Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R3 CBP 15 03
Apply for EPA R3 CBP 15 03
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2015 Request for Proposals for Goal Implementation Team Project Support" 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 Apr 7, 2015 and posted on Apr 7, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 2015 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 $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,500,000.00 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), issued a Fiscal Year 2015 Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund a single organization to set up and run a program that supports projects developed by the Chesapeake Bay Program's Goal Implementation Teams (GITs), along with designated Work Groups and Action Teams. These groups are the main coordinating bodies responsible for carrying out the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, including planning and organizing the work needed to meet specific responsibilities, targets, outcomes, and broader goals laid out in that agreement. The central idea of the opportunity is not simply to fund one narrow project, but to fund an entity that can administer a larger support structure that helps the GITs and their teams move their priority work forward in a coordinated and cost-effective way.
The work envisioned under this RFP is the kind of technical, analytical, and coordination support that makes large multi-partner restoration programs function. EPA highlights needs such as data collection and analysis, development of metrics, tracking and measurement of progress, economic analysis, meeting facilitation, and other practical forms of program support that feed into management strategies. In other words, the awardee would help ensure that the GITs and related teams have the capacity to build and execute the management strategies required to achieve the Watershed Agreement outcomes, and to demonstrate progress in measurable ways.
Although the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership includes federal agencies, the seven watershed jurisdictions, and many non-federal organizations, the announcement emphasizes that the work funded through this RFP is intended to support the seven watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners. The seven jurisdictions specifically named are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The opportunity therefore sits at the intersection of regional environmental governance and practical implementation: it is designed to strengthen the ability of jurisdictions and partner organizations to plan, coordinate, analyze, and report the work required under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is a discretionary environmental assistance award under CFDA 66.466 (Chesapeake Bay Program). EPA anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $4,500,000 and an award ceiling of $4,500,000 (the award floor was listed as $0). The funding instrument type is listed as a cooperative agreement and grant, which typically signals that EPA expects to be substantially involved in the funded effort through coordination, oversight, and collaboration rather than acting only as a pass-through funder. The announcement also states that cost sharing or matching is required, meaning the selected applicant would need to contribute non-federal resources or otherwise meet the match terms described in the full solicitation.
The RFP was posted on April 7, 2015, with an application closing date of May 21, 2015, and an archive date of June 20, 2015. Eligibility is summarized in the listing as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," with the detailed eligibility rules deferred to Section III of the full announcement. Applicants were directed to consult the full RFP, especially the sections covering eligibility and submission procedures and deadlines. For access issues related to the full announcement, EPA provided a point of contact at the Chesapeake Bay Program Office: 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 Fiscal Year 2015 EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) Request for Proposals (RFP) is to fund a single organization to set up and run a support program for projects developed by the Chesapeake Bay Program's Goal Implementation Teams (GITs), as well as designated Work Groups and Action Teams. The intent is to provide coordinated, cost-effective program support that helps these teams carry out responsibilities and outcomes under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
2) Is this RFP funding one project or a broader program?
The central idea is to fund an entity that can administer a broader support structure, not simply a narrow standalone project. The awardee is expected to provide technical, analytical, and coordination assistance that helps multiple teams move priority work forward under the Watershed Agreement.
3) Who are the Goal Implementation Teams (GITs) and what do they do?
The GITs (along with designated Work Groups and Action Teams) are described as the main coordinating bodies responsible for carrying out the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. They plan and organize work needed to meet specific responsibilities, targets, outcomes, and broader goals in the agreement.
4) What kinds of activities and support does EPA expect the awardee to provide?
EPA highlights the need for technical, analytical, and coordination support that helps large multi-partner restoration programs function. Examples named in the opportunity include data collection and analysis, development of metrics, tracking and measurement of progress, economic analysis, meeting facilitation, and other practical forms of program support that feed into management strategies.
5) How does this work connect to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement?
The support program is meant to help GITs and their related teams build and execute the management strategies required to achieve outcomes under the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and to demonstrate progress in measurable ways (such as through metrics, tracking, and reporting support).
6) Who is the work intended to support?
Although the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership includes federal agencies, the seven watershed jurisdictions, and many non-federal organizations, the announcement emphasizes that the work funded under this RFP is intended to support the seven watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners.
7) Which watershed jurisdictions are specifically named?
The seven jurisdictions specifically named are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
8) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is a discretionary environmental assistance award under CFDA 66.466 (Chesapeake Bay Program).
9) How many awards did EPA anticipate making?
EPA anticipated making one award.
10) What is the estimated total funding amount and award ceiling?
The estimated total funding amount is $4,500,000, and the award ceiling is $4,500,000. The award floor was listed as $0.
11) What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument type is listed as a cooperative agreement and grant.
12) What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement and grant?
Based on the description provided, this typically signals that EPA expects to be substantially involved in the funded effort through coordination, oversight, and collaboration, rather than acting only as a pass-through funder.
13) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The announcement states that cost sharing or matching is required, meaning the selected applicant would need to contribute non-federal resources or otherwise meet the match terms described in the full solicitation.
14) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is summarized in the listing as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)." The detailed eligibility rules are deferred to Section III of the full announcement, and applicants were directed to consult the full RFP for eligibility requirements.
15) Where can applicants find the detailed eligibility and submission instructions?
Applicants were directed to consult the full RFP, especially the sections covering eligibility and submission procedures and deadlines (including Section III for eligibility).
16) What were the key dates for this RFP?
The RFP was posted on April 7, 2015. The application closing date was May 21, 2015. The archive date was June 20, 2015.
17) Who should be contacted for access issues related to the full announcement?
For access issues related to the full announcement, EPA provided a point of contact at the Chesapeake Bay Program Office: Tim Roberts. Contact details listed are fax 410-267-5777 and email roberts.timothy.p@epa.gov.
18) What is the overall purpose of the funded effort in practical terms?
In practical terms, the funded effort is designed to strengthen the ability of the Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners to plan, coordinate, analyze, and report work required under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, using a centralized support program that serves GITs and their teams.
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