Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Grants
Note: The Request for Proposals has been updated with corrected email links as of 1/14/2010.
Due Date Extended: Proposals now due Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 4:00 pm
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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
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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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