Wetlands Program Development Grants: 2006 Request for Proposals

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Agency Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Funding Opportunity Name: Wetlands Program Development Grants
Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-Reg9WPDG-2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 66.461
Deadline for Submission of Proposals: 8 pm Eastern Standard Time on March 20, 2006 through grants.gov or 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time through EPA Region 9 (email or hardcopy).

Overview

The Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) for Regions, initiated in FY90, provide applicants an opportunity to carry out projects to develop and refine comprehensive wetland programs. The authority for the grant program is Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) which restricts the use of these grant funds to improving wetland programs by conducting or promoting the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposed projects must be linked to environmental results and demonstrate how they will contribute to the ultimate goals of healthy communities and ecosystems.

Eligible Applicants

States, Tribes, local government agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply. Non-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this RFP. EPA Headquarters administers the national non-profit competition apart from the Regional local/state/tribe competitions and will issue a separate competitive announcement. In order to be eligible for funds through this competition, Tribes must be federally recognized, although "Treatment as a State" status is not a requirement. Intertribal consortia that meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 35.504 is eligible for direct funding. Intertribal consortia projects must be broad in scope and encompass more than one State, Tribe, or local government. Universities that are agencies of State government are eligible to receive funds through this competition. Universities that are not chartered as a part of State government are not eligible for direct funding from EPA Regions. Universities must include documentation showing that they are chartered as a part of State government in their proposal.

Projects must occur within the states of EPA Region IX specifically Arizona , California , Hawaii and Nevada . In the case of inter-jurisdictional watershed projects, they must be primarily implemented in EPA Region IX

Important Dates

February 13, 2006	Request for Proposals posted on the web and synopsized on Grants.gov
March 20, 2006	Proposals due to EPA Region 9 by 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time or to Grants.gov by 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
April 21, 2006	EPA notifies applicants with highest ranking proposals to submit final applicants
May 19, 2006	Final workplans and grant applicants due to EPA Region 9
October 2006	Awards made

The above dates (other than the March 20, 2006 proposal submission date) are anticipated dates and may be subject to change).

Key Contacts

Cheryl McGovern (mcgovern.cheryl@epa.gov)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco , CA 94105
(415) 972-3415

Contents of Full Text Announcement

Funding Opportunity Description
Award Information
Eligibility Information
Application and Submission Information
Application Review Information
Award Administration Information
Agency Contacts
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