Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis to Improve the Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Quality Standards

Post Date

November 18th 2013

Application Due Date

January 9th 2014

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

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-R3-CBP-14-02

CFDA Number(s)

66.466

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $300000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $300000

Grant Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyуs (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is announcing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partners with proposals for the application of shallow-water models to improve Chesapeake Bay shallow-water simulations of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, suspended solids, and water clarity in order to better understand the impacts of alternative management strategies on water quality and living resources in the tidal Chesapeake Bay. The RFP is also seeking proposals for the evaluation of the multiple, developed shallow-water models. Over the course of the two-year project, multiple modeling teams will be funded to apply different shallow-water models using common forcing conditions over a threeп to fiveпyear-base-case run at specified shallow-water sites. EPA will also fund an independent model evaluation team that will use state-of-the-art metrics to assess the relative skill of these shallow-water models based on available CBP water quality and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) monitoring data. The independent model evaluation team will also compare the results from a series of nutrient and sediment change scenarios and analyze causes and impacts of differences among the shallow-water models. Applicants may apply for either or both activities, but EPA will fund successful applicants for one activity or the other, not both.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Tim Roberts
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov.

• Agency Email Address:

  roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov.

• More Information:

  Evaluation of Multiple Shallow-water Systems Analysis to Improve the Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Water Clarity and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Quality Standards