Deadline: 27-Mar-23
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible applicants for projects that develop or refine state, tribal, territory, or local government wetland programs as a whole, or individual components of those programs.
Objectives
- The goals of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Wetlands Program include increasing the quantity and quality of wetlands in the United States by conserving and restoring wetland acreage and improving wetland condition. Under the WPDGs, EPA seeks to build the capacity of all levels of government to develop or refine effective, comprehensive programs for wetland protection and management. This announcement seeks applications from eligible applicants for projects that develop or refine state, tribal, territory, or local government wetland programs as a whole, or individual components of those programs.
Funding Information
- The total amount of expected federal funding available under this announcement is approximately $660,000 ($330,000 expected from FY 2022 and $330,000 expected from FY 2023), depending on Agency funding levels, the quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations. EPA will fund a maximum of 75 percent of the total project cost.
- It is anticipated that approximately three to six awards will be incrementally funded under this announcement. The federal portion of the awards for projects selected will range from $75,000 to $220,000, depending on the amount requested and the overall size and scope of the projects. It is anticipated that awards under this announcement will have one to four year project periods.
Outputs/Outcomes
- Examples of anticipated outputs from the assistance agreements to be awarded under this announcement include, but are not limited to:
- Criteria for assessing the condition of wetlands
- Tools and/or guides to help state, tribal, territory, and/or local government decision makers integrate wetland protection into broader watershed or Integrated Water Resource Management planning taken into account environmental justice and climate change issues
- Organization and administration of workshops to educate and train partners especially communities with environmental justice concerns
- Methods and/or criteria protocols to assess the success of a mitigation site
- Methods to develop water quality standards
- Smartphone or tablet apps to facilitate monitoring data collection and sharing
- Protocols and/or guides to assess, prioritize, and/or track
- Examples of anticipated outcomes from the assistance agreements to be awarded under his announcement include, but are not limited to:
- Increase in knowledge
- Enhanced knowledge of wetland location, extent, type and change via updating of existing wetland maps or creation of new maps
- Improved wetland protection efforts
- Application of informed, scientifically valid approaches to watershed or Integrated Water Resource Management planning that will protect, prevent, and reduce pollution to wetlands and other aquatic resources
- Increased understanding of how to ensure “no net loss” in quality and quantity of wetlands
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants under this announcement are non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia which are capable of undertaking activities that advance wetland programs. Non-profit private universities and colleges and non-profit institutions of higher education are considered non-profit organizations and are eligible under this announcement. Individual states, tribes, local governments, and for-profit organizations are not eligible to apply under this announcement. Non-profit organizations that engage in lobbying activities are not eligible to apply. EPA may ask applicants to demonstrate that they are eligible for funding under this announcement including demonstrating that they are capable of undertaking activities that advance wetland programs.
- Interstate agencies may be asked to provide a citation to the statutory authority which establishes their status.
- An intertribal consortium is a partnership between two or more tribes that is authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance. An intertribal consortium is eligible only if the consortium demonstrates that all of its members meet the eligibility requirements and authorize the consortium to apply for and receive assistance. An intertribal consortium must submit with its application to EPA adequate documentation of the existence of the partnership and the authorization of the consortium by its members to apply for and receive the grant.
- Nonprofit organizations may be asked to provide documentation.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.