Environmental Protection Agency Grant

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	Federal Grant Title:	Environmental Protection Agency Grant
	CFDA Number:	66.436
	CFDA Description:	Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-R5-WS-2011
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 18, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 18, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 04, 2011 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on due dates and submission methods.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 04, 2011 Please see the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on due dates and submission methods.
	Archive Date:	Apr 03, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.
Grant Description: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 5, Water Division, Watersheds and Wetlands Branch, is soliciting proposals from eligible agencies/organizations for the coordination and acceleration of research, studies, experiments, training, investigations and demonstration projects to improve State and Tribal capacity to effectively and efficiently assess point and nonpoint sources of nutrients and sediments to Lake of the Woods. Lake of the Woods (LOW) is an international water body located on the U.S. and Canadian border bounded by Minnesota, the Red Lake Reservation, Manitoba and Ontario. Water quality in the LOW is degraded by enrichment of nutrients. Over‐enrichment and climate change are thought to be key factors causing extensive blooms of algae, which are at times toxic. This impairswater quality and the lake's value for recreation, drinking water, and fish habitat. The southern portion of the basin is also experiencing severe erosion.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.epa.gov/r5water/stpb/pdf/epar5ws2011.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Kristen Faulhaber (312) 353‐4378

Kristen Faulhaber [faulhaber.kristen@epa.gov]
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