Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R3 CBP 21 02
This FY2021 funding opportunity (EPA R3 CBP 21 02) is a discretionary Environmental Protection Agency cooperative agreement run through the Chesapeake Bay Program Office. Its core purpose is to strengthen and more fully connect citizen-based monitoring and other nontraditional monitoring efforts to the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership's established monitoring networks, so that the data being collected by volunteers and community, local, and nonprofit entities can be used more consistently to fill priority information gaps that affect restoration decisions across the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
The EPA frames two key groups it wants to support. First are citizen-based monitoring programs, meaning routine environmental data collection performed by volunteers under the oversight and coordination of an organization. Second are nontraditional monitoring partners, defined here as organizations or agencies conducting routine environmental monitoring that are not currently formally part of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership's existing monitoring networks. The notice gives examples such as local governments, conservation districts, academic organizations, river basin commissions, and watershed groups. The unifying idea is that these groups may already be gathering useful environmental information, but their efforts are not always scaled, standardized, or integrated in a way that makes the results easy for the broader partnership to use.
The project emphasis is on two linked outcomes: capacity expansion and integration. Capacity expansion means building up the ability of citizen-based and nontraditional monitoring programs to collect data at a level of quality, frequency, coverage, and consistency that makes the information genuinely usable for Chesapeake Bay Program needs. This can include helping more organizations launch or expand monitoring, improving training and coordination structures, and strengthening the practical resources needed to sustain routine monitoring. Integration focuses on connecting these programs into the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership's monitoring networks through a strategic approach aimed at filling data gaps. In other words, the EPA is not only looking for more monitoring in general, but for monitoring that is planned and aligned with the partnership's priority needs so the resulting data can be incorporated into shared analyses, decision-making, and adaptive management.
A major theme of the opportunity is cost-effective gap-filling. By expanding volunteer and nontraditional monitoring and then integrating those efforts into existing networks, the Chesapeake Bay Program partners can obtain additional data and information without relying solely on traditional, often more expensive monitoring approaches. The intended benefit is stronger, more complete situational awareness across the watershed, which supports coordinated restoration work and helps partners adjust strategies over time based on what the data shows.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under CFDA 66.466 (Environment). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that EPA expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work compared with a standard grant. The posted maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $3,000,000, and EPA anticipated making one award. The announcement was created on February 17, 2021, with an original closing date of March 31, 2021, while also noting that applicants should consult Section IV of the official notice for definitive closing date information. Eligibility is summarized as "Others," with a direction to review the "Additional Information on Eligibility" section in the full announcement for the specific applicant types and conditions.
In practical terms, a competitive proposal under this RFA would be expected to show how it will expand the reach and capability of citizen-based and nontraditional monitoring, and how it will deliberately connect those efforts to Chesapeake Bay Program monitoring networks in a way that targets clearly defined programmatic data gaps. It would also be expected to emphasize how the resulting information will be usable by Chesapeake Bay Program partners for shared decision-making and adaptive management tied directly to Chesapeake Bay and watershed restoration goals.Apply for EPA R3 CBP 21 02
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2021 Request for Applications for Capacity Expansion and Integration of Citizen-based Monitoring and Nontraditional Monitoring Partners into the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.466.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 17, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2021 See Section IV of the funding opportunity for close date information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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