US EPA Gulf of Mexico Division Funding Opportunity: Gulf of Mexico Innovative Nutrient Reduction: Farmer to Farmer and Watershed-based Non-Agriculture Approaches 2022
On this page:
- Overview
- Who can apply
- Contact information
- Request for Applications and Budget Development Template
- Helpful Documents and Training Links
The EPA Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible applicants to demonstrate technologies, approaches and strategies to reduce nutrient pollution. This must include demonstrations of innovative technologies and/or conservation projects that have the potential to reduce excess nutrient loads. This may also include the development and use of innovative approaches or strategies to overcome barriers to adoption of the most effective and efficient ways to reduce nutrient loading.
Applications must address a nutrient reduction demonstration project with a plan for proof of concept in one of the following areas:
- Improving Habitat to Reduce Nutrient Pollution: Projects to enhance or restore riparian and near coastal areas in rural, urban, and suburban communities to reduce nutrients.
- Managing Urban Runoff: Projects to capture, store, filter, and treat runoff to reduce nutrient loads and improve water quality consistent with a broader strategy for watershed protection or restoration.
- Farmer to Farmer: Projects to reduce nutrient loads while enhancing performance of working lands through conservation practices and to advance the adoption of nutrient management through farmer-led outreach and education networks.
To be eligible for this funding opportunity, projects must take place in one or more of the five Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida) AND be within the Gulf of Mexico watershed.
The total estimated amount available under this announcement is approximately $16 million. It is expected that grant awards may be issued for up to a three-year project period beginning July 2023. EPA plans to award approximately 10-16 projects of up to $1,500,000 of funding per award; applications seeking EPA funding in excess of that amount will be rejected.
Who can apply
In order to be competitive, an organization should have expertise and experience managing a large grant program. If your organization has this experience, you must be an eligible entity listed in the table below to apply.
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Eligible entities |
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See definition of these entities at 2 C.F.R. § 200 for these entities. |
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Contact Information
For questions, contact Rachel Houge (gmp-rfp@epa.gov).
Request for Applications and Budget Development Template
Suggested budget table (xlsx) (145.9 KB)
- Utilizing the suggested budget table template is strongly encouraged or you risk the possibility of information being left out by you as the applicant, or overlooked, or not fully comprehended by the reviewers when the project is scored.
Helpful Documents and Training Links
- Please review the RFA, Q&A, Getting Started Presentation and Common Errors document prior to submitting a question. If the answer to your question is not found in those documents, please submit your question to gmp-rfp@epa.gov
Gulf of Mexico Innovative Nutrient Reduction RFA Getting Started Presentation
- Please note, the table on slide 9 includes an error we were unable to correct prior to posting. Refer to Section V.A of the RFA for updated information
Common Errors to Avoid (pdf) (774.44 KB)
- For assistance in avoiding errors when completing applications
Training