2024 Science and Monitoring Grants in the Columbia River Basin
Summary
EPA’s Columbia River Basin Restoration Program has released a request for applications for entities interested in improving the understanding of toxics and their effects on water quality in the Columbia River Basin by increasing the number, type, and scientific rigor of toxics monitoring projects in three program priority areas:
- Characterization and spatiotemporal trend analysis.
- Pathway identification.
- Novel methods and approaches.
Cost share/match: The grantee will be responsible for a 25% non-federal cost share/match. Tribal applicants can cost share/match with either non-federal and/or federal funds. Tribal applicants who are selected under this competition can ask EPA to fully waive this match requirement.
Eligible applicants: State governments, Tribal governments, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, local government entities, nongovernmental entities, soil and water conservation districts, public or nonprofit institutions of higher education, as well as hospitals operated by state, Tribal, or local governments or that meet the definition of nonprofit at 2 C.F.R. § 200.1.
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R10-OW-CRBRP-2024-01
Assistance Listing Number: 66.962
Total Available Funds: $15M
Minimum Application Amount: $300,000
Maximum Application Amount: $3M
Project Length: up to 5 years
Number of Awards Anticipated: 5 – 10
How to Apply
Application packages must be submitted electronically to EPA through Grants.gov no later than May 17, 2024, at 11:59pm (Eastern) in order to be considered for funding.
Visit Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R10-OW-CRBRP-2024-01 for more information and to apply.
The grant opportunity package on Grants.gov includes:
- Request for applications.
- Example budget.
- Example general and programmatic terms and conditions.
Applications must support activities in the U.S. portion of the Columbia River Basin.
Frequent Questions
Questions submitted by 4pm (Pacific) each Friday while the request for applications is open will be answered and posted here the following week.
Applicants may email written questions regarding threshold eligibility criteria, administrative issues related to the submission of the application, and requests for clarification about any of the language or provisions in the announcement to ColumbiaRiverBasinGrant@epa.gov.
For More Information
For questions about this request for applications, send an email to ColumbiaRiverBasinGrant@epa.gov.
To learn more about the Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program, visit Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program.