Forecasting Ecosystem Services from Wetland Condition Analyses

Post Date

August 4th 2008

Application Due Date

November 3rd 2008

Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-G2008-STAR-L1

CFDA Number(s)

66.509

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $950000

• Award Range:

  $None - $475000

Grant Description

Please note that the research grants issued under this rfa will likely involve the collection and interpretation of geospatial information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to develop relationships between wetland ecological condition indicators and ecosystem services delivery. There is a great need to extract maximum value from current efforts to conduct wetland condition surveys and to consider the full range of benefits derived from ecosystem services. (Services provided by ecosystems to humans include provisioning [e.g., providing water food, fuel, fiber]; support [soil fertility, nutrient cycling, pollination]; regulation [climate moderation, flood control]; cultural [economic, spiritual, and recreational benefits]; and preservation [biodiversity, renewable resources].) Methods to demonstrate how data on wetland condition can be used to quantify the services provided by wetlands are vital if state and tribal wetland managers are to ensure continued benefit from those services.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Anne Sergeant, 202-343-9661.
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Anne Sergeant

• Agency Email Address:

  sergeant.anne@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Forecasting Ecosystem Services from Wetland Condition Analyses