Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2016 Request for Proposals for | EPA R3 CBP 16 06

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), issued a Fiscal Year 2016 Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund organizations that can help the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership make smarter, more targeted progress on restoring the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The core purpose of the opportunity is to secure technical analysis and program evaluation support that helps partners identify, prioritize, and implement the most cost-effective and efficient nutrient and sediment reduction actions. In practice, this means providing analytical work, assessment tools, and performance evaluation support that can guide decisions about which pollution-reduction strategies deliver the best environmental results for the resources invested, and how to adjust programs based on what is working.

A central focus of the work is supporting implementation of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which sets shared goals and outcomes for bay restoration. The funded projects are expected to provide technical support that directly helps partners carry out targeted actions aligned with those agreement outcomes. While the broader CBP partnership includes federal agencies, seven watershed jurisdictions, and many non-federal organizations, the RFP emphasizes that the work supported under this funding will primarily benefit the seven watershed jurisdictions and other non-federal partners engaged in on-the-ground and programmatic implementation. The seven jurisdictions named in the announcement are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial EPA involvement during the project period (for example, coordination on technical approaches, deliverables, and alignment with CBP priorities). The funding activity category is environment, and the CFDA number listed is 66.466, which corresponds to Chesapeake Bay Program funding. The opportunity is identified as "Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2016 Request for Proposals for" with the funding opportunity number EPA R3 CBP 16 06. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others," suggesting eligibility may extend beyond state and local governments to include a range of institutions such as nonprofits, academic institutions, and other qualified entities, subject to the specific eligibility rules and requirements described in the full announcement.

The solicitation was created on 2016-10-05, with an original closing date of 2016-11-28, and EPA anticipated making about 9 awards. No award ceiling amount is provided in the source data excerpt. Additional details on the scope, required tasks, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements are referenced as being in Section IV of the full funding opportunity announcement.

• The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2016 Request for Proposals for" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.466.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-10-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-11-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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