Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OW OWOW 10 03
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- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Targeted Watersheds Grants Program Urban Watershed Capacity Building Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.439 Targeted Watersheds Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 2, 2010 and posted on Apr 2, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 19, 2010 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 $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 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) City or township governments State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments.
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Targeted Watersheds Grants Program Urban Watershed Capacity Building Grant was a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discretionary funding opportunity designed to select one national-level organization to run and support an urban watershed capacity-building effort under EPA's Targeted Watershed Grants (TWG) Program (CFDA 66.439). Rather than funding many applicants directly, EPA planned to award a single cooperative agreement to one eligible entity that would function as a manager and technical support provider for a separate, competitive subaward program focused on urban watershed projects. The goal was to build local capacity in urban areas to carry out watershed activities that produce measurable environmental improvements, protect public health, and generate related socioeconomic benefits for surrounding communities and residents.
The opportunity required applicants to propose work covering two core components. First, the recipient would manage a competitive urban watershed subaward program. That meant designing and publicly advertising a Request for Proposals (RFP), setting transparent review and selection criteria, reviewing proposals, and issuing subawards to support on-the-ground capacity building projects in urban watersheds. In addition to awarding funds, the selected national recipient would be responsible for overseeing and monitoring subawardees to help ensure projects were completed successfully and in compliance with grant requirements. A key emphasis was on accountability and results: the recipient would need to measure, track, and report outcomes from the subawarded projects using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, with a clear focus on documenting environmental results.
Second, the recipient would provide urban watershed technical services to the subawardees. This included outreach and technical support intended to broaden participation in urban watershed capacity building work. In practice, this type of support commonly involves helping applicants and awardees understand expectations, strengthening project planning and implementation approaches, improving monitoring and reporting methods, and providing guidance that helps local efforts translate into credible, reportable results.
A defining feature of the grant was its national scope. The subaward program proposed by the applicant had to be structured so that organizations in urban areas across the entire country could compete, including applicants from all 50 states, Tribal Lands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories. In other words, the selected cooperative agreement recipient would operate a nationwide competition and support system, not a regional or single-state program.
From a funding standpoint, EPA expected to make one award totaling $600,000, with the award ceiling and floor both set at $600,000. The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates EPA anticipated substantial involvement in coordinating or overseeing elements of the work compared with a standard grant. Cost sharing or matching was required, meaning the recipient would need to contribute non-federal resources as specified in the full announcement. The opportunity was posted April 2, 2010, with an application deadline of May 19, 2010, and it was later archived on June 18, 2010.
Eligibility was broad across public and nonprofit sectors, including state governments, counties, cities or townships, federally recognized Tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education, with additional eligibility details referenced in Section III of the full announcement. The EPA contact listed for access issues with the full announcement was Yvonne Smothers Pressley at (202) 566-1176. The statutory authority cited for the announcement was the 2007 Appropriations, H.J. Res. 20 (Public Law 110-5), which provided authority for Targeted Watershed Grants.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Targeted Watersheds Grants Program Urban Watershed Capacity Building Grant?
It was a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discretionary funding opportunity under EPA's Targeted Watershed Grants (TWG) Program (CFDA 66.439). The grant was designed to support an urban watershed capacity-building effort focused on achieving measurable environmental improvements, protecting public health, and generating related socioeconomic benefits for communities and residents.
Was EPA planning to fund multiple direct recipients through this opportunity?
No. EPA planned to make a single award to one national-level organization. That recipient would then run a separate, competitive subaward program to fund on-the-ground urban watershed capacity-building projects.
How many awards did EPA expect to make, and what was the total funding amount?
EPA expected to make one award totaling $600,000.
What were the award floor and ceiling amounts?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling were set at $600,000.
What type of funding instrument was used for this opportunity?
The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement. This typically indicates EPA anticipated substantial involvement in coordinating or overseeing elements of the work compared with a standard grant.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching was required, meaning the recipient would need to contribute non-federal resources as specified in the full announcement.
What was the overall goal of this grant?
The goal was to build local capacity in urban areas to carry out watershed activities that produce measurable environmental improvements, protect public health, and generate related socioeconomic benefits for surrounding communities and residents.
What were the two core components applicants had to propose?
Applicants were required to propose work covering two core components: (1) managing a competitive urban watershed subaward program, and (2) providing urban watershed technical services to the subawardees.
What did it mean to manage a competitive urban watershed subaward program?
The selected recipient would design and publicly advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP), establish transparent review and selection criteria, review proposals, and issue subawards to support on-the-ground urban watershed capacity-building projects.
What responsibilities did the national recipient have after issuing subawards?
The recipient would oversee and monitor subawardees to help ensure projects were completed successfully and in compliance with grant requirements. The program emphasized accountability and results.
What kind of reporting or results tracking was expected?
The recipient would need to measure, track, and report outcomes from the subawarded projects using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, with a clear focus on documenting environmental results.
What were "urban watershed technical services" in this context?
The recipient would provide outreach and technical support intended to broaden participation and strengthen implementation. This commonly includes helping applicants and awardees understand expectations, improving project planning and implementation approaches, strengthening monitoring and reporting methods, and providing guidance so local efforts translate into credible, reportable results.
What was meant by the grant having a national scope?
The subaward program had to be structured so organizations in urban areas across the entire country could compete. This included applicants from all 50 states, Tribal Lands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories.
Could the subaward program be limited to a single state or region?
No. The opportunity required a nationwide competition and support system rather than a regional or single-state program.
Who was eligible to apply for the main cooperative agreement?
Eligibility was broad across public and nonprofit sectors, including state governments, counties, cities or townships, federally recognized Tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education. Additional eligibility details were referenced in Section III of the full announcement.
What program and identifier was this opportunity associated with?
It was associated with EPA's Targeted Watershed Grants (TWG) Program, CFDA 66.439.
When was the opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on April 2, 2010, and the application deadline was May 19, 2010.
What does it mean that the opportunity was archived?
It means the listing was no longer active. It was archived on June 18, 2010.
Who was the EPA contact listed for access issues with the full announcement?
The contact listed was Yvonne Smothers Pressley at (202) 566-1176.
What statutory authority was cited for this announcement?
The statutory authority cited was the 2007 Appropriations, H.J. Res. 20 (Public Law 110-5), which provided authority for Targeted Watershed Grants.
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