The EPA South Florida Program provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to south Florida waters central to its economic and ecological wellbeing.
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/29/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This funding opportunity will support experiments, studies, surveys, demonstrations, research, trainings and investigations that provide information specific to management questions and concerns, inform Agency policy, and provide understanding of south Florida aquatic ecosystems.
Funding Information
The amount of funding is expected to be $250,000 to $750,000, depending on Agency funding levels, the quality of applications received, agency priorities, and other applicable considerations.
Grant Period
Awards funded under this opportunity are expected to have a 3-5 year project period.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to the following:
- Supporting monitoring, research or innovative restoration efforts for key species (e.g. coral, seagrass, sponges, mangroves, herbivores, etc);
- Research, investigation, and demonstration projects to mitigate harmful algal blooms;
- Near-shore and upstream pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- Innovative stormwater pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- Water quality and benthic habitat monitoring improvements;
- Research and management strategies to address contaminants of emerging concern;
- Identifying and understanding cause-effect relationships of pollutants in the environment;
- Applying innovative approaches, methods, or techniques to prevent, treat, and manage pollution from entering waterbodies;
- Investigating regional water quality impacts from pollution sources and as a result of storms or flooding; and
- Sourcing, monitoring, or addressing pathogens in near shore waters.
Eligibility Criteria
Only these types of organizations may apply.
- Indian Tribe.
- State & Local Governments.
- U.S. Territories and Possessions.
- Hospitals and Laboratories.
- Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs).
- Nonprofit organizations.
- Intertribal consortia.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
