2024 south florida program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EPA-I-R4-SFL-2024-01
- Applications due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 is seeking applications for the 2024 South Florida Program, a competitive grant opportunity to address ecological pressures and threats to south Florida's waters, including freshwaters, estuaries, bays, and coral reefs. The program is soliciting special studies and research projects that provide information to inform management decisions, policies, and enhance understanding of these aquatic ecosystems. Eligible projects may focus on areas such as habitat restoration, climate resiliency, water quality monitoring, community-based initiatives, coral reef health, harmful algal bloom mitigation, and stormwater/nutrient pollutant reduction. Applications are due by July 29, 2024, and award announcements are anticipated in November 2024.
The EPA is making approximately $8 million in total funding available, with individual awards ranging from $250,000 to $750,000. This opportunity is funded through the Clean Water Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with a focus on supporting underserved and overburdened communities. The geographic scope includes the 16-county area covered by the South Florida Water Management District, as well as the Florida Keys, Florida Reef Tract, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Bay, and Biscayne Bay.
Synopsis
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
This modification reflects an extension of the closing date of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issued June 7, 2024. The closing date has been extended from June 22, 2024 TO July 29, 2024. All other information remains the same. Please refer to the amended NOFO under the "Related Documents" tab. -
The EPA South Florida Program provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to south Florida waters including fresh waters, estuaries, bays, and coral reef, central to south Florida's economic and ecological wellbeing. Aquatic ecosystems play a vital role supporting healthy and resilient estuaries, coastal, inland, and near-shore infrastructure by providing food, habitat, nutrient removal, water filtration, storm attenuation, carbon storage, shoreline stabilization, and other financial and tangible benefits.
This NOFO solicits applications for the South Florida Program region that includes the 16-county area covered by the South Florida Water Management District as well as the Florida Keys, Florida Reef Tract, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Bay, and Biscayne Bay. Please refer to the map located in Appendix D of the NOFO.
This NOFO supports the Special Studies/Research component for the South Florida Program. Special Studies are projects that provide information specific to management questions and concerns, inform policy, and provide understanding of south Florida aquatic ecosystems. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
- supporting monitoring, research, or innovative restoration efforts for key species (e.g. coral, seagrass, sponges, mangroves, etc);
- research, investigation, and demonstration projects to mitigate harmful algal blooms;
- residential canal pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- innovative stormwater pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- water quality and benthic habitat monitoring;
- research and management strategies to address contaminants of emerging concern;
- identifying and understanding cause-effect relationships of pollutants in the environment;
- addressing specific management questions to protect sensitive ecosystems;
- applying innovative approaches, methods, or techniques to prevent, treat, and manage pollution from entering waterbodies; and
- investigating regional water quality impacts from pollution sources.
Update #1 ·
The EPA South Florida Program provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to south Florida waters including fresh waters, estuaries, bays, and coral reef, central to south Florida's economic and ecological wellbeing. Aquatic ecosystems play a vital role supporting healthy and resilient estuaries, coastal, inland, and near-shore infrastructure by providing food, habitat, nutrient removal, water filtration, storm attenuation, carbon storage, shoreline stabilization, and other financial and tangible benefits.
This NOFO solicits applications for the South Florida Program region that includes the 16-county area covered by the South Florida Water Management District as well as the Florida Keys, Florida Reef Tract, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Bay, and Biscayne Bay. Please refer to the map located in Appendix D of the NOFO.
This NOFO supports the Special Studies/Research component for the South Florida Program. Special Studies are projects that provide information specific to management questions and concerns, inform policy, and provide understanding of south Florida aquatic ecosystems. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
- supporting monitoring, research, or innovative restoration efforts for key species (e.g. coral, seagrass, sponges, mangroves, etc);
- research, investigation, and demonstration projects to mitigate harmful algal blooms;
- residential canal pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- innovative stormwater pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- water quality and benthic habitat monitoring;
- research and management strategies to address contaminants of emerging concern;
- identifying and understanding cause-effect relationships of pollutants in the environment;
- addressing specific management questions to protect sensitive ecosystems;
- applying innovative approaches, methods, or techniques to prevent, treat, and manage pollution from entering waterbodies; and
- investigating regional water quality impacts from pollution sources.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| EPA-I-R4-SFL-2024-01 Amendment_6.26.24.pdf | ||
| EPA-I-R4-SFL-2024-01 Final 5.30.24.pdf |
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