Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) Research Projects
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 66.512
- Grant awards
- 32 $7,457,178 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Formula Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Graduate Student
- Local
- Anyone/general public
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Student/Trainee
- Education Professional
- U.S. Territories
- Scientist/Researchers
- State
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency's Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) Research Projects (CFDA 66.512) funds statistically valid aquatic resource monitoring and assessment projects designed to build state and tribal capacity for environmental decision-making, with the most recent grant award dated February 1, 2010—over 16 years ago.
Program activity has ceased. The EPA obligated $7.5 million across 32 awards between October 2003 and February 2010, with annual award counts declining sharply after 2008 (five awards in 2006, four in 2007 and 2008, one in 2009, and one in 2010). No grant opportunities have been posted recently, and no awards have been disbursed since early 2010.
REMAP funds projects that apply the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program's probabilistic sampling and ecological monitoring methodology to regional aquatic systems. Funded work has included bioassessment of wadeable and non-wadeable streams, wetland mapping and assessment protocols, fish index development, large-river ecological condition assessment, and contaminant evaluation in streams affected by coal mining and other land uses. Projects typically operated for up to two years. The EPA distributed funding across its ten regional offices, with projects spanning headwater streams, lakes, coastal areas, wetlands, and rivers nationwide—examples include New England lake and pond assessment, Nevada stream bioassessment, Arizona perennial stream mapping, and Pennsylvania fish index development.
Awards were predominantly Project Grants (78 percent of 32 awards), with Cooperative Agreements comprising 19 percent and a single Formula Grant at 3 percent. Representative award magnitudes ranged from $34,872 to $960,000, with most falling in the $190,000 to $380,000 range. The EPA was the sole funding agency under this listing. Combined non-federal share totaled approximately $100,000 against $7.5 million in federal obligations, indicating minimal matching requirements.
This program is inactive and should not be pursued as a current funding opportunity.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) is a partnership between the EPA Regional Offices and the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), with the primary goal to build state and tribal capacity for using statistically valid monitoring data for reporting on the condition of their aquatic resources. The goals for REMAP are to transfer EMAP's latest scientific techniques for ecological monitoring to EPA Regions, States, Tribes and local decision makers. ORD works with the EPA Regional Offices to support projects meeting EMAP criteria and that are of importance to needs within the Regions. EMAP support for these projects includes: contributing to development of the scientific design of projects; assistance with the selection and evaluation of appropriate indicators and methods for measurement; application of information management approaches; analysis and interpretation of data; and providing a source of funding. EPA funds projects in each of its 10 Regions. Projects are normally funded for up to 2 years, but longer projects are occasionally supported. Annual announcements reflect priority needs in those Regions where funding will be allocated for new projects. The primary objectives of the solicited research are to provide States and Tribes with methods and approaches for incorporating statistically valid ecological monitoring data into their environmental decision-making process. Project goals are to be consistent with EMAP's probabilistic approach (www.epa.gov/emap) to answer questions about ecological conditions at regional and local levels. Information produced from projects is to be transferable to Regional, State and Tribal water quality monitoring programs and regulatory agencies. Research proposals must address one or more of the following monitoring needs for state and tribal aquatic (headwater streams, lakes, near shore coastal areas, wetlands, wadeable streams or large rivers) resources: -State and Tribal monitoring needs for water quality reporting (CWA Section 305b). -Information needed for identifying impaired waters (CWA Section 303d). -Using probability information to identify the effectiveness of restoration/remediation efforts. -Advancing the science of biological reference condition for establishing biocriteria. -Improved tools and approaches for the assessment of aquatic ecosystems. We do not anticipate that there will be any new funding opportunities for 2010.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 32 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pennsylvania State University | $960,000 | 13% |
| 2 | Research Triangle Institute | $483,966 | 6% |
| 3 | University Of Kansas Center For Research Inc. | $383,998 | 5% |
| 4 | University Of Montana | $383,982 | 5% |
| 5 | Midwest Biodiversity Institute, Inc. | $383,212 | 5% |
| 6 | Natureserve | $380,870 | 5% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania Department Of Environmental Protection | $192,000 | 3% |
| 8 | Oregon State University | $191,850 | 3% |
| 9 | The Ohio State University Research Foundation | $190,776 | 3% |
9 of 14 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $30,000 |
| FY2010 | $60,000 |
| FY2009 | $1,148,604 |
| FY2008 | $767,460 |
| FY2007 | $2,053,462 |
| FY2006 | $1,482,121 |
| FY2005 | $1,239,531 |
| FY2004 | $646,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.512?
Assistance Listing 66.512 is Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) Research Projects, a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) Research Projects?
Its CFDA number is 66.512: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 66.512 awarded?
32 grant awards under 66.512 have obligated $7,457,178 in federal funds to 14 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 66.512?
The recipients obligated the most under Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) Research Projects are The Pennsylvania State University ($960,000), Research Triangle Institute ($483,966) and University Of Kansas Center For Research Inc. ($383,998).
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