| Funding Opportunity ID: |
293204 |
| Opportunity Number: |
EPA-R1-SNEP-2017 |
| Opportunity Title: |
Coastal Watershed Restoration Grant Program for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) |
| Opportunity Category: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: |
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| Funding Instrument Type: |
Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: |
Environment |
| Category Explanation: |
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| CFDA Number(s): |
66.129 |
| Eligible Applicants: |
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information. |
| Agency Code: |
EPA |
| Agency Name: |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| Posted Date: |
Apr 14, 2017 |
| Close Date: |
Jun 12, 2017 See Section IV of the funding opportunity announcement for additional close date information. |
| Last Updated Date: |
Apr 14, 2017 |
| Award Ceiling: |
$12,000,000 |
| Award Floor: |
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| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$12,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: |
1 |
| Description: |
EPA is soliciting applications from eligible entities (see Section III.A) under this announcement to support goals of the SNEP for coastal watershed restoration. SNEP is a geographically-based program serving as a collaborative framework for advancing ecosystem resiliency, protecting and restoring water quality, habitat, and ecosystem function, and developing and applying innovative policy, science, and technology to environmental management in southeast coastal New England. These broad goals were informed by input from members of a Steering Committee that includes the States of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, key environmental and watershed organizations, local tribes, and other Federal agencies. Objectives under these goals include improving water quality to reduce the impact of nutrients on water quality and aquatic life; restoring physical processes that support critical habitat and ecosystem function; and aligning restoration and management efforts on a regional scale to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency. This RFA reflects those objectives and focuses primarily on reducing the impacts of nutrients, especially nitrogen, on aquatic life and coastal ecosystems, restoring physical processes that support critical habitat and ecosystem function, and measuring, monitoring, and reporting change in condition and the effectiveness of actions. Under this focus, EPA intends to fund a selected applicant to manage a competitive subaward grant program to support projects that build capacity to implement strategic protection and restoration of coastal ecosystems and their watersheds, including associated water quality and aquatic habitats, in southeast New England. |
| Version: |
Synopsis 1 |
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