This grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Office is for enhancing Chesapeake Bay water quality and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) standards. It seeks proposals to apply and evaluate shallow-water models, improving simulations of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, suspended solids, and water clarity. The purpose is to understand how management strategies impact the Bay’s water quality and living resources. Over two years, multiple teams will apply models using common conditions, while an independent team will assess their skill against monitoring data. Applicants may apply for either the modeling or evaluation activity.
Opportunity ID: 247797
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R3-CBP-14-02 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis to Improve the Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Quality Standards |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.466 — Chesapeake Bay Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 18, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 09, 2014 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 09, 2014 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 08, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| 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 additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is announcing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partners with proposals for the application of shallow-water models to improve Chesapeake Bay shallow-water simulations of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, suspended solids, and water clarity in order to better understand the impacts of alternative management strategies on water quality and living resources in the tidal Chesapeake Bay. The RFP is also seeking proposals for the evaluation of the multiple, developed shallow-water models. Over the course of the two-year project, multiple modeling teams will be funded to apply different shallow-water models using common forcing conditions over a three to fiveyear-base-case run at specified shallow-water sites. EPA will also fund an independent model evaluation team that will use state-of-the-art metrics to assess the relative skill of these shallow-water models based on available CBP water quality and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) monitoring data. The independent model evaluation team will also compare the results from a series of nutrient and sediment change scenarios and analyze causes and impacts of differences among the shallow-water models. Applicants may apply for either or both activities, but EPA will fund successful applicants for one activity or the other, not both. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis to Improve the Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Quality Standards |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tim Roberts
Email:roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov. |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 247797 Full Announcement-1 -> 14-02_rfp_shallowwaters_final_11-14-13.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tim Roberts
Email: roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov. |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.466 | PKG00189634 | Nov 18, 2013 | Jan 09, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
247797 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
247797 Project-1.1.pdf
247797 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
247797 Other-1.1.pdf
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