Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OW OGWDW 10 02
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- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance and Support for Environmental Laboratory Coordination" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.424 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 30, 2010 and posted on Mar 30, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 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 $2,400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,400,000.00 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) Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments.
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant opportunity titled "Technical Assistance and Support for Environmental Laboratory Coordination" (Funding Opportunity Number EPA OW OGWDW 10 02) is a discretionary funding competition that will be awarded through a cooperative agreement. The overall purpose is to strengthen national preparedness within the environmental laboratory sector, with a particular focus on improving laboratories' ability to respond effectively to water contamination incidents. Through this award, EPA is looking for a single lead organization to act as a central coordinating hub that helps laboratories build practical readiness, expand response capacity, and improve coordination across the sector.
The project centers on sector-wide coordination and technical support rather than routine laboratory testing. The successful applicant is expected to function as the environmental laboratory sector liaison, providing leadership that brings together laboratories and relevant partners to identify the most pressing capability and capacity gaps. That role includes elevating issues that limit laboratory readiness (such as capacity constraints, specialized analytical capability gaps, staffing or training shortfalls, and coordination challenges), helping the sector prioritize those issues, and developing strategies to address them. A major emphasis is on preparedness activities that support response to water contamination events, meaning activities that improve readiness before an incident occurs and enhance coordination and effectiveness during an incident.
A significant portion of the work involves convening and information-sharing. The awardee will be expected to organize and sponsor conferences as well as task force or work group meetings that bring together environmental laboratory stakeholders. The intent is to create structured venues where laboratories can coordinate plans, align approaches, share lessons learned, and develop solutions collaboratively. Alongside convenings, the project requires active dissemination of information to environmental laboratories, ensuring that useful guidance, emerging issues, recommended practices, and coordination updates reach the broader lab community in a timely way.
The opportunity also emphasizes hands-on technical assistance delivered through training and related support. In practice, this means the awardee should help provide or arrange training opportunities that strengthen laboratory preparedness and response capability. The work should be designed to measurably improve laboratories' ability to scale up, coordinate, and execute appropriate analytical and operational actions during contamination events. Complementing the technical assistance component, the awardee must develop a communication plan that supports leveraging resources across the environmental laboratory sector, encouraging shared solutions, coordinated use of expertise and capacity, and reduced duplication of effort. The communication plan is meant to be practical and outward-facing, helping ensure laboratories and partners know how to connect, share resources, and coordinate during preparedness efforts and incident response.
Funding for the opportunity is estimated at $2,400,000 in total, with an anticipated single award. The expected award range is from $1,200,000 (floor) to $2,400,000 (ceiling). EPA indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The assistance is authorized under CFDA 66.424, "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants," under Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which aligns with the drinking water and contamination-response focus of the work.
Eligible applicants include a range of government and higher education entities, specifically state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized Native American 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 opportunity was posted March 30, 2010. The original closing date was April 14, 2010, and the current closing date was extended to May 14, 2010 (with EPA advising applicants to consult Section IV of the announcement for submission methods and exact due-date requirements). The opportunity was archived June 13, 2010. For access issues with the full announcement, the listed contact is Karen Milam at (202) 564-9752.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official name of this EPA grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Technical Assistance and Support for Environmental Laboratory Coordination."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EPA OW OGWDW 10 02.
What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a discretionary funding competition.
What award mechanism will EPA use?
EPA expects to make the award through a cooperative agreement.
What is the overall purpose of the project?
The overall purpose is to strengthen national preparedness within the environmental laboratory sector, with a particular focus on improving laboratories' ability to respond effectively to water contamination incidents.
How many awards does EPA anticipate making?
EPA anticipates a single award and is looking for one lead organization to serve as a central coordinating hub.
How much funding is available?
Total estimated funding is $2,400,000.
What is the expected award range?
The expected award range is $1,200,000 (floor) to $2,400,000 (ceiling).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. EPA indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the project mainly focused on: lab testing or coordination?
The project centers on sector-wide coordination and technical support rather than routine laboratory testing.
What role is the successful applicant expected to play?
The successful applicant is expected to function as the environmental laboratory sector liaison and serve as a central coordinating hub that helps laboratories build practical readiness, expand response capacity, and improve coordination across the sector.
What kinds of issues or gaps is the awardee expected to identify and elevate?
The awardee is expected to help identify and elevate issues that limit laboratory readiness, including capacity constraints, specialized analytical capability gaps, staffing or training shortfalls, and coordination challenges.
What does EPA mean by "preparedness activities" in this opportunity?
The emphasis is on activities that improve readiness before a water contamination incident occurs and that enhance coordination and effectiveness during an incident.
What types of coordination activities are expected?
Coordination activities include bringing together laboratories and relevant partners to identify the most pressing capability and capacity gaps, helping the sector prioritize those issues, and developing strategies to address them.
Are conferences and meetings part of the required work?
Yes. The awardee is expected to organize and sponsor conferences as well as task force or work group meetings for environmental laboratory stakeholders.
What is the purpose of the conferences, task forces, or work groups?
They are intended to provide structured venues where laboratories can coordinate plans, align approaches, share lessons learned, and develop solutions collaboratively.
Is information-sharing and dissemination a required component?
Yes. The project requires active dissemination of information to environmental laboratories so that guidance, emerging issues, recommended practices, and coordination updates reach the broader lab community in a timely way.
Does the opportunity include training or technical assistance?
Yes. The opportunity emphasizes hands-on technical assistance delivered through training and related support, including helping provide or arrange training opportunities that strengthen laboratory preparedness and response capability.
What outcomes is the training and technical assistance supposed to support?
The work is expected to measurably improve laboratories' ability to scale up, coordinate, and carry out appropriate analytical and operational actions during contamination events.
Is a communication plan required?
Yes. The awardee must develop a communication plan to help leverage resources across the environmental laboratory sector and support shared solutions, coordinated use of expertise and capacity, and reduced duplication of effort.
What is the communication plan meant to do in practical terms?
It is described as practical and outward-facing, helping ensure laboratories and partners know how to connect, share resources, and coordinate during preparedness efforts and incident response.
What is the CFDA number and program title for this assistance?
The assistance is authorized under CFDA 66.424, "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants."
What legal authority is cited for the funding?
The opportunity is authorized under Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments; county governments; city or township governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; and private institutions of higher education. Additional eligibility details are referenced in Section III of the full announcement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted March 30, 2010.
What was the original closing date, and what is the extended closing date?
The original closing date was April 14, 2010, and the closing date was extended to May 14, 2010.
Where should applicants look for submission methods and due-date requirements?
EPA advises applicants to consult Section IV of the full announcement for submission methods and the exact due-date requirements.
What does it mean that the opportunity is archived?
The announcement indicates the opportunity was archived on June 13, 2010.
Who is the contact if someone has trouble accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact for access issues is Karen Milam at (202) 564-9752.
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