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2024 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM
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07-29-2024 | $8.0 M | No Match Required |
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66.484 -- Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program
Description
The EPA South Florida Program provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to south Florida waters including fresh waters, estuaries, bays, and coral reef, central to south Florida’s economic and ecological wellbeing. Aquatic ecosystems play a vital role supporting healthy and resilient estuaries, coastal, inland, and near-shore infrastructure by providing food, habitat, nutrient removal, water filtration, storm attenuation, carbon storage, shoreline stabilization, and other financial and tangible benefits.
This NOFO solicits applications for the South Florida Program region that includes the 16-county area covered by the South Florida Water Management District as well as the Florida Keys, Florida Reef Tract, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Bay, and Biscayne Bay. Please refer to the map located in Appendix D of the NOFO.
This NOFO supports the Special Studies/Research component for the South Florida Program. Special Studies are projects that provide information specific to management questions and concerns, inform policy, and provide understanding of south Florida aquatic ecosystems. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
- supporting monitoring, research, or innovative restoration efforts for key species (e.g. coral, seagrass, sponges, mangroves, etc);
- research, investigation, and demonstration projects to mitigate harmful algal blooms;
- residential canal pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- innovative stormwater pollution reduction demonstration projects;
- water quality and benthic habitat monitoring;
- research and management strategies to address contaminants of emerging concern;
- identifying and understanding cause-effect relationships of pollutants in the environment;
- addressing specific management questions to protect sensitive ecosystems;
- applying innovative approaches, methods, or techniques to prevent, treat, and manage pollution from entering waterbodies; and
- investigating regional water quality impacts from pollution sources.
Eligibility
- IHE
- Local Government
- Non-Profit
- Other
- State Government
- Tribal Government
Additional Eligibility Information
Please see Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Key Date(s)
- June 07, 2024: Posted Date
- June 26, 2024: Last Updated Date
- July 29, 2024: Current Closing Date for Applications
- July 29, 2024: Application Due Date
- August 21, 2024: Application Archive Date
Contact Information
If you have any questions concerning this NOFO for federal funding and/or applications requirements, please contact Mr. Ade Adesiji at adesiji.adekunle@epa.gov and Mr. Steven Blackburn at blackburn.steven@epa.gov.