Closed · EPA-I-R4-SFL-2023-01 · CFDA 66.484 · Discretionary
2023 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $650K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 14, 2023
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
2023 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $650,000 across 15 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 $650K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 66.484
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
2023 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM is closed (last close July 14, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 July 14, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$8,000,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The EPA South Florida Program provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to south Florida waters including fresh waters, estuaries, bays, and coral reef, central to south Florida’s economic and ecological wellbeing. Aquatic ecosystems play a vital role supporting healthy and resilient estuaries, coastal, inland, and near-shore infrastructure by providing food, habitat, nutrient removal, water filtration, storm attenuation, carbon storage, shoreline stabilization, and other financial and tangible benefits.This RFA solicits applications for the South Florida Program region that includes the 16-county area covered by south Florida Water Management District as well as the Florida Keys, Florida Reef Tract, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Estuary, Florida Bay, and Biscayne Bay. Please refer to the map located in Appendix D of the Notice of Funding Opportunity.This RFA supports the Special Studies/Research component for the South Florida Program. Special Studies are projects that provide information specific to management questions and concerns, inform policy, and provide understanding of south Florida aquatic ecosystems.Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:supporting monitoring, research, or innovative restoration efforts for key species (e.g. coral, seagrass, sponges, mangroves, etc); • research, investigation, and demonstration projects to mitigate harmful algal blooms;residential canal pollution reduction demonstration projects;stormwater pollution reduction demonstration projects;water quality and benthic habitat monitoring;research, investigation and management strategies to address contaminants of emerging concern such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and/or microplastics;identifying and understanding cause-effect relationships of pollutants in the environment;addressing specific management questions and concerns to sensitive ecosystems;applying innovative approaches, methods, or techniques for preventing, treating, and handling pollution from entering waterbodies; andinvestigating localized water quality impacts from potential pollution sources.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-I-R4-SFL-2023-01
Grants.gov marks 2023 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Information and Statistics (ENV;IIJ). 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
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Agency Contact
Mr. Ade Adesiji and Mr. Steven Blackburn
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What to do next
2023 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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