EPA-R3-CBP-21-08: Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2021 Request for Applications for CBP 2025 Tidal Water Model for the Assessment of 2035 Climate Change Risk to the Chesapeake TMDL
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Environmental Protection Agency notices from 2021.
Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $1.6 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $1.6 million in total. Applications closed on September 20, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 5, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.6 million
- Total funding$1.6 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | August 5, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | September 20, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | October 20, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants awards averaged $5.0 million; this notice allows up to $1.6 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (73% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.
What the grant funds
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) for supporting Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) goals related to the CBP requirement of a state-of-the-science model of the Chesapeake Bay tidal waters using an unstructured grid to be completed and fully operational by 2025. The new 2025 tidal Bay Model is required for the assessment of the Chesapeake TMDL water quality standards under 2035 climate change conditions. Specific support requested is for an overall main stem Bay and tributary TMDL simulation framework of model development and application to support the 2025 assessment of 2035 climate change risks and challenges to the Chesapeake TMDL water quality standards. The work includes the development and calibration of a fully-operational model by December 2024 for the tidal waters of the Chesapeake using the CBP ICM water quality code (FORTRAN or equivalent).
Who has won Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program General, Technical Assistance, and Small Watershed Grants (66.466) awarded $328 million across 65 grant awards, an average of $5.0 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | District of Columbia | 9 | $201 million |
| Virginia Department of Environmental Quality | Virginia | 2 | $14.4 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | 2 | $12.7 million |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Maryland | 7 | $12.5 million |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Maryland | 3 | $12.2 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is EPA-R3-CBP-21-08 still open?
No. It closed on September 20, 2021.
Who can apply for Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2021 Request for Applications for CBP 2025 Tidal Water Model for the Assessment of 2035 Climate Change Risk to the Chesapeake TMDL?
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 Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2021 Request for Applications for CBP 2025 Tidal Water Model for the Assessment of 2035 Climate Change Risk to the Chesapeake TMDL?
Closed September 20, 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 $1.6 million each. About $1.6 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.
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