Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R3 CBP 23 18
The Environmental Protection Agency is offering a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity called "Modeling, Monitoring, and Data Analysis Support for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership" (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA R3 CBP 23 18). The purpose of this grant is to strengthen the Chesapeake Bay Program by providing its non-federal partners with high-quality technical and analytical support, especially in the areas that drive science-based restoration decisions: water quality modeling, environmental monitoring, and spatial data and mapping systems. In practice, the work funded under this opportunity is meant to help partners better understand what is happening in the Bay and its watershed, evaluate whether restoration actions are working, and translate complex scientific results into information that can guide management and be communicated clearly to decision-makers and the public.
The core focus is technical analysis and programmatic evaluation tied to three tightly connected areas. First is modeling support, particularly around water quality modeling that can estimate nutrient and sediment loads, simulate how conditions respond to management actions, and help forecast outcomes under different scenarios. Second is monitoring support, which involves helping partners make sense of monitoring data, assess trends, and ensure that monitoring efforts are useful for tracking progress toward restoration and protection goals. Third is support for spatial systems, meaning the tools and workflows used to manage, analyze, and map environmental data through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related data platforms. EPA emphasizes that the funded effort should not just generate technical outputs, but also improve the transfer of scientific understanding into the Chesapeake Bay Program's modeling, monitoring, and GIS activities so that science can more directly inform planning, accountability, and adaptive management.
The intended result is stronger capacity across the partnership to explain and communicate the health of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and how it is changing over time. That includes turning large and sometimes messy datasets into usable indicators, visualizations, and analyses; ensuring modeling and monitoring are aligned so that measured data can inform and validate modeled results; and supporting consistent, credible reporting on restoration progress. Because the award is structured as a cooperative agreement, EPA is likely to remain substantially involved during the project period, meaning the recipient should be prepared to collaborate closely with EPA and Chesapeake Bay Program partners, respond to evolving technical needs, and coordinate deliverables in a way that supports ongoing program operations rather than a one-time, standalone research effort.
The total potential funding listed for a single award is up to $5,280,000, and EPA expects to make one award under this opportunity. The program is associated with CFDA number 66.466, which corresponds to Chesapeake Bay Program support. The opportunity was created on September 15, 2023, with an original closing date of October 30, 2023. Eligibility is labeled broadly as "Others," with the specific eligible applicant types clarified in the official eligibility text of the announcement, which typically means applicants need to consult the detailed Notice of Funding Opportunity language to confirm whether universities, nonprofits, interstate entities, or other organizations qualify. Overall, the grant is aimed at bringing expert, cost-effective technical capacity to the partnership so that modeling, monitoring, and GIS-based data analysis can more effectively support restoration and protection outcomes across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.Apply for EPA R3 CBP 23 18
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Modeling, Monitoring, and Data Analysis Support for the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.466.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 15, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 30, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,280,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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