The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA) is offering this grant to protect and restore the water quality of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds through comprehensive watershed management. This grant is for funding implementation projects that achieve significant and measurable improvements in water quality and attainment of beneficial uses. The EPA also encourages partnerships among agencies and organizations involved in water quality and land use decisions. Proposals should be based on sound plans to achieve results concerning key SF Bay water quality priorities, including reducing polluted run-off from urban development and agriculture, implementing TMDLs to restore impaired waterbodies, and protecting and restoring vital habitats like riparian corridors, floodplains, wetlands, and the Bay itself.
Opportunity ID: 48130
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R9-WTR1-09-006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.202 — Congressionally Mandated Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 23, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 23, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| 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: | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA) is soliciting proposals under this announcement to protect and restore the water quality of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds through comprehensive watershed management. This announcement seeks to fund implementation projects that achieve significant and measurable improvement in water quality and attainment of beneficial uses. We are also seeking to encourage partnerships among agencies and organizations that have purview over water quality and land use decisions to protect and restore watershed functions and values. Furthermore, this announcement is seeking proposals based on sound plans to achieve significant results concerning one or more of the following SF Bay water quality priorities: Reducing polluted run-off from urban development and agriculture. Implementing TMDLs to restore impaired waterbodies. Protecting and restoring habitat including riparian corridors, floodplains, wetlands, and the Bay. |
| Link to Additional Information: | San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Luisa Valiela, (415) 972-3400 or
Sam Ziegler, 415-972-3399. Email:valiela.luisa@epa.gov; ziegler.sam@epa.gov |
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