# Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-i-r-ocfo-02-promoting-readiness-and-enhancing-proficiency-to-advance/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354969

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 29, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-I-R-OCFO-02 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 29, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.203 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The EPA is seeking additional applications from eligible public and private nonprofit entities (see eligibility described in Section III.A of the Notice of Funding Opportunity) to assist current or prospective EPA grant recipients more effectively address their grant progress and performance requirements of their EPA-funded grant agreements. Reporting requirements involve gathering data, administering reports, and addressing evidence-building metrics. Applicants also may place special emphasis on aiding EPA-funded recipients and subrecipients of Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water programs, as well as grant recipients representing small, underserved, and/or tribal communities that are applying for or receiving EPA grant funding, including but not limited to funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Further details are described in the announcement.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-I-R-OCFO-02 still open?

No. It closed on July 29, 2024.

### Who can apply for Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Promoting Readiness and Enhancing Proficiency to Advance Reporting and Data?

Closed July 29, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Environmental Finance Center Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were U.S. Water Alliance, University of New Mexico, Rural Community Assistance Corporation. The program made 46 awards worth $115 million in that time.