality standards for wetlands. The funding is specifically for research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies aimed at improving wetland programs and addressing water pollution, not for direct implementation projects.
Opportunity ID: 47714
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OW-OWOW-09-02 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2009 National 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: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.462 — National Wetland Program Development Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 02, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $550,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $225,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
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 additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The Wetland Program Development Grant (WPDG) Program, initiated in FY 1990, provides applicants an opportunity to carry out projects to develop and refine comprehensive wetland programs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for projects that support and build state/tribal/local government wetland programs. All projects submitted for this competition must involve two or more states and/or tribes and/or benefit two or move states and/or tribes or be nationwide in scope. Proposals submitted by applicants must address one or more of the following five National Priority Areas of the WPDG Program: 1) State/Tribal Technical and Meeting Support; 2) Regulation; 3) Monitoring and Assessment; 4) Voluntary Restoration/Protection; and 5) Water Quality Standards for Wetlands.
The authority for the grant program is Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) which restricts the use of these grant funds to improving wetland programs by conducting or promoting 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. Implementation projects are not eligible for funding under this announcement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2009 National Wetland Program Development Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Myra Price, (202) 566-1225.
Email:Price.Myra@epa.gov |
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