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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Epting, Steve (he/him/his) <epting.steve@epa.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 12, 2024 3:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NPS Information Exchange <npsinfo@lists.epa.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [npsinfo] Announcing new RFA for EPA Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NPS Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Today the EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds <span style="color:#1B1B1B">
released </span>a <a href="https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352919">Request for Applications</a> for entities interested in managing a second iteration of the
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/hwp/healthy-watersheds-consortium-grants">Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program</a>. The EPA anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement under this announcement for approximately $2.1M. The grantee will be responsible for
a 40% non-federal cost share/match.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, non-governmental organizations, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia.
<span style="color:black;background:white">This grant program will support </span>
an array<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>of demonstration and capacity-building subaward projects to advance watershed protection activities in healthy freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems across the United States.
<span style="color:black;background:white">Through the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program, the EPA seeks to protect and sustain healthy watersheds so they will continue to provide ecological services such as clean water, habitat for fish and wildlife,
recreation, and protection from natural hazards. </span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1B1B1B">The EPA will host two informational webinars for prospective applicants on
<b>March 28 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern </b>(register </span><a href="https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscemqrT0sG1VIz3pda3sU216g50clbF0">here</a><span style="color:#1B1B1B">) and on
<b>April 9 from 2:30-4:00 PM Eastern </b>(register </span><a href="https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdu2tpjksEtllo2LAvNnqWf6OvjPIZO4">here</a><span style="color:#1B1B1B">)<b>.</b> EPA staff will provide an overview of the RFA and answer
</span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-03/hwc-grant-q-and-a.pdf">frequently asked questions</a> on these webinars<span style="color:#1B1B1B">.
</span>All applications<b> </b>must be received by electronic submission through Grants.gov by
<b>11:59 PM Eastern on May 10, 2024</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="usa-intro" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B;background:white">Please help us get the word out by sharing this announcement with your networks!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Steve Epting (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Nonpoint Source Management Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">US EPA, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Phone: 202.566.1074<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/nps/tribal-nonpoint-source-program">Tribal Nonpoint Source Program</a> |
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/hwp">Healthy Watersheds Program</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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