Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R3 CBP 14 05
Apply for EPA R3 CBP 14 05
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2014 Request for Proposals for Agriculture Technical Support for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.466 Chesapeake Bay Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 6, 2014 and posted on Aug 6, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2014 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $300,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), issued this Fiscal Year 2014 Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund a single cooperative agreement focused on strengthening agricultural implementation support across the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership. The core purpose of the opportunity is to provide non-federal CBP partners with hands-on technical and programmatic assistance tied directly to the agricultural elements of the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions' Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs). In practical terms, the grant is meant to help states, regional bodies, local governments, and other non-federal stakeholders build the institutional capacity, staff support, and coordination structures needed to speed up adoption of agricultural conservation programs that reduce nutrient and sediment pollution flowing to the Bay.
A major emphasis of the RFP is expanding technical, coordination, and logistical support for the CBP partnership's Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, specifically its Agriculture Workgroup. The selected recipient would be expected to help the workgroup function effectively by supporting planning, partner coordination, meeting logistics, and the day-to-day problem solving that often slows implementation when multiple jurisdictions and agencies are involved. The intent is not only to convene discussions, but to enable accelerated action by improving how partners organize, prioritize, and deliver agricultural conservation efforts at scale.
Another central deliverable is support for tracking and accountability of agricultural best management practices (BMPs). The RFP highlights the need to help non-federal partners and relevant CBP technical workgroups determine the best methods to ensure agricultural conservation practices that are implemented in the watershed are properly tracked, verified, reported, and credited in the Chesapeake Bay Program's modeling tools. Because Bay restoration progress is measured through a suite of partnership models, the opportunity specifically calls for work that strengthens the linkage between on-the-ground practice implementation and how those practices are documented and ultimately represented in the models used for planning and progress evaluation. This includes improving processes and coordination so that practices are not only installed, but also consistently counted and reflected in the official accounting systems.
Related to this, the funded work also includes providing technical and logistical support to agricultural BMP expert panels, as directed by the Agriculture Workgroup. Expert panels are typically used to review evidence, refine practice definitions, and recommend how practices should be treated for crediting and modeling. Under this RFP, the awardee would help those panels operate efficiently, which can involve coordinating schedules and materials, supporting analysis and documentation, facilitating communication among experts and partners, and helping translate panel recommendations into usable guidance for partner agencies and programs.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, indicating EPA anticipated substantial involvement in the funded project rather than a hands-off grant. The opportunity was listed under CFDA 66.466 (Chesapeake Bay Program) and required cost sharing or matching. EPA expected to make one award. Total estimated funding was $300,000, with an award ceiling of $150,000 and no stated award floor, suggesting the agency could fund work at varying scales up to the maximum per award, though only one award was anticipated. The RFP was posted on August 6, 2014, with a proposal deadline of September 22, 2014, and it was archived on October 22, 2014. Eligibility was described broadly as "Others," with specifics deferred to Section III of the full announcement, meaning applicants needed to consult the complete RFP to confirm whether their organization type qualified and what conditions applied.
For applicants seeking the full announcement but having trouble accessing it electronically, the notice provided a CBPO grants contact: Tim Roberts (fax 410-267-5777; email roberts.timothy.p@epa.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this EPA funding opportunity about?
This EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) Fiscal Year 2014 Request for Proposals (RFP) is intended to fund a single cooperative agreement focused on strengthening agricultural implementation support across the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership. The aim is to provide hands-on technical and programmatic assistance tied directly to the agricultural components of Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions' Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs).
2) What is the core purpose of the project being funded?
The core purpose is to help non-federal CBP partners build the institutional capacity, staffing support, and coordination structures needed to speed up adoption of agricultural conservation programs that reduce nutrient and sediment pollution flowing to the Chesapeake Bay.
3) What types of support is the award intended to provide to partners?
The project is meant to provide hands-on technical and programmatic assistance, including practical support that helps partners organize, coordinate, and deliver agricultural conservation efforts at scale. This includes strengthening staff support and improving coordination among jurisdictions and agencies so implementation can move faster.
4) Who is the primary audience or beneficiary for this assistance?
The RFP is designed to support non-federal CBP partners, including states, regional bodies, local governments, and other non-federal stakeholders involved in implementing agricultural elements of WIPs within the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions.
