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2007 West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9
Funding Opportunity Name: West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast
Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number:  EPA-R9-WTR3-07-006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 66.439

Overview

U.S. EPA Region 9 is soliciting proposals under this announcement for projects that conserve, restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of California coastal waters, estuaries, bays and near shore waters through comprehensive approaches to water quality management. The emphasis is on supporting implementation activities based on existing plans, such as Comprehensive Conservation Management Plans (Clean Water Act Section 320), State programs such as the Integrated Regional Water Management Plans, and local watershed plans.

States, local governments, public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, U.S. territories or possessions, and interstate agencies are eligible to apply. For-profit commercial entities and all Federal agencies are ineligible. Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply.

EPA Region 9 anticipates awarding approximately 2 to 5 grants or cooperative agreements for the California Coast under this solicitation. Awards will range from approximately $500,000 to no more than $1,000,000 each with project periods of three to five years. The total amount anticipated to be awarded under this announcement is $2.5 million of funds made available via the FY2007 Revised Continuing Appropriations Public Law 110-5. If additional funds become available for the West Coast Estuaries Initiative under the FY 2008 budget within six months of funding decisions under this announcement, the total amount to be awarded and the number of awards under this announcement may be increased depending upon the quality of proposals received. EPA is requiring applicants to demonstrate in their proposal submission how they will provide the minimum non-federal match of 25 percent of the total cost of the proposal. Federally recognized Indian tribal governments may be exempt from this match requirement if fulfilling the match requirement would impose undue hardship.

The West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast is a focused effort under EPA's Targeted Watersheds Grant Program (TWG). The TWG is designed to support the protection and restoration of the country's water resources through a holistic watershed approach to water quality management. The goal of the Targeted Watershed Grant Program is to advance successful partnerships and coalitions that have completed the necessary watershed assessments and have a technically sound watershed plan ready to implement. Under a separate announcement, EPA Region 10 is soliciting proposals as part of the West Coast Estuaries Initiative for Puget Sound.

Contact:

Dan Pingaro
pingaro.daniel@epa.gov
415-947-4275

Important Dates

November 19, 2007 Proposals must be received by USEPA or electronically stamped via Grants.gov by 5pm Pacific Standard Time
January 15, 2008 Initial approval identified and sponsor of projects selected for funding will be requested to submit a formal application package
February 15, 2008 Application and workplan received via hardcopy or through Grants.gov
May 1, 2008 Awards made

The above dates (other than the November 19, 2007 proposal submission date) are anticipated dates and may be subject to change.

Contents of Full Text Announcement:

  1. Funding Opportunity Description
  2. Award Information
  3. Eligibility Information
  4. Application and Submission Information
  5. Application Review Information
  6. Award Administration Information
  7. Agency Contact
  8. Other Information

View the full text announcement (PDF) (18 pp, 122K, About PDF)

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