Wetlands Program Development Grants: 2009 Request for Proposals

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Agency Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Funding Opportunity Name: Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grants
Announcement Type: Request for Proposals (RFP)
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-REG9-WP9
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 66.461
Dates: Hard copy proposals must be received by the Agency Contact (see Key Contact section below) by 5:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Monday, March 30, 2009, or be submitted by electronic submission through Grants.gov by 11:59 P.M. EDT, Monday, March 30, 2009. Late proposals will not be considered for funding. Questions about this RFP must be submitted in writing via e-mail and must be received by the Agency Contact identified in Section VII by Friday, March 13, 2008. Written responses will be posted on EPA’s website at: http://www.epa.gov/region09/funding/rfps.html. Following EPA’s evaluation of proposals, all applicants will be notified regarding their status. Final applications will be requested from the eligible applicants whose proposals have been successfully evaluated and preliminarily recommended for award. The applicants will be provided with instructions and a due date for submittal of the final application packages.

Summary

Notice of Request for Proposals for Projects to be Funded from the Wetland Program Development Grants - Regions Allocation (CFDA 66.461 - Wetland Program Development Grants). - Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. While WPDGs can continue to be used by recipients to build and refine any element of a comprehensive wetland program, proposals that address one or more of the national priorities (Wetland Program Planning Based on the Four Core Elements, Regulation-Enhancing Wetland Protection and/or Monitoring and Assessment) and/or regional priorities identified in Section I of the RFP (Funding Opportunity Description) may increase their chances of being selected for an award (see Section V of the RFP, Application Review Information). States, tribes, local government agencies, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply under this announcement. See more information on eligibility below.

Projects for awards under this RFP must occur within the states and other areas of EPA Region IX; specifically Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and other unincorporated U.S. Pacific possessions. In the case of inter-jurisdictional watershed projects, they must be primarily implemented in EPA Region 9. This document describes the grant selection and award process for eligible applicants interested in applying for WPDGs under this announcement. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible activity under this announcement.

The total amount of funding available under this announcement is approximately $1,914,000 depending on Agency funding levels and other applicable considerations. It is anticipated that approximately 6 to 15 awards will be made under this announcement. It is anticipated that awards will range from $50,000 to $350,000 depending upon the amount requested and the overall size and need for the project.

Eligible Applicants

States, tribes, local government agencies, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible. Past recipients of WPDGs include but are not limited to: wetland regulatory agencies, water quality agencies, planning offices, wild and scenic rivers agencies, departments of transportation, fish and wildlife or natural resources agencies, agriculture departments, forestry agencies, coastal zone management agencies, park and recreation agencies, non-point source or storm water agencies, city or county, and other state/tribal/local government agencies that conduct wetland-related activities.

Tribes must be federally recognized, although “Treatment as a State" status is not a requirement. The term “interstate agency” is defined in CWA Section 502 as “an agency of two or more states established by or pursuant to an agreement or compact approved by the Congress, or any other agency of two or more states, having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the control of pollution as determined and approved by the Administrator.” Intertribal consortia must meet the requirements of 40 CFR 35.504.

Universities that are agencies of a state government are eligible. Universities that are not chartered as a part of state government are not eligible. Universities must include documentation demonstrating that they are chartered as a part of state government in their proposal. Documentation may include such things as: state/tribal constitution, university charter, or case law that has confirmed the university as a state agency.

Applicants need not be located within the boundaries of the EPA regional office to be eligible to apply for funding.

Non-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this RFP. EPA Headquarters administers the national non-profit competition apart from the Regional local/state/tribe competitions and expects to issue a separate competitive announcement in the future.

Important Dates:
February 23, 2009	Request for Proposals posted on the web and synopsized on Grants.gov
March 30, 2009	Proposals due to EPA Region 9 by 5:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time or to Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time
September 30, 2009	Awards made

The above dates (other than the March 30, 2009 proposal submission deadline) are anticipated dates and may be subject to change.

Key Contacts

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 Contact
Suzanne Marr (marr.suzanne@epa.gov)
US EPA, Region 9 (WTR-3)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3468

Contents of Full Text Announcement

Funding Opportunity Description
Award Information
Eligibility Information
Application and Submission Information
Application Review Information
Award Administration Information
Agency Contacts
Other Information

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