San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund

The summary for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund
	CFDA Number:	66.126
	CFDA Description:	THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-R9-WTR3-10-006
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 27, 2010
	Creation Date:	Oct 27, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 28, 2011 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 28, 2011 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Archive Date:	Feb 27, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$500,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grant Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA) is soliciting proposals under this announcement to protect and restore the water quality of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds through comprehensive watershed management. This announcement seeks to fund projects to achieve significant improvement in water quality and attainment of beneficial uses. Proposals must achieve results concerning one or more of the following SF Bay water quality priorities: Protecting and restoring habitat including riparian corridors, floodplains, wetlands, and the Bay. Reducing polluted run-off from urban development and agriculture. Implementing TMDLs and watershed plans to restore impaired waterbodies.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.epa.gov/region9/water/watershed/sfbaywqfund.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Luisa Valiela or Erica Yelensky 415-972-3400 or 415-972-3021.

Luisa Valiela or Erica Yelensky [valiela.luisa@epa.gov; yelensky.erica@epa.gov]