This grant, offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office, is for an organization to provide crucial leadership and support on agricultural technical and programmatic issues within the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership. The selected recipient will offer expertise to accelerate agricultural nutrient and sediment reductions, a key step towards achieving Chesapeake Bay restoration goals. Responsibilities include tracking conservation practice implementation and resulting environmental improvements across the watershed. Furthermore, the grant aims to foster collaboration among partners, ensuring that limited resources are strategically focused on priority watersheds and effective agricultural practices. This initiative is vital for enhancing the environmental health of the Chesapeake Bay through targeted agricultural interventions.
Opportunity ID: 46632
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R3CBP-09-09 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2009 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Agricultural Technical Coordination Support for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.466 — Chesapeake Bay Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 07, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 21, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 21, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 20, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $915,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $135,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | City or township governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments |
| 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 (EPA), Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Office, is announcing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a recipient to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program partners with leadership and support on technical and programmatic issues related to agriculture. This RFP sets forth the process that will be used for competitively selecting a recipient that will provide technical and programmatic issues for agricultural support functions and meet the specified expected environmental results. The objective of the position is to provide technical and programmatic support to the Chesapeake Bay Program partners on agricultural issues and goals such as accelerating agricultural nutrient and sediment reductions to achieve Chesapeake Bay restoration goals, tracking agricultural conservation practice implementation and resulting nutrient and sediment reductions in the watershed, and collaborating with partners to best focus limited resources in priority watersheds and on priority practices. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2009 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Agricultural Technical Coordination Support for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Veronica Kuczynski, via email
Email:http://www.epa.gov/region03/chesapeake/kuczynski.veronica@epa.gov |
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