Water Quality Coopertive Agreements

Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

Status of FY 2005 Water Quality Cooperative Agreements Initial Proposals as of July 14, 2005

As of July 14, 2005, the following projects have been selected for further consideration. Sponsors have been, or will be, contacted and asked to submit a full application.

Organization	Title
Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators	Environmental Accomplishments of the CWSRF: Fiscal Year 2006-2007
Buried Asset Management Institute	Establishing a Pathway for Achieving Water Utility Infrastructure Management Excellence
Boise State University	Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Support Tools and Outreach
California Urban Water Conservation Council	Model and Method for Estimating Wastewater Avoided Costs
Casey Trees Endowment Fund	The Green Build-Out Model: A Tool to Quantify the Contribution Trees and Greenroofs Make Toward Reducing Storm Water Runoff and Combined Sewer Overflow in Our Nation's Capital
Center for Watershed Protection	National Storm Water Retrofit and Municipal Housekeeping Guidance
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of OK	Public Works/CWA College Internship Project
Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities	National Training Workshops for Managers of State Revolving Loan Funds
Duke University	Presence Fate, and Feasibility of Estro-and Androgenic Contaminants in Wastewater and Biosolids
Electric Power Research Institute	Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Strobe Lights for Preventing Impingement Mortality at Cooling Water Intake Structures
Florida Department of Environmental Protection	Permit Builder (PB) Integration and Enhancement
Friends of Rural Alabama, Inc.	Map Animal Feeding Operations to GIS Format, Correlate with Other Watershed Data, and Build Basic Desktop GIS and Website for Each of the Top 14 Animal Waste Producing States
Global Environment Technology Foundation	Continuation of the National PEER Center Initiative
Guam Environmental Protection Agency	Island Infrastructure Finance Initiative
Iowa State University	Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal by Biological Aerated Filters (BAFs) for Small Communities
Los Angeles Regional Water Board	Watershed Industrial Storm Water Permitting Strategy to Meet Metal Total Maximum Daily Loads
Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership	Schoolyard Stormwater Project
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality	Information Technology Project to Improve Water Program Efficiency
National Association of Clean Water Agencies	2005 National Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Workshop
National Association of Wastewater Transporters	Pump Truck Driver Training
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality	Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) Tools for Environmental Results
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission	2005 NEIWPCC Youth and the Environment Initiative
New Haven Ecology Project. Inc.	Youth Employment Program
New England Biosolids &Residuals	Survey of biosolids Quallity, Treatment Practices, Use, and Disposal in the United States
National On-site Wastewater Recyclers Association	Education and Guidance to State Regulators and Policy Officials on the Use and Application of the Model Performance Code
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality	Williamette Basin NPDES Mercury General Permit Project
Pennsylvania State University	Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to Water and Wastewater Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Partnership for Environmental Technology Education	State of Maine 2005 City of Saco Youth-in-the-Environment Project
Purdue University	Verifiable Nutrient Management Planning and Record keeping Software
RTI International	Creation of a Technical Assistance Center to Support State Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Efforts to Achieve Environmental Results
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities	Water Efficiency Benchmarking for New Single Family Homes
University of Florida	Fate and Transport of Biosolds-Borne Triclocarban
University of Alabama	Developing Local Stormwater Indicator Monitoring Program to Demonstrate Environmental Results
Utah State University	Implementation of On-Site Wastewater Management Programs: Development of Educational and Outreach Tools for Community Decision-makers and Public Officials
Water Environment Federation	Sustainable Infrastructure Management - Strategy and Training
Water Environment Federation	Case Studies Addressing Innovative approaches to Watershed Management
Water Environment Research Foundation	Characterizing the Quality of Effluent and Other Contributory Sources during Peak Wet Weather Events
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Proposal for USEPA's Youth and the Environment Training and Employment Grant
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene	Proposal for US EPA's Youth in the Environment
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Joint State/EPA Biosolids Coordinator Workshop
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality	Wyoming Pollutant Discharges Elimination System (WYPDES) Program - Migration to ICIS-NPDES

As in the past, we had more good proposals than we could fund. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

Notice of FY 2005 Request for Proposals for Projects to be Funded from the Water Quality Cooperative Agreement Allocation - EPA Headquarters

Overview

General Information

Announcement Type: Grants Notice - RFP

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OW-OWM-05-01

Posted Date: February 22, 2005

Original Due Date for Applications: April 22, 2005

The EPA will consider all proposals which are postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service, hand delivered, submitted via http://www.grants.gov/, or includes official service documentation indicating EPA acceptance from a delivery service on or before midnight on April 22, 2005. Proposals received after the due date will not be considered for funding.

No proposals will be accepted by facsimile machine submission.

Current Due Date for Applications: Same as original

Funding Instrument Type: Grant/Cooperative Agreement

Category of Funding Activity: Environment

Expected Number of Awards: 35

Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000

Award Ceiling: $500,000

Award Floor: $10,000 ($2,000 for Youth and the Environment)

CFDA Number: 66.463 - Water Quality Cooperative Agreements

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: None required

Eligible Applicants

State Governments
Indian Tribes
Interstate Agencies
Public Organizations
Non-profit Organizations

Agency Name

Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wastewater Management
Attn: Barry Benroth
Mail Code 4204 M
Room 7324 G, EPA East
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, 20460

Description

This funding opportunity solicits proposals from eligible applicants which are for unique and innovative projects that address water and wastewater infrastructure financing innovations, training, and environmental results; water and wastewater infrastructure treatment, practices, efficiencies, and training; emerging pollutants of concern; watershed permitting and trading; storm water programs; municipal wet weather programs; concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO); National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program permitting for environmental results; cooling water intake structures; youth and the environment; decentralized wastewater treatment systems (septics); and monitoring and assessment for environmental results. Grants awarded under this RFP may involve geospatial information.

FY 2005 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Projects to be Funded from the Water Quality Cooperative Agreement Allocation - EPA Headquarters (13pp, 329K, about PDF)

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Barry Benroth, WQCA Officer
Phone 202-564-0672
Fax 202-501-2397
E-mail: benroth.barry@epa.gov

Frequently Asked Questions about the WQCA Program

Who is eligible for an award under this program?
Eligibility is established in Section 104 (b)(3) of the Clean Water Act. Eligible recipients are State water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals. For profit companies are not eligible for these agreements.

What type projects were selected in FY 2004?
A list of projects that were selected in FY 2004 for submission of a full application are shown at http://www.epa.gov/owm/wqca/2004.htm . The FY 2004 Federal Register Notice is also available through a hyperlink.

How many IPs were submitted in FY 2004 and how many were asked to submit a full application?
Almost 300 IPs were selected and the sponsors of 31 of the IPs were asked to submit full applications.

What were some of the reasons that projects were not selected?

The IP may have addressed very real problems without addressing the criteria in the Notice; e.g., the project did not address a nationally important need, issue or interest or there was no plan to transfer results of the project to other potentially interested parties.
The project appeared to be a construction project that was not consistent with the Notice which noted that projects should be for "research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys and studies".
Projects were submitted by "for profit" firms that are not eligible for these awards.

Can I submit more than one proposal?
Yes, more than one proposal may be submitted for consideration. Multiple submissions does not increase the odds of selection.

Can the project be for more than one year? How would a multi-year project be funded?
Projects can be for more than one year but rarely more than three. Multi-year projects selected in FY 2005 are most likely to be funded in one lump sump because there no current expectation of funds being available beyond FY 2005.