5) What is the role of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership in this grant?
The work is structured around the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and is intended to strengthen agricultural implementation support across that partnership, especially through improved functioning, coordination, and accountability mechanisms used by CBP partners.
6) What CBP group is specifically emphasized in the RFP?
A major emphasis is expanding technical, coordination, and logistical support for the CBP partnership's Water Quality Goal Implementation Team, specifically its Agriculture Workgroup.
7) What kinds of activities might be involved in supporting the Agriculture Workgroup?
Based on the RFP description, the selected recipient would be expected to help the workgroup function effectively by supporting planning, partner coordination, meeting logistics, and day-to-day problem solving that can slow implementation when multiple jurisdictions and agencies are involved.
8) Is the intent mainly to convene meetings and discussions?
No. While meeting and coordination support is part of the work, the stated intent is broader: to enable accelerated action by improving how partners organize, prioritize, and deliver agricultural conservation efforts at scale.
9) What does the RFP say about tracking agricultural best management practices (BMPs)?
Tracking and accountability of agricultural BMPs is a central deliverable. The RFP highlights the need to help ensure that agricultural conservation practices implemented in the watershed are properly tracked, verified, reported, and credited in the Chesapeake Bay Program's modeling tools.
10) Why is BMP tracking and accountability a focus for Chesapeake Bay restoration?
The RFP notes that Bay restoration progress is measured through a suite of partnership models. Strengthening the linkage between on-the-ground practice implementation and how those practices are documented and represented in the models is important for planning and for evaluating progress.
11) What does it mean for BMPs to be "credited" in modeling tools?
In the context of this RFP, "credited" refers to having implemented agricultural practices consistently documented and reflected in the official Chesapeake Bay Program accounting and modeling systems used for planning and progress evaluation.
12) What kinds of improvements to BMP documentation are contemplated?
The opportunity calls for strengthening processes and coordination so practices are not only installed, but also consistently counted and reflected in the official accounting systems. The RFP specifically references improved tracking, verification, reporting, and crediting processes.
13) Does the RFP include support for expert panels?
Yes. The funded work includes providing technical and logistical support to agricultural BMP expert panels, as directed by the Agriculture Workgroup.
14) What are agricultural BMP expert panels used for (as described in the RFP summary)?
Expert panels are typically used to review evidence, refine practice definitions, and recommend how practices should be treated for crediting and modeling within the Chesapeake Bay Program framework.
15) What kinds of assistance might the awardee provide to expert panels?
The RFP indicates the awardee would help panels operate efficiently. This can include coordinating schedules and materials, supporting analysis and documentation, facilitating communication among experts and partners, and helping translate panel recommendations into usable guidance for partner agencies and programs.
16) What funding mechanism is being used for this opportunity?
This was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement indicates EPA anticipated substantial involvement in the funded project rather than a hands-off grant.
17) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was listed under CFDA 66.466 (Chesapeake Bay Program).
18) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The RFP required cost sharing or matching.
19) How many awards did EPA expect to make?
EPA expected to make one award.
20) What was the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding was $300,000.
21) What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $150,000.
22) Was there a minimum award amount (award floor)?
No award floor was stated.
23) If only one award was expected, how should the funding amounts be interpreted?
The summary indicates total estimated funding of $300,000 alongside a $150,000 award ceiling and one anticipated award. The notice suggests the agency could fund work at varying scales up to the maximum per award, though only one award was anticipated, and applicants would need to consult the full announcement for exact details.
24) When was the RFP posted?
The RFP was posted on August 6, 2014.
25) What was the proposal deadline?
The proposal deadline was September 22, 2014.
26) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on October 22, 2014.
27) What was the stated eligibility category?
Eligibility was described broadly as "Others," with specifics deferred to Section III of the full announcement.
28) Where can applicants find the detailed eligibility requirements?
Applicants would need to consult Section III of the full RFP announcement to confirm whether their organization type qualified and what conditions applied.
29) Who should be contacted if someone cannot access the full announcement electronically?
The notice provided a CBPO grants contact for help accessing the full announcement: Tim Roberts.
30) What contact details were provided for the CBPO grants contact?
Tim Roberts can be reached by fax at 410-267-5777 or by email at roberts.timothy.p@epa.gov.
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