Water Quality Cooperative Agreements US EPA Region 3 NPDES FY 2005 Request for Proposals (RFP)

The summary for the Water Quality Cooperative Agreements US EPA Region 3 NPDES FY 2005 Request for Proposals (RFP) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Environmental Protection Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Water Quality Cooperative Agreements US EPA Region 3 NPDES FY 2005 Request for Proposals (RFP): Region 3 is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants interested in applying for Federal assistance for Water Quality Cooperative Agreements (WQCA) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 104(b)(3) for unique and innovative projects to be conducted within the states of Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), Pennsylvania (PA), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV) that address the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program. Specifically, the Region is requesting projects that will advance NPDES program strategies to implement watershed-based efforts, reduce impacts of wet weather flows, demonstrate collaborative innovative approaches to control or reduce pollution to protect and restore water quality on a watershed basis, etc. Projects awarded assistance under this announcement may involve geospatial information. Region 3 intends to award up to an estimated $1.161 million to eligible applicants through assistance agreements that may typically range in size from $30,000 up to $400,000. From the proposals received, EPA estimates up to 15 projects may be selected to submit full applications. Region 3 reserves the right to award less than the total amount available, to reject all proposals, and to make no awards.