Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R3 CBP 19 02
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), issued a Fiscal Year 2019 Request for Applications (RFA) seeking projects that can help Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partners respond to increased nutrient and sediment pollution associated with infill at the Conowingo Dam. The grant is designed to provide technical, financial, and programmatic support that helps the partnership plan, pay for, and document the most effective actions to offset the added pollutant loads that can enter the Bay system as sediment storage behind the dam diminishes over time.
A central focus of the opportunity is the development and implementation of a Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) and related two-year milestones. In practice, this means funded work should help the partnership build a clear, actionable roadmap that identifies where pollution reductions should occur, which practices or projects can deliver those reductions, and how to sequence actions over time. The RFA emphasizes using an approach that is cost-effective, efficient, and targeted, signaling that applicants are expected to use data, modeling, or other decision-support tools to prioritize actions that provide the greatest nutrient and sediment reductions for the investment, rather than relying on broad or unfocused measures.
Beyond the planning components, the RFA also calls for a multijurisdictional financing approach. Because the Chesapeake Bay watershed spans multiple states and the District of Columbia, the EPA is looking for applicants that can help craft a framework for a new financing system and an associated implementation plan. The intent is to move beyond identifying what needs to be done and toward a realistic structure for how multiple jurisdictions and partners can collectively fund the necessary actions. This part of the work is aimed at creating a coordinated, cross-boundary strategy for raising, allocating, and sustaining funds for nutrient and sediment reduction activities linked to the Conowingo WIP and milestones.
The third major work area is accountability and measurement: designing a system for tracking, verifying, and reporting implementation of the practices identified in the Conowingo WIP and two-year milestones. The EPA is essentially asking for a credible method to document that specific practices are being put in place, confirm that they meet agreed-upon standards, and report progress in a way that demonstrates pollutant load reductions. This kind of system is important in large watershed efforts because partners must be able to show what actions occurred, where they occurred, and what environmental outcomes they are expected to achieve.
The opportunity is structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which typically means the EPA expects substantial involvement in the project during the period of performance, such as collaboration on technical direction, coordination with partners, and review of deliverables. The funding activity category is environment under CFDA 66.466. The opportunity number is EPA R3 CBP 19 02, and it was posted on February 4, 2019, with an original closing date of March 20, 2019 (with the solicitation noting that close date details should be confirmed in Section IV). The program anticipated making about three awards, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000.
While the broader Chesapeake Bay Program partnership includes federal agencies, the seven watershed jurisdictions, and many non-federal organizations, the RFA makes clear that the work funded under this announcement is meant to support the seven watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners. The seven jurisdictions specifically identified are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Eligible applicants are listed as "Others," with further clarification referenced in the solicitation’s eligibility section, indicating that eligibility may extend beyond state agencies to certain nonprofit organizations, institutions, or other entities as defined in the full announcement.
Overall, the grant opportunity is aimed at helping the Chesapeake Bay partnership build a practical and coordinated response to Conowingo Dam infill impacts by (1) developing and carrying out a targeted WIP and near-term milestones, (2) creating a shared financing framework that works across jurisdictions, and (3) establishing a robust tracking and reporting structure that can credibly document implementation and pollutant load reductions.Apply for EPA R3 CBP 19 02
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2019 Request for Applications for Support for Development and Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership’s Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan" 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 Feb 04, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 20, 2019 See Section IV of the solicitation for close date 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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the purpose of this EPA grant opportunity?
This Fiscal Year 2019 Request for Applications (RFA) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through the Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), seeks projects that help Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partners respond to increased nutrient and sediment pollution associated with infill at the Conowingo Dam. The grant is intended to provide technical, financial, and programmatic support so the partnership can plan, pay for, and document the most effective actions to offset additional pollutant loads entering the Chesapeake Bay system as sediment storage behind the dam diminishes over time.
2) What environmental issue is the grant addressing?
The RFA addresses increased nutrient and sediment pollution linked to infill at the Conowingo Dam. As the dam's sediment storage capacity declines over time, more nutrient and sediment loads can move through and into the Bay system. The funding supports actions designed to offset those added loads.
3) What are the main work areas or project components the RFA is looking for?
The opportunity describes three major work areas:
- Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) and two-year milestones: develop and implement a targeted, actionable roadmap for pollution reductions.
- Multijurisdictional financing approach: craft a framework for a new financing system and an associated implementation plan that works across Chesapeake Bay watershed jurisdictions and partners.
- Accountability and measurement: design a system to track, verify, and report implementation of practices and the associated pollutant load reductions.
4) What is the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) expected to do?
The Conowingo WIP is expected to function as a clear, actionable roadmap. It should identify where pollution reductions should occur, what practices or projects can produce those reductions, and how actions should be sequenced over time, including alignment with related two-year milestones.
