Closed · EPA-I-R3-CBP-23-13 · CFDA 66.466 · Discretionary

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Small Watershed Grants Program and Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $45M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 15, 2023
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Small Watershed Grants Program and Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $45,000,000 across 3 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 $45M
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
66.466
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 202… is closed (last close September 15, 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 September 15, 2023

Posted Jul 31 Closes Sep 15

Est. Total Funding

$96,000,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

EPA plans to award up to three cooperative agreements under this Request for Applications (RFA), one for each Activity described in detail. The total estimated funding available is $96,000,000, including $21,000,000 for Year 1, and up to $25,000,000 for Years 2-4. The maximum available funding per Activity is detailed in the chart below.This RFA is seeking cost-effective proposals from eligible applicants to support the following activities:1. The Community Capacity Building – Small Watershed Grants (CCB SWG) Program builds the capacity of frontline organizations working collaboratively on community and watershed health goals;2. The Planning, Assistance and Implementation – Small Watershed Grants (PAI SWG) Program promotes community-based efforts to develop and implement conservation strategies to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed that support all the goals and outcomes of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and any future watershed agreements; and3. The Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction (INSR) Grants Program supports efforts within the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed that use innovative strategies to vastly accelerate sub-watershed and/or regional-scale implementation of nutrient and sediment reductions with approaches demonstrated to be successful.The successful applicants selected under this RFA will coordinate with the successful applicants selected under RFA EPA-R3-CBP-23-14 to ensure maximum effectiveness of the SWG and INSR grant programs. Applicants may apply for funding under both RFAs but must do so through separate applications.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-I-R3-CBP-23-13

Grants.gov marks Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 202… 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 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.

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Agency Contact

Autumn Rose (410) 267-5765

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What to do next

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 202… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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