Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R9 SFBWQIF 20 01
The San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, designed to support projects that measurably improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat in San Francisco Bay and its surrounding watersheds. The program is focused on on-the-ground environmental outcomes, especially efforts that protect and restore wetlands and other aquatic ecosystems that contribute to healthier bay conditions. Projects must take place within the nine Bay Area counties: Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco.
Funding is offered through grants and/or cooperative agreements (meaning EPA may have a more active role in project oversight depending on the award structure). The assistance listing is CFDA 66.126. The opportunity is open to a broad range of applicant types; the eligibility is not limited to a single category and is described in the official announcement under Section III.A, with additional clarification referenced in the eligibility text field. In practice, applicants should confirm they fit the specific eligibility language in the announcement before investing in proposal development, since this kind of EPA regional program often includes public agencies, nonprofits, tribes, academic institutions, and other eligible entities depending on the solicitation language.
The EPA expects to make approximately six awards under this cycle, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of up to $2,000,000 per award. Applications are required to clearly lay out the full project scope, a detailed and realistic budget, and the specific environmental results the project will deliver. In other words, proposals need to do more than describe activities; they need to define what will change in the environment as a result of the work, and how success will be measured or documented. EPA will evaluate eligible applications using the review criteria provided in Section V of the announcement, which typically emphasizes factors such as project merit, feasibility, anticipated environmental benefits, cost effectiveness, readiness to proceed, and the applicant's capacity to manage federal funds and deliver results.
Key administrative details from the posting include the Funding Opportunity Number EPA R9 SFBWQIF 20 01, a creation date of February 19, 2020, and an original closing date of April 20, 2020, with applicants directed to Section IV of the announcement for submission requirements and instructions. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at funding high-impact, well-defined restoration and water quality improvement projects that produce tangible benefits for San Francisco Bay ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.Apply for EPA R9 SFBWQIF 20 01
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.126.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 19, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2020 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information.. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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