Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R5 WS 2011
Apply for EPA R5 WS 2011
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Proposals for EPA Dedicated Water Quality Program Funding" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.436 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements Section 104(b)(3) of.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 18, 2011 and posted on Jan 18, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 4, 2011 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on due dates and submission methods.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 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 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, Water Division, Watersheds and Wetlands Branch, offered this discretionary funding opportunity to support work focused on improving water quality in Lake of the Woods, an international lake on the U.S.-Canada border bordered by Minnesota, the Red Lake Reservation, Manitoba, and Ontario. The central aim of the program is to fund coordinated efforts that speed up and strengthen research and practical projects that help State and Tribal partners better assess where nutrient and sediment pollution is coming from, and how it is moving through the watershed. The EPA frames the problem as a mix of nutrient over-enrichment and climate-related stressors that are contributing to widespread algae blooms, including blooms that can be toxic, which in turn harms recreation, drinking water uses, and fish habitat. The announcement also notes that severe erosion is occurring in the southern portion of the Lake of the Woods basin, reinforcing the need to better understand and manage sediment sources in addition to nutrients.
The opportunity specifically seeks proposals that coordinate and accelerate a range of activities, including research, studies, experiments, training, investigations, and demonstration projects. The emphasis is on building and improving State and Tribal capacity to assess both point sources (typically identifiable discharges such as pipes or regulated outfalls) and nonpoint sources (more diffuse runoff sources such as agricultural land, forestry, shoreline erosion, and stormwater runoff) of nutrients and sediments entering Lake of the Woods. In practical terms, competitive proposals would be expected to improve how partners collect and interpret data, identify and prioritize pollutant sources, test monitoring or assessment methods, and demonstrate approaches that can be applied more broadly in the basin to support better management decisions.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, the program was issued under Funding Opportunity Number EPA-R5-WS-2011 and is tied to CFDA 66.436, described as Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements under Section 104(b)(3). Awards were to be made through grants and/or cooperative agreements, meaning EPA anticipated an assistance relationship and, in the case of cooperative agreements, potentially substantial involvement by the agency in the funded work. The EPA expected to make two awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000. The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed was $150,000, with no stated minimum award (award floor of $0). No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated.
Eligibility is described generally as limited to eligible agencies and organizations, with the detailed eligibility requirements referenced in Section III of the full announcement rather than fully restated in the summary text provided. The opportunity was posted on January 18, 2011, with a closing date of March 4, 2011, and it was later archived on April 3, 2011. The announcement directs applicants to review Section IV for specific submission instructions, due dates, and methods. For access issues or questions related to the full announcement, the listed EPA contact was Kristen Faulhaber at (312) 353-4378.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this EPA funding opportunity about?
This discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, Water Division, Watersheds and Wetlands Branch supports work focused on improving water quality in Lake of the Woods. The program aims to fund coordinated efforts that accelerate and strengthen research and practical projects to help State and Tribal partners better assess where nutrient and sediment pollution is coming from and how it moves through the watershed.
2) What waterbody and geographic area does this opportunity focus on?
The focus is Lake of the Woods, an international lake on the U.S.-Canada border bordered by Minnesota, the Red Lake Reservation, Manitoba, and Ontario. The work is tied to understanding pollutant sources and transport across the Lake of the Woods basin/watershed.
3) What environmental problems is EPA trying to address through this program?
EPA frames the problem as nutrient over-enrichment combined with climate-related stressors contributing to widespread algae blooms, including blooms that can be toxic. These blooms can harm recreation, drinking water uses, and fish habitat. The announcement also highlights severe erosion in the southern portion of the basin, reinforcing the need to better understand and manage sediment sources in addition to nutrients.
4) What are the main goals of the funded work?
The central goal is to fund coordinated efforts that improve the ability of State and Tribal partners to assess nutrient and sediment pollution sources and movement through the watershed. Competitive proposals would be expected to strengthen how partners collect and interpret data, identify and prioritize pollutant sources, test monitoring or assessment methods, and demonstrate approaches that can be applied more broadly in the basin to support better management decisions.
5) What types of activities does EPA want to fund?
The opportunity specifically seeks proposals that coordinate and accelerate a range of activities, including research, studies, experiments, training, investigations, and demonstration projects.
6) What pollutants are specifically emphasized?
The emphasis is on nutrients and sediments entering Lake of the Woods, including understanding both their sources and how they are transported through the watershed.
7) Does the opportunity address both point and nonpoint pollution sources?
Yes. The funding emphasizes building and improving State and Tribal capacity to assess both point sources (typically identifiable discharges such as pipes or regulated outfalls) and nonpoint sources (more diffuse runoff sources such as agricultural land, forestry, shoreline erosion, and stormwater runoff) of nutrients and sediments.
8) What would a competitive proposal be expected to accomplish in practical terms?
Based on the summary provided, competitive proposals would be expected to improve how partners collect and interpret data, identify and prioritize pollutant sources, test monitoring or assessment methods, and demonstrate approaches that can be applied more broadly across the basin to support better management decisions.
9) What is the funding mechanism for awards?
Awards were to be made through grants and/or cooperative agreements. EPA anticipated an assistance relationship and noted that, in the case of cooperative agreements, the agency may have substantial involvement in the funded work.
10) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is EPA-R5-WS-2011.
11) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to CFDA 66.436, described as Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements under Section 104(b)(3).
12) How many awards did EPA expect to make?
EPA expected to make two awards.
13) How much total funding was EPA estimating for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount was $200,000.
14) What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) listed was $150,000.
15) Was there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award amount was stated. The award floor was listed as $0.
16) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated in the information provided.
17) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described generally as limited to eligible agencies and organizations. The summary indicates that detailed eligibility requirements were referenced in Section III of the full announcement rather than fully restated in the provided text.
18) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on January 18, 2011, and had a closing date of March 4, 2011.
19) Is this opportunity still active?
No. It was later archived on April 3, 2011.
20) Where were applicants instructed to find submission instructions and due date details?
The announcement directed applicants to review Section IV for specific submission instructions, due dates, and methods.
21) Who was the EPA point of contact for access issues or questions about the full announcement?
The listed EPA contact was Kristen Faulhaber, reachable at (312) 353-4378.
22) Why does the announcement emphasize sediment in addition to nutrients?
The announcement notes that severe erosion is occurring in the southern portion of the Lake of the Woods basin, which reinforces the need to better understand and manage sediment sources in addition to nutrient sources.
23) What broader impacts is EPA concerned about from algae blooms?
EPA notes that widespread algae blooms, including potentially toxic blooms, can harm recreation, drinking water uses, and fish habitat.
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