Closed · EPA-OW-IO-12-01 · CFDA 66.440 · Discretionary
Urban Waters Small Grants
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $60K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 23, 2012
- Close date
- 55
- Expected awards
The verdict
Urban Waters Small Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $60,000 across 55 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,487 other opportunities from Environmental Protection Agency.
- up to $60K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 55
- expected awards
- 66.440
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Urban Waters Small Grants is closed (last close January 23, 2012). The parent program page for CFDA 66.440 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Environmental Protection Agency still indexes 1,487 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed January 23, 2012
Est. Total Funding
$3,800,000
Expected Awards
55
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for projects that will contribute to improved water quality in urban areas. The goal of the Urban Waters Small Grants is to fund research, studies, training, and demonstration projects that will advance the restoration of urban waters by improving water quality through activities that also support community revitalization and other local priorities. In general, projects should promote a comprehensive understanding of local water quality issues; identify and support activities that address these issues at the local level; engage, educate and empower communities surrounding the urban water body; and benefit surrounding communities including those that have been adversely impacted by the water pollution issues affecting the urban water body. The statutory authority for the cooperative agreements to be funded under this announcement is Section 104(b)(3) of the CWA, 33 USC §1254(b)(3). CWA Section 104(b)(3) restricts the use of these cooperative agreements to the following: conducting or promoting the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects (including health and welfare effects), extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. Projects that are demonstrations must involve new or experimental technologies, methods, or approaches. EPA expects that the results of the project will be disseminated so that others can benefit from the knowledge gained in the demonstration project. A project that is accomplished through the performance of routine, traditional, or established practices, or a project that is simply intended to carry out a task rather than transfer information or advance the state of knowledge, however worthwhile the project might be, is not considered a demonstration project. For proposals that include demonstration projects, the applicant must describe how the project meets the above requirements. Implementation projects are not eligible for funding under this announcement.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-OW-IO-12-01
Grants.gov marks Urban Waters Small Grants with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). This eligibility-code string dominates the Environmental Protection Agency book (1,239 peers, 83% of 1,488).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
National Estuary Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Contact
Ji-Sun Yi (202) 566-0730
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What to do next
Urban Waters Small Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 66.440 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- National Estuary Program indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Environmental Protection Agency lists 1,487 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |