Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Grants
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Summary
- Purpose: Provide assistance to help integrate watershed protection and land use decisions.
- Eligible Applicants: Local governments and federally recognized Indian Tribes, and special purpose districts.
- Estimated Funds: $10,000,000
- Number of Grants: Approximately 15 grants
- Grant Amount: $300,000 - $1,000,000 federal funds. Required match will be 33% of federal funds requested.
- Project Length: 2-4 years
- EPA Contact: Dan Steinborn at steinborn.daniel@epa.gov or at (206) 553-2728
- Request for Proposals (PDF) (33 pp. 304K, About PDF)
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Proposed Schedule
| November 16, 2009 | Public Workshop: EPA staff will provide information and answer questions about the solicitation.
When: Monday, November 16 at 1:00pm
Where: EPA Region 10 Offices, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington; Room 12B. Please sign in at the EPA Service Center on 12th Floor.The session will also be available online as a webinar.
Consider connecting to the public meeting by phone. To connect in by phone, please contact Lorie Robinson at Robinson.Lorie@epa.gov. Lorie will send you the power point presentations and the call in number no later than COB, Nov, 13. |
| January 5, 2010 | Proposals Due: Proposals must be received in hard copy to the EPA Region 10 office or by e-mail at pugetsound_proposals@epa.gov by 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). |
| March 12, 2010 | Finalists notified and requested to negotiate and submit a formal application package. |
| April 16, 2010 | Grant applications and work plans received via hard copy. |
| May 28, 2010 | Awards made. |
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Description of Grant Program and Funding
EPA is issuing a competitive grant announcement, soliciting proposals under Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Program. The program will assist local and tribal governments as they implement the Puget Sound Partnership’s Action Agenda, support protection and restoration of high value, aquatic resources, and enhance local programs in areas threatened by growth. Successful proposals are expected to achieve measurable outcomes through protection and recovery of water quality and aquatic resources across watersheds.
The total amount available is $10 million dollars. We plan to award approximately 15 cooperative agreements for the Puget Sound basin. Awards will range from approximately $300,000 to $1,000,000, and have a project period of two to four years.
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Eligible Applicants
Entities of local governments, special purpose districts and federally recognized Indian tribes in the greater Puget Sound Basin are eligible to apply. State agencies, institutions of higher learning and non-governmental entities are not eligible to directly receive grant awards under this announcement; however, EPA encourages tribes and local governments to solicit their participation as local collaborators.
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Eligible Activities
Local and tribal governments are at various stages of developing and applying effective and robust watershed programs. Some need to improve the scientific understanding of their watersheds. Others understand how their watersheds work and need assistance implementing the plan. A “watershed” can range from a small drainage analysis unit to a larger basin or tributary system, such as a Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA). Successful proposals will match proposed activities to the appropriate scale watershed to ensure activities will lead to an environmental result.
Successful proposals will demonstrate how activities address the impacts of growth while achieving watershed protection and restoration goals. See request for proposals for a list of eligible activities.
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Outcomes
Outcomes expected as a result of the awards under this announcement could include:
- Actual on-the-ground water restoration or protection projects put in place.
- Baseline and resulting water quality monitoring data that indicate measurable environmental improvement.
- Local ordinances passed aimed at protection and restoration of water quality and aquatic resources.
- Enhanced public participation and awareness of water quality issues at the community level.
- Transfer of knowledge among watershed groups across the nation.
- Protected high quality water or improved water quality, Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d) delisting of streams, or increased recreation or subsistence use of water bodies.
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Past Proposals
Over the past two years, EPA Region 10 has funded ten watershed projects in Puget Sound through solicitations similar to the Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance RFP. Each proposal or work plan describes how the work leads to environmental results in the watershed. Below are links to some of the successful proposals:
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