The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applications for the 2023-2024 Wetland Program Development Grants (Region 5).
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and/or Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,824,553
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The goals of EPA’s wetland program include increasing the quantity and quality of wetlands in the U.S. by conserving and restoring wetland acreage and improving wetland condition. In pursuing these goals, EPA seeks to develop the capacity of all levels of government to develop and/or refine effective, comprehensive programs for wetland protection and management. In addition to developing and/or refining wetland protection and management programs EPA seeks to build wetlands programs to incorporate climate change and environmental justice consideration.
Wetlands are areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. For this grant program, the term wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
WPDGs provide states, tribes, territories, local governments, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia (hereafter referred to as applicants or recipients) an opportunity to develop and/or refine comprehensive state, tribal, territory or local government wetland programs. These programs are meant to:
- Develop the capacity of state, tribal, territory, or local governments to increase the quantity and quality of wetlands in the U.S. by conserving and restoring wetland acreage and improving wetland condition.
- Use one or more of the following “Core Elements” to achieve this goal.
Funding Information
- EPA anticipates approximately $2,824,553 in federal funding to be available for assistance agreements under this announcement to fund approximately 15 to 20 awards depending on funding availability and other applicable considerations. Awards for the selected projects will likely range from $75,000 to $300,000 in federal funding.
- EPA anticipates awarding approximately $1,824,553 in federal funds under Track One: WPP and approximately $1,000,000 in federal funds under Track Two: Non-WPP. It is anticipated that approximately 6 to 12 awards will be made under Track One: WPP and approximately 3 to 10 awards will be made under Track Two: Non-WPP with the expectation of funding more projects from Track 1 than Track 2.
Grant Period
The project period for assistance agreements under this announcement should be no more than four years.
Eligibility Criteria
In accordance with Assistance Listing 66.461, states, territories (Insular Areas), tribes, local government agencies, colleges and universities that are agencies of a state, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply for WPDGs under this announcement. Tribes must be federally-recognized, although “Treatment as a State” status is not required. As explained in Section I, there will be two separate applicant tracks with states, territories, and tribes in Track One: WPP or Track Two: Non-WPP, and local governments, interstate agencies, intertribal consortia, and colleges and universities that are agencies of a state government in Track Two: Non-WPP.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
