FOA-National
Wetland Program Development Grants (EPA-OW-OWOW-20-04); January 12,
2021
Agency
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Description
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from
eligible applicants for projects that develop or refine state, tribal, or local
government wetland programs as a whole, or individual components of those
programs. Applications for projects submitted under this announcement for
Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) must address the National Priority
Area “Core Elements Framework (CEF)”.
The
CEF describes in greater detail each of the four core elements that support a
comprehensive state/tribal wetland program. These four core elements are:
1.
Monitoring
and assessment.
2.
Voluntary
restoration and protection.
3.
Regulatory
approaches, including CWA Section 401 certification.
4.
Wetland-specific
water quality standards.
Under
this National Priority Area, EPA is soliciting applications from eligible
applicants for projects that are designed to support state, tribal, and/or local
government program officials, staff, and/or other interested stakeholders, and
address state, tribal, and/or local government wetland program development or
refinement. These projects should help state, tribal, and/or local governments
determine and examine wetland-related needs (e.g., wetland loss of acreage or
function, public perception of the value of wetlands, and management of wetland
resources); program development needs; and/or develop solutions to
wetland-related challenges by creatively applying the full array of available
planning, technical, outreach/education, and financial tools or developing such
tools.
Announcement
Number:
EPA-OW-OWOW-20-04
Closing
Date:
January
12, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Myra
Price