2005 Wetland Protection Project Grants Request for Proposals

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	Federal Grant Title:	2005 Wetland Protection Project Grants Request for Proposals
	CFDA Number:	66.436
	CFDA Description:	Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	R2DEPP-FO-05-03
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 11, 2005
	Creation Date:	Jan 11, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 11, 2005 EPA will consider all proposals that are e-mailed, postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service, hand delivered, submitted via Grants.gov, or include official delivery service documentation indicating EPA acceptance from a delivery service no than April 11, 2005. If proposals are not submitted via Grants.gov, e-mailed or postmarked by April 11, 2005, they will be rejected and will not be considered for finding.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 25, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$60,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$30,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals
Additional Information on Eligibility: Threshold Criteria: proposed projects must take place in one or more Region 2 states or territories, i.e., New York, New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and/or the Territory of the Virgin Islands. Proposed projects that do not take place within New York, New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and/or the Territory of the Virgin Island are not eligible.
Grant Description: Awards to be made under the announcement may involve geospatial information. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, Division of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP), Water Programs Branch (WPB), Wetlands Protection Section is soliciting proposals for surveys, studies, investigations, demonstrations and training grants related to wetlands protection. EPA is authorized to award the referenced grants under the statutory authority of Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA's Administrator is authorized to make grants to State water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals for the purposes of prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution. Under the CWA 104(b)(3) statutory authority, grant efforts may conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. The Clean Water Act has defined wetlands as waters of the United States and recognizes the contribution of the nation's wetlands to our water quality. The enduring mission of the Wetlands Protection Program is to encourage and enable others to act effectively in protecting and restoring the nation's wetlands and associated ecosystems.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: 2005 Wetland Protection Project Grants Request for Proposals
http://www.epa.gov/region02/rfp/2005/wetlands.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Drake, Kathleen, Project Officer, Phone 212-637-3817, Email Drake.Kathleen@epa.gov Drake.Kathleen@epa.gov Drake, Kathleen
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