Region 2 Fiscal Year 2025 Wetland Program Development Grants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 is seeking applications to develop or refine state, tribal, territorial, and local wetland protection, management, and restoration programs through the Wetland Program Development Grants program. Eligible applicants include state and tribal governments, territories, local government agencies, interstate or intertribal entities, and colleges/universities functioning as state agencies. Projects must align with either Track One (Wetland Program Plan development/implementation for states, tribes, and territories) or Track Two (Core Element Framework actions for all eligible entities), and applicants must demonstrate a minimum 25 percent cost share of total project costs. Applications will be evaluated on a 100-point scale based on nine criteria: project need (20 points), project tasks (20 points), milestone schedule and timely expenditure (11 points), budget (10 points), transfer of results (7 points), environmental results (10 points), programmatic capability (6 points), partnerships (10 points), and past performance (6 points). The application deadline is April 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET, with anticipated selection notification in June 2026 and award notification in October 2026.

Total funding available is approximately $1,730,000 supporting 6-8 awards, with individual applications capped at $300,000 and potential incremental funding of $865,000 per year for two years. Projects may have performance periods of 1-4 years, with a maximum of 5 years. All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov and include required forms (SF-424, SF-424A, EPA Key Contacts Form 5700-54, EPA Form 4700-4) and a project narrative limited to 26 pages double-spaced. For technical assistance, applicants may contact Jaclyn Woollard at 212-637-3832 or woollard.jaclyn@epa.gov.