Closed · EPA-R-OW-OWM-23-02 · CFDA 66.445;66.616 · Discretionary
Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 17, 2023
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 66.445;66.616
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant Program - is cataloged under number EPA-R-OW-OWM-23-02 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.445;66.616, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 25, 2023 and last updated on October 11, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $1,000,000. The agency has projected $20.8 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 20 awards. If the agency funds the expected 20 awards from the $20.8 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. 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 November 17, 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
Up to $1,000,000
Close Date
November 17, 2023
See Section IV of funding opportunity announcement for closing date information.
Posted
September 25, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$20,800,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The nation has made significant progress in addressing environmental and public health needs over the past fifty years, but more remains to be done. To further the goal of ensuring a strong pipeline of skilled and diverse workers in the water utilities sector, Congress, under the American Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a grant program under Section 1459E of the Safe Drinking Water Act, to accelerate career pipelines in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. In addition, under Clean Air Act Section 138(b)(2), which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Congress authorized EPA to award grants for workforce development activities that help reduce green-house gas emissions and other air pollutants that benefit disadvantaged communities as defined by the EPA Administrator and we are soliciting projects for this under project area 6 in Section I.C. of this Request for Applications (RFA).Through this grant program, EPA is soliciting applications from eligible applicants as described in Section III.A of the RFA to assist in the development and utilization of innovative activities relating to workforce development and career opportunities in the water utility sector, which may include:(A) expanding the use and availability of activities and resources that relate to the recruitment, including the promotion of diversity within that recruitment, of individuals to careers in the drinking water and wastewater utility sector, including stormwater;(B) expanding the availability of training opportunities for (i) individuals entering the water and wastewater utility sector; and (ii) individuals seeking to advance careers within the water and wastewater utility sector;(C) expanding the use and availability of activities and strategies, including the development of innovative activities and strategies, that relate to the maintenance and retention of a sustainable workforce in the water and wastewater utility sector; and(D) expanding the availability of workforce development and training that enables drinking water and wastewater utility workers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants to benefit disadvantaged communities.
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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Hana Abate Email: WaterWorkforceRFA@epa.gov
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