This grant aims to improve water quality, habitat, and resilience, alongside fostering environmental education, within the Gulf of Mexico watershed. It supports the demonstration of innovative practices on working lands to address pressing environmental challenges. Funds are available for projects that develop and measure the effectiveness of these novel farming practices, ensuring they can be successfully integrated into ongoing agricultural operations. Collaboration and outreach with farmers are essential components, promoting a peer-to-peer approach to sustainable land management. Partnerships between various organizations are also highly encouraged to maximize impact. Ultimately, this initiative seeks to empower farming communities to lead efforts in environmental stewardship and achieve measurable ecological benefits.
Opportunity ID: 356595
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-I-R4-GM-2024-FARMER |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Farmer to Farmer 2024 BIL |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.475 — Geographic Programs ��� Gulf of Mexico Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: |
This notice announces the availability of funds and requests applications to improve water quality, habitat, resilience, and environmental education through the demonstration of innovative practices on working lands. Projects activities must improve water quality, habitat, or resilience within the Gulf of Mexico watershed. Collaboration and outreach with farmers is required, while partnerships between organizations are encouraged. This funding is available to develop innovative practices within farming communities, measure the results of those practices, and identify how the practices will be incorporated into farming operations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Gulf of Mexico Division ATTN: Matt Beiser 2510 14th Street – Suite 1212 Gulfport, MS 39501 Email:GMP-RFP@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 356595 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> EPA-I-R4-GM-2024-FARMER.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Division ATTN: Matt Beiser 2510 14th Street – Suite 1212 Gulfport, MS 39501 Email: GMP-RFP@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.475 | PKG00288021 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
356595 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
356595 SF424A-1.0.pdf
356595 EPA4700_4_5_0-5.0.pdf
356595 EPA_KeyContacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
356595 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
356595 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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