The Environmental Finance Program is offering this grant to establish Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) nationwide. These centers will provide crucial multi-media environmental finance expertise and outreach to regulated communities, including states, tribes, local governments, and the private sector. This grant is for the purpose of helping these entities find effective, innovative, and sustainable ways to address the increasing costs associated with protecting public health and the environment. Through the EFCs, recipients will gain access to finance-related training, technical assistance, finance studies, and analytical support, empowering them to develop solutions for funding environmental goals, lowering costs, improving financial capacity, and identifying financing options.
Opportunity ID: 47614
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OCFO-CEF-09-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.203 — Environmental Finance Center Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 28, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 29, 2009 |
| 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: | $24,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| 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 announcement 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 Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) that provide multi-media environmental finance expertise and outreach to the regulated communities (e.g., states, tribes, local governments, and the private sector) to help them meet environmental requirements. The objective is to help the states, tribes, local governments, and private entities find effective and innovative ways to help address the growing costs of protecting public health and the environment in a sustainable manner. Under this program, EFCs will be established across the nation to provide regulated parties with finance-related training, technical assistance, finance studies, and other analytical support (eligible services) to help them develop solutions to the critical “how-to-pay” issues associated with meeting environmental goals. The EFCs 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 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Timothy McProuty
Email:efcgrant@epa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| To correct the "Eligible Applicant" portion of the synopsis. | May 29, 2009 | |
| May 29, 2009 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OCFO-CEF-09-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.203 — Environmental Finance Center Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 28, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 29, 2009 |
| 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: | $24,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| 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 announcement 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 Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) that provide multi-media environmental finance expertise and outreach to the regulated communities (e.g., states, tribes, local governments, and the private sector) to help them meet environmental requirements. The objective is to help the states, tribes, local governments, and private entities find effective and innovative ways to help address the growing costs of protecting public health and the environment in a sustainable manner. Under this program, EFCs will be established across the nation to provide regulated parties with finance-related training, technical assistance, finance studies, and other analytical support (eligible services) to help them develop solutions to the critical “how-to-pay” issues associated with meeting environmental goals. The EFCs 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 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Timothy McProuty
Email:efcgrant@epa.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OCFO-CEF-09-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.203 — Environmental Finance Center Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 29, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| 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: | $24,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments 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: | This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities for Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs) that provide multi-media environmental finance expertise and outreach to the regulated communities (e.g., states, tribes, local governments, and the private sector) to help them meet environmental requirements. The objective is to help the states, tribes, local governments, and private entities find effective and innovative ways to help address the growing costs of protecting public health and the environment in a sustainable manner. Under this program, EFCs will be established across the nation to provide regulated parties with finance-related training, technical assistance, finance studies, and other analytical support (eligible services) to help them develop solutions to the critical “how-to-pay” issues associated with meeting environmental goals. The EFCs 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 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Timothy McProuty
Email:efcgrant@epa.gov |
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