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Funding Priority - Fiscal
Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: Funding priorities include, but are not limited to, water quality improvement, watersheds management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, pollutant trading, fish contamination and consumption, nonpoint source management, wetlands protection, coastal and estuarine management, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems.
Examples of Funded Projects
Development of innovative watershed education tools, development of water quality standards, development of wetland protection and restoration guides for local communities, national demonstration project for watershed management, and environmental management systems.
- 2017 SOUTH FL INITIATIVE
- Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water
- Support to the National Tribal Water Council
- 2016 SOUTH FL INITIATIVE
- FY 2015 Support for Water Quality Framework Training Workshop, Nonpoint Source Agriculture Training and Technical Assistance, and Hypoxia and Agricultural Nutrient Outreach and Technical Assistance Request for Proposals
The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.
Program Accomplishments
Competitions are held throughout the year at Headquarters and in the Regions based on available funds and Agency priorities. The number of applications and the number of awards made is dependent on the competitive announcement issued. The announcement will typically include the number of anticipated awards. In FY 07 and FY 08, EPA funded 194 projects that supported water quality improvement, watershed management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, fish contamination and consumption, nonpoint source management, wetlands protection, coastal and estuarine management, treatment technologies, and environmental management systems. In FY 09, EPA will continue support projects to protect and improve water quality on a watershed basis.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grants and cooperative agreements are available to support recipients' allowable direct costs in approved scopes of work plus allowable indirect costs, in accordance with established EPA policies and regulations.
Funding awarded for research does not include research within the purview of EPA's Office of Research and Development.
The funds will support conducting and promoting the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects (including health and welfare effects), extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution.
Specific uses and restrictions on funds will be described in detail in the competitive announcements.
Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information.
Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: http://geodata.epa.gov.