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This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits applications from eligible entities for grants and/or cooperative agreements to be awarded. These awards will improve water quality, habitat, community resilience, and environmental education in the Gulf of Mexico watershed within the Continental United States (see individual funding opportunities for geographic specifications).
For a list of projects funded by the Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) under previous RFAs, please see the EPA Gulf of Mexico story map. EPA is seeking applications for projects within the four funding opportunities listed below, each of which has a separate Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and is separately posted on www. grants.
gov. Applicants must apply for the specific funding opportunity they are interested in.
The four funding opportunities and associated FONs are: • Improving Community Health through Microbial Source Tracking FON: EPA-GM-2021-MiST • Trash Free Waters – Preventing More, Picking Up Less FON: EPA-GM-2021-TFW • Building Community Resilience Through the Reduction and Prevention of Nonpoint Source Pollution FON: EPA-GM-2021-NPS • STEM Career Development for High School Aged Youth FON: EPA-GM-2021-HSCD Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-GM-2021-TFW.
Assistance Listing: 66. 475. Funding Instrument: CA,G.
Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $4M per award.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $4M per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was August 6, 2021, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — Trash Free Waters – Preventing More, Picking Up Less is offered by Environmental Protection Agency and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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