Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OW OWOW 15 03
Apply for EPA OW OWOW 15 03
- The EPA in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2016 Support of the Five Star Restoration Training Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.462.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 23, 2015 and posted on Nov 23, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 08, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,100,000.00 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2016 Support of the Five Star Restoration Training Grant is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding opportunity intended to select one organization to run and expand a national subaward program focused on hands-on environmental training through wetland restoration. Rather than funding individual restoration sites directly, EPA is looking for a single “manager” of the program that will design and operate a competitive subaward process and ensure that funded local projects deliver both ecological improvements and real community benefits. The work is framed around voluntary, community- and watershed-based wetland restoration efforts that also produce socioeconomic value for the people living in the surrounding area.
This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OW-OWOW-15-03; CFDA: 66.462). Under a cooperative agreement, EPA typically expects to be substantially involved in the project, meaning the recipient will coordinate closely with the agency while carrying out the program. The anticipated award is up to $1,100,000 total (award ceiling), with EPA expecting to make one award. The notice was posted November 23, 2015, and the application deadline was January 8, 2016.
The selected applicant would be responsible for five major tasks. First, they must create and widely publicize a Request for Proposals (RFP) aimed at a broad pool of potential subaward applicants. This includes setting clear review criteria, running a fair and competitive selection process, and issuing subawards that support environmental training through wetland restoration projects. Second, the recipient must oversee and monitor those subawardees to ensure projects are completed successfully and align with program goals. Third, they must provide technical assistance to subawardees, emphasizing peer-to-peer support and outreach that helps broaden participation and strengthen project implementation across different communities and organizations. Fourth, the recipient must measure and report environmental outcomes using both qualitative and quantitative methods, essentially demonstrating what was accomplished on the ground and what benefits resulted from the restoration training projects. Fifth, they must develop a strategy to promote and grow the Five Star Restoration Training Grant program over the life of the cooperative agreement, with an emphasis on strengthening the program’s reach, visibility, and long-term impact.
A key requirement is that the subaward competition be national in scope. The program administrator must allow proposals for restoration training projects from across all 50 U.S. states as well as Tribal Lands, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. This national reach is central to EPA’s intent: to support diverse community-based restoration training efforts across many geographies and community types, while maintaining consistent oversight, reporting, and program standards through a single managing entity.
Eligibility is listed broadly as “Others,” with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. In practical terms, that label often indicates EPA is open to certain non-federal entities beyond standard categories, but applicants would need to confirm their eligibility against the specific language in the notice. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a program management and grants administration role: designing the subaward framework, selecting and supporting local restoration training projects, tracking outcomes, and building a plan to strengthen and expand the program nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): FY 2016 Support of the Five Star Restoration Training Grant
What is the FY 2016 Support of the Five Star Restoration Training Grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding opportunity to select one organization to run and expand a national subaward program focused on hands-on environmental training through wetland restoration. The emphasis is on voluntary, community- and watershed-based wetland restoration projects that also produce socioeconomic value for nearby communities.
Is EPA funding individual wetland restoration sites directly under this opportunity?
No. EPA is not primarily funding individual restoration sites directly through this award. Instead, EPA wants a single organization to serve as the program manager that will design and operate a competitive subaward process and then fund local projects through subawards.
How many awards does EPA expect to make?
EPA expects to make one award under this funding opportunity.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The anticipated award is up to $1,100,000 total (the award ceiling).
What type of award is this?
This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
Under a cooperative agreement, EPA typically expects to be substantially involved in the project. In practice, the selected recipient should expect to coordinate closely with EPA while carrying out the program.
What is the funding opportunity number (FON) and CFDA number?
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OW-OWOW-15-03. CFDA: 66.462.
When was the opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The notice was posted on November 23, 2015. The application deadline was January 8, 2016.
What is EPA looking for the selected organization to do?
EPA is looking for a single organization to manage the program nationally by designing and operating a competitive subaward process, overseeing funded projects, supporting subawardees, measuring and reporting outcomes, and promoting program growth over the life of the cooperative agreement.
What are the major tasks the selected applicant must perform?
The selected applicant would be responsible for five major tasks:
- Create and widely publicize a Request for Proposals (RFP) for subawards, establish review criteria, run a fair competitive selection process, and issue subawards supporting environmental training through wetland restoration projects.
- Oversee and monitor subawardees to ensure projects are completed successfully and align with program goals.
- Provide technical assistance to subawardees, emphasizing peer-to-peer support and outreach to broaden participation and strengthen implementation across communities and organizations.
- Measure and report environmental outcomes using qualitative and quantitative methods to show what was accomplished and what benefits resulted.
- Develop a strategy to promote and grow the Five Star Restoration Training Grant program, strengthening reach, visibility, and long-term impact.
What is the purpose of the subaward program?
The subaward program is intended to support hands-on environmental training through wetland restoration projects, while also producing ecological improvements and real community benefits, including socioeconomic value for surrounding areas.
Does the program require a specific geographic scope for subawards?
Yes. A key requirement is that the subaward competition be national in scope.
Which locations must be eligible to apply for subawards under the national competition?
The program administrator must allow proposals from across all 50 U.S. states as well as Tribal Lands, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
Why is the national scope requirement important to EPA?
EPA intends to support diverse, community-based restoration training efforts across many geographies and community types, while maintaining consistent oversight, reporting, and program standards through a single managing entity.
Is technical assistance to subawardees required?
Yes. The selected recipient must provide technical assistance, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer support and outreach designed to broaden participation and strengthen project implementation.
What kind of reporting or outcomes measurement is expected?
The recipient must measure and report environmental outcomes using both qualitative and quantitative methods, demonstrating what was accomplished on the ground and what benefits resulted from the restoration training projects.
Is program promotion and expansion part of the work?
Yes. The recipient must develop a strategy to promote and grow the Five Star Restoration Training Grant program during the cooperative agreement, focusing on improving reach, visibility, and long-term impact.
Who is eligible to apply to be the national program manager?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. Applicants would need to confirm eligibility based on the specific language in the notice.
Is this opportunity mainly a grants administration role?
Yes. Based on the description, this opportunity is best understood as a program management and grants administration role: building the subaward framework, selecting and supporting local restoration training projects, tracking outcomes, and planning for program strengthening and expansion nationwide.
What is EPA expecting from the subaward selection process?
The recipient is expected to run a fair and competitive selection process, with clear review criteria, and to widely publicize the RFP to reach a broad pool of potential subaward applicants.
What kinds of benefits should funded subaward projects deliver?
Funded projects are expected to deliver ecological improvements through wetland restoration and provide real community benefits, including socioeconomic value for people living in the surrounding area.
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