Closed · EPA-OAR-ORIA-23-04 · CFDA 66.044 · Discretionary
Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 9, 2023
- Close date
- 18
- Expected awards
The verdict
Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered $100,000 -- $2,000,000 across 18 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $100K-$2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 18
- expected awards
- 66.044
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings - is cataloged under number EPA-OAR-ORIA-23-04 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.044, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 22, 2023 and last updated on April 6, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $100,000 -- $2,000,000. The agency has projected $10.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 18 awards. If the agency funds the expected 18 awards from the $10.7 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $593,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on May 9, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$100,000 -- $2,000,000
Close Date
May 9, 2023
See Section IV of funding opportunity for closing date information.
Posted
March 22, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$10,670,000
Expected Awards
18
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
EPA is requesting applications from eligible entities (as described in Section III.A) to conduct demonstrations, technical assistance, training, education and/or outreach projects that seek to improve public health protection against smoke from wildfires by enhancing preparedness in community buildings. EPA is requesting applications for the assessment, prevention, control, or abatement of wildfire smoke hazards and related activities that target public buildings and/or buildings that serve the public, but privately owned or operated. Activities will improve the capability and capacity of communities and buildings to effectively reduce indoor concentrations of air pollutants in wildfire smoke, especially particulate matter (PM).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ATTN: IED Grants Administration Team OAR (Mail Code: 6609T) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 Email: IEDGrantsAdminTeam@epa.gov
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