West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast

Post Date

May 28th 2008

Application Due Date

August 25th 2008

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

Funding Opportunity Number

EPA-R9-WTR3-08-006

CFDA Number(s)

66.439

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5000000

• Award Range:

  $250000 - $1000000

Grant Description

U.S. EPA Region 9 is soliciting proposals under this announcement for projects that conserve, restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of California coastal waters, estuaries, bays and near shore waters through comprehensive approaches to water quality management. The emphasis is on supporting implementation activities based on existing plans, such as Comprehensive Conservation Management Plans (Clean Water Act Section (CWA) 320), State programs such as the Integrated Regional Water Management Plans, and local watershed plans.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Environmental Protection Agency

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Ephraim D. Leon-Guerrero at (415) 972-3444.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Ephraim D. Leon-Guerrero

• Agency Email Address:

  leon-guerrero.ephraim@epa.gov

• More Information:

  West Coast Estuaries Initiative for the California Coast