Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2014 Request for Proposals for Integration of Citizen-based Monitoring and Nontraditional Monitoring Partners into the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership

Post Date

August 25th 2014

Application Due Date

October 8th 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-14-06

CFDA Number(s)

66.466

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2400000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $2400000

Grant Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyуs Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is announcing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) non-federal partners with support for further integrating citizen-based and nontraditional environmental monitoring programs into the CBP partnershipуs existing monitoring networks. Citizen-based monitoring programs are routine environmental data collection efforts carried out by volunteers and overseen and coordinated by a given organization. Nontraditional monitoring programs are defined here as routine environmental data collection carried out by a given organization or agency and may include local governments, conservation districts, or nongovernmental organizations (academia, river basin commissions, watershed organizations, etc.) that are currently not formally part of the CBP partnershipуs existing monitoring networks. The integration of citizen-based and nontraditional partner monitoring programs into the CBP partnershipуs monitoring networks will provide additional, cost-effective data and information that supports shared decision-making and adaptive management by the CBP partners focused on restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. This work includes providing technical, logistical, and outreach support for the integration of nontraditional partnersу monitoring programs into the existing watershed and tidal monitoring networks as directed by the CBP Scientific, Technical Assessment and Reporting STAR) Team.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Tim Roberts
  fax: 410-267-5777

• Agency Mailing Address:

  roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  roberts.timothy-p@epa.gov

• More Information:

  Chesapeake Bay Program Office Grants