Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA I R3 CBP 23 11
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Chesapeake Bay Program Office, released a Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications (RFA) focused on improving how submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is mapped in Chesapeake Bay using high-resolution satellite imagery. This is a discretionary funding opportunity administered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 66.466, tied to Environment and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) activity categories. The funding opportunity number is EPA I R3 CBP 23 11. The RFA was posted on July 21, 2023, with an original closing date of September 6, 2023. EPA expected to make a single award, with total funding up to $440,000. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
The grant is organized around two core technical objectives. The first objective is to develop an accurate, efficient, and scalable approach to mapping both the density and distribution of SAV across the mesohaline portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. The emphasis is on using high-resolution satellite imagery, defined here as roughly 4 meters per pixel or finer, and on relying on automated detection and classification methods rather than fully manual interpretation. A major deliverable embedded in this objective is the development and documentation of a protocol that could be used to inform future Bay-wide SAV assessment efforts, meaning EPA is not only looking for a one-off map but also a defensible, repeatable workflow that others can follow and apply consistently over time.
The second objective takes the results of the automated, pixel-based SAV classification work from Objective 1 and turns it into mapping products that align with how SAV is commonly summarized and reported. Specifically, applicants are asked to develop and document a robust, repeatable method to generate vector-based polygons that represent SAV beds. These polygons are intended to be calibrated against existing hand-delineated SAV mapping outputs produced under the current SAV survey protocol, effectively bridging automated satellite-based classification with the established manual mapping approach that the Chesapeake Bay community already uses. Beyond just developing the method, the project is expected to apply the polygon delineation process to classification results from high-resolution imagery to produce SAV cover maps for Zannichellia palustris (a specific SAV species). The resulting polygon-based products should be suitable for practical reporting needs in the mesohaline Bay, including summarizing acreage and density, which are key metrics used for tracking SAV status and restoration progress.
Overall, the opportunity is aimed at modernizing SAV monitoring by combining automated remote-sensing classification with an output format (vector bed polygons and acreage/density summaries) that matches existing Chesapeake Bay SAV reporting conventions. The intended outcome is not just improved maps, but a documented, repeatable methodology that can support consistent, Bay-wide SAV assessments in the future while reducing the time and labor burden associated with fully manual delineation.Apply for EPA I R3 CBP 23 11
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment, infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Assessment and Methodology Development for Advanced Automated Techniques and Protocols to Map Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation from HighResolution Satellite Image" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.466.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 06, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $440,000.00 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).
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