# FY2021 Request for Applications for Capacity Expansion and Integration of Citizen-based Monitoring and Nontraditional Monitoring Partners into the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-r3-cbp-21-02-fy2021-request-for-applications-for-capacity-expansion-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331559

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $3.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 31, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-R3-CBP-21-02 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 31, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.466 |

## Who can apply

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

See Section III of the funding opportunity for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) for applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) non-federal partners with support for further expanding the capacity of citizen based and nontraditional environmental monitoring programs and integrating these programs into the CBP partnership’s existing monitoring networks. Citizen-based monitoring programs are routine environmental data collection efforts carried out by volunteers and overseen and coordinated by a given organization. Nontraditional monitoring programs are defined here as routine environmental data collection carried out by a given organization or agency and may include local governments, conservation districts, or nongovernmental organizations (academia, river basin commissions, watershed organizations, etc.) that are currently not formally part of the CBP partnership’s existing monitoring networks. Expanding capacity of citizen-based and nontraditional partner monitoring programs will enable more partner organizations to conduct monitoring that can be utilized by the CBP partnership and its members to address CBP programmatic data gaps. Further integration of citizen-based and nontraditional partner monitoring programs into the CBP partnership’s monitoring networks through a strategic data gap-filling approach will provide additional cost-effective data and information that supports shared decision-making and adaptive management by the CBP partners focused on restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-R3-CBP-21-02 still open?

No. It closed on March 31, 2021.

### Who can apply for FY2021 Request for Applications for Capacity Expansion and Integration of Citizen-based Monitoring and Nontraditional Monitoring Partners into the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership?

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 FY2021 Request for Applications for Capacity Expansion and Integration of Citizen-based Monitoring and Nontraditional Monitoring Partners into the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership?

Closed March 31, 2021. 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 $3.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Environmental Conservation New York. The program made 65 awards worth $328 million in that time.