Regional Applied Research Efforts (RARE)
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 66.517
- Grant awards
- 24 $1,843,746 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency funds applied environmental research through the Regional Applied Research Efforts (RARE) program (CFDA 66.517), with the most recent grant award issued on August 1, 2019 — over seven years ago.
RARE has not posted recent grant opportunities. The program's activity has stalled; the last award was made in 2019, and the prior three-year window (2016–2018) saw only four awards across three years. Before that, activity was similarly sparse: two awards in 2013 and none recorded between 2010 and 2012 except for a cluster of seven awards in the 2010–2012 period. The portfolio documents 24 total awards from inception in July 2010 through August 2019.
The program funds applied environmental research addressing water quality, air quality, ecosystem restoration, and land management problems. Recent awards have supported nitrogen loading analysis in estuaries using geochemical archives, indoor and outdoor air quality improvements from stove replacement on the Navajo Nation, mobile air quality monitoring platforms, submerged vegetation surveys in estuaries, ribbed mussel population enhancement for natural ecosystem services, and lifecycle analyses of biofuel production from biomass feedstocks. Awards also support development of stormwater control guidance and assessment methods for peatland restoration and ecologic processes.
All 24 grants were Project Grants. The Environmental Protection Agency issued 23 of the 24 awards; the EPA Office of Research and Development issued one. Combined federal dollars obligated across the portfolio total $1.8 million, with no non-federal match component reported. Individual award sizes from the recent sample range from $20,000 to $200,000, with typical awards in the $60,000 to $70,000 range. Three awards exceeded $150,000: a $200,000 award for Great Salt Lake mercury influx quantification (2010), a $200,000 award for stream ecosystem restoration and sediment monitoring (2010), and a $184,998 award for diagenesis model parameters research (2012).
Given the seven-year gap since the last award and the absence of posted opportunities, this program appears inactive for funding purposes and should not be pursued at this time.
Objective and description
- Objective
The RARE program provides the EPA Regional offices with a mechanism to fund innovative research partnerships to support near term research. RARE projects address a wide array of environmental science issues critical to the Office of Research and Deve
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 24 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania Department Of Environmental Protection | $200,000 | 11% |
| 2 | University Of Utah | $200,000 | 11% |
| 3 | Mississippi State University | $184,998 | 10% |
| 4 | University Of Maryland, College Park | $140,000 | 8% |
| 5 | Partnership For The Delaware Estuary, Inc. | $128,000 | 7% |
| 6 | The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York | $100,000 | 5% |
| 7 | Kenai Watershed Forum | $80,000 | 4% |
| 8 | Washington State University | $77,265 | 4% |
| 9 | Occidental College | $75,000 | 4% |
| 10 | Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia | $70,000 | 4% |
10 of 23 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | $120,000 |
| FY2018 | $130,000 |
| FY2017 | $8,000 |
| FY2016 | $60,000 |
| FY2013 | $200,886 |
| FY2012 | $504,584 |
| FY2011 | $520,276 |
| FY2010 | $300,000 |
| FY2009 | $30,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.517?
Assistance Listing 66.517 is Regional Applied Research Efforts (RARE), a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Regional Applied Research Efforts (RARE)?
Its CFDA number is 66.517: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 66.517 awarded?
24 grant awards under 66.517 have obligated $1,843,746 in federal funds to 23 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 66.517?
The recipients obligated the most under Regional Applied Research Efforts (RARE) are Pennsylvania Department Of Environmental Protection ($200,000), University Of Utah ($200,000) and Mississippi State University ($184,998).
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