FUNDING-EPA - FY18 Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants (EPA-REG04 -WPDG-18-01); May 7, 2018

Agency

US Environmental Protection Agency

Description

The US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 (which includes KY), announced the FY18 Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants (EPA-REG04 -WPDG-18-01). Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) assist state, tribal, local government (S/T/LG) agencies and interstate/intertribal entities in developing or refining state/tribal/local programs which protect, manage, and restore wetlands. The primary focus of these grants is to develop/refine state and tribal wetland programs. A secondary focus is to develop/refine local (e.g. county or municipal) programs. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that develop or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement. An implementation project is one that is accomplished through the performance of routine, traditional, or established practices, or a project that is simply intended to carry out a task rather than transfer information or advance the state of knowledge. All monitoring and mapping projects should transfer information or advance the state of knowledge and therefore are eligible under this grant. Under this announcement, the EPA will have two separate applicant tracks for eligible applicants. States and tribes can apply under Track One or Track Two. Local governments, interstate agencies, intertribal consortia, and eligible universities that are agencies of a state government can apply under Track Two only.

Track One Applicants: demonstrate how they will develop or refine a State or Tribal Wetland Program Plan (and, if they so choose, by also carrying out actions described in the CEF at https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetland-program-development-grants-eligible-activities), or reference one or more grant-eligible action(s) from an EPA-approved Wetland Program Plan (see Section I.C.1.a, Track One Applicant Proposals) that they plan to undertake; or
Track Two Applicants: demonstrate that their proposal is developing or refining a state/tribal/local wetland program.

Announcement Number:

EPA-REG04 -WPDG-18-01

Closing Date:

May 7, 2018

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301966

Contact Information

Geryl Ricks

404-562-9837
ricks.geryl@epa.gov