The U.S. EPA’s Office of Sustainable Communities (OSC) is offering this grant to fund an organization to operate the Governors’ Institute for Community Design. This grant is for providing critical technical assistance to state leadership, including governors and their staffs, addressing pressing environmental and development challenges. The selected institute will work with states facing air and water pollution, as well as land use issues, to implement smart growth and sustainable community development approaches. The ultimate goal is to foster initiatives that protect the environment, enhance public health, stimulate economic opportunities through job creation, and significantly improve the overall quality of life for communities across the nation.
Opportunity ID: 126393
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OP-OSC-12-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Governors’ Institute for Community Design, Request for Proposals (RFP) |
| 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: | 66.611 — Environmental Policy and Innovation Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 04, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 05, 2011 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 05, 2011 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Jan 04, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $325,000 |
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 Office of Sustainable Communities (OSC) in U.S. EPA’s Office of Policy is seeking proposals to conduct research and studies, analyze state policies and programs and create and deliver technical assistance programs to state leadership that are facing air and water pollution, land use and development challenges. This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to fund one applicant to operate the Governors’ Institute for Community Design. The Institute will select and work with interested state leadership (governors, their cabinets and staffs) to deliver technical assistance that supports state efforts to implement smart growth and sustainable community development approaches that protect the environment, improve public health, facilitate job creation and economic opportunity, and improve overall quality of life. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Governors’ Institute for Community Design, Request for Proposals (RFP) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Adhir Kackar, (202) 566-2846
Email:kackar.adhir@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Adhir Kackar, (202) 566-2846 Email: kackar.adhir@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.611 | NONE | None | PKG00081530 | Oct 04, 2011 | Oct 05, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
126393 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
126393 Project-1.1.pdf
126393 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
126393 Other-1.1.pdf
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