5) What does the RFA mean by "two-year milestones" in this context?
The RFA references two-year milestones as near-term, time-bound targets connected to the Conowingo WIP. Funded work should support development and implementation of the WIP and these two-year milestones to help guide and measure progress over manageable planning and implementation intervals.
6) How should applicants decide which actions to prioritize?
The RFA emphasizes an approach that is cost-effective, efficient, and targeted. It signals that applicants are expected to use data, modeling, or other decision-support tools to prioritize actions that deliver the greatest nutrient and sediment reductions for the investment, rather than using broad or unfocused measures.
7) What does "multijurisdictional financing approach" mean in this grant?
Because the Chesapeake Bay watershed spans multiple states and the District of Columbia, the RFA calls for help developing a coordinated cross-boundary financing framework. This includes creating a framework for a new financing system and an implementation plan that supports how multiple jurisdictions and partners can collectively raise, allocate, and sustain funding for nutrient and sediment reduction actions tied to the Conowingo WIP and milestones.
8) Is the grant only about planning, or does it also include implementation support?
Based on the RFA description provided, the grant supports both planning and implementation-related needs in the sense of creating actionable plans (the Conowingo WIP and two-year milestones), establishing a financing framework to support real-world implementation, and building accountability systems to document and report implementation of practices and expected pollutant reductions.
9) What kind of accountability or tracking system is EPA seeking under this RFA?
The RFA calls for a credible system to track, verify, and report implementation of the practices identified in the Conowingo WIP and two-year milestones. The system should be able to document that specific practices are put in place, confirm that they meet agreed-upon standards, and report progress in a way that demonstrates nutrient and sediment load reductions.
10) Why is measurement and reporting a major focus of the opportunity?
In large watershed partnerships, partners need to show what actions occurred, where they occurred, and what environmental outcomes are expected. The RFA highlights accountability and measurement to ensure actions are credibly documented and progress toward pollutant load reductions can be communicated across the partnership.
11) What type of federal funding mechanism is this opportunity?
The opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement. This typically means EPA expects substantial involvement during the period of performance, such as collaboration on technical direction, coordination with partners, and review of deliverables.
12) What does "substantial EPA involvement" generally imply for a cooperative agreement?
As described in the opportunity summary, substantial involvement can include EPA collaboration on technical direction, coordination with partners, and review of deliverables over the project period.
13) What is the funding activity category and CFDA number for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is environment, and the CFDA number listed is 66.466.
14) What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is EPA R3 CBP 19 02.
15) When was the opportunity posted, and what was the original closing date?
The opportunity was posted on February 4, 2019. The original closing date was March 20, 2019, with the solicitation noting that closing date details should be confirmed in Section IV.
16) How many awards did EPA anticipate making, and what was the award ceiling?
The program anticipated making about three awards, and the award ceiling was $1,000,000.
17) Who is this grant intended to support within the Chesapeake Bay partnership?
The RFA states that the work funded under this announcement is meant to support the seven watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners (even though the broader Chesapeake Bay Program partnership includes federal agencies and many organizations).
18) Which jurisdictions are specifically identified in the RFA?
The seven watershed jurisdictions specifically identified are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
19) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are listed as "Others," with further clarification referenced in the solicitation's eligibility section. The description provided indicates eligibility may extend beyond state agencies to certain nonprofit organizations, institutions, or other entities as defined in the full announcement.
20) Is this opportunity focused specifically on the Conowingo Dam infill impacts?
Yes. The RFA is centered on helping CBP partners respond to increased nutrient and sediment pollution associated with Conowingo Dam infill, including planning (WIP and milestones), financing, and accountability systems tied to offsetting added pollutant loads.
21) What outcomes is EPA trying to achieve through this funding?
The grant is aimed at helping the partnership build a practical, coordinated response by: (1) developing and carrying out a targeted Conowingo WIP and near-term milestones, (2) establishing a shared financing framework across jurisdictions, and (3) creating a robust tracking and reporting structure to credibly document implementation and pollutant load reductions.
22) What does "cost-effective, efficient, and targeted" mean for proposed projects?
In the context of the RFA, it means proposals should prioritize actions using data, modeling, or other decision-support tools to focus investments on activities likely to deliver the greatest nutrient and sediment reductions per dollar, rather than broadly distributing resources without clear prioritization.
23) Does the RFA specify that work should be coordinated across state lines?
Yes. The RFA explicitly calls for a multijurisdictional financing approach and discusses the Chesapeake Bay watershed spanning multiple states and the District of Columbia, indicating a strong expectation for cross-jurisdiction coordination and a partnership-wide approach.
24) What should applicants keep in mind about the closing date?
The summary notes an original closing date of March 20, 2019, and also notes that close date details should be confirmed in Section IV of the solicitation.
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