Opportunity ID: 336831

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-GM-FARMER-2021
Funding Opportunity Title: Gulf of Mexico Historically Underserved Farmer to Farmer Grants Program
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: 66.475 — Gulf of Mexico Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 03, 2021
Last Updated Date: Dec 03, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 04, 2022 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 04, 2022 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Mar 06, 2022
Estimated Total Program Funding: $12,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Environmental Protection Agency
Description:

The EPA Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible applicants for the Gulf of Mexico Historically Underserved Farmer to Farmer Grants Program. This RFA is for an applicant who would receive a direct award from EPA and would provide competitive subawards to eligible entities to directly collaborate with underserved farmers on projects within the Gulf of Mexico watershed to support the Gulf of Mexico Farmer to Farmer objectives identified in I.B. Definition of “farmer” can be found in the RFA Terms. The total estimated amount available under this announcement is approximately $12 million. It is expected that grant awards may be issued for up to a five-year project period beginning May 2022. EPA plans to award four cooperative agreements of up to $3,000,000 of funding per cooperative agreement. EPA plans to fund one cooperative agreement in each of the following geographic categories:

  1. Missouri – Arkansas – White – Red Region (HUCs 10 and 11)
  2. Ohio-Tennessee Region (HUCs 05 and 06)
  3. Non-Mississippi Reiver Drainage (HUCs 12, 13 and a portion of 03)  
  4. Mississippi River Region (HUCs 07 and 08)

For more details on location, please see Appendix B.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For administrative and technical issues regarding this RFA, please contact Rachel Houge via email at gmp-rfp@epa.gov
Email:gmp-rfp@epa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 336831 Full Announcement-EPA-GM-Farmer-2021 -> suggested_budget_template_2021.12.02.pdf

Folder 336831 Full Announcement-EPA-GM-Farmer-2021 -> GMD Farmer to Farmer RFA 2021 Final 2021.12.2 v2.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For administrative and technical issues regarding this RFA, please contact Rachel Houge via email at gmp-rfp@epa.gov
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 NONE None PKG00270733 Dec 03, 2021 Feb 04, 2022 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

336831 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf

336831 EPA4700_4_3_0-3.0.pdf

336831 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

336831 EPA_KeyContacts_2_0-2.0.pdf

336831 SF424A-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

336831 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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