The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a grant to support innovative research on incorporating ecosystem services value into environmental decision-making. The focus is on utilizing indicators and data on wetland condition to quantify services provided by freshwater systems, such as water provisioning, climate regulation, and biodiversity preservation. The goal is to establish relationships between ecological condition measures and ecosystem services delivery for informed land management decisions. Applications should propose strategies for enhancing the value and understanding of ecosystem services in environmental research programs. Closing date for applications is Feb 20, 2009.
Opportunity ID: 44513
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-ORD-09-WED29788 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | GEOGRAPHIC, STATISTICAL, AND INDICATOR RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL CONDITION SURVEYS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.511 — Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 20, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 20, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $190,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications proposing innovative approaches to determining how to employ the growing experience in conducting surveys of the ecological condition of freshwater systems (e.g., flowing waters, wetlands, and lakes) to the emerging need to include the value of ecosystem services in environmental decision-making. Services provided by ecosystems to humans include provisioning [e.g., providing water food, fuel, fiber]; support [soil fertility, nutrient cycling, pollination]; regulation [climate moderation, flood control]; cultural [economic, spiritual, and recreational benefits]; and preservation [biodiversity, renewable resources].) Methods for using indicators of and data on wetland condition to quantify the services provided by freshwater systems are vital if land managers, especially the states and tribes, are to ensure continued benefit from those services. The goal of this research is to develop relationships between measures of ecological condition to the delivery of ecosystem services by freshwater systems (e.g., flowing waters, wetlands, and lakes) that can be used in conjunction with surveys of ecological condition. |
| Link to Additional Information: | GEOGRAPHIC, STATISTICAL, AND INDICATOR RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL CONDITION SURVEYS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Larry Hodgson, (740) 261-5036
Email:hodgson.larry@epa.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Larry Hodgson, (740) 261-5036 Email: hodgson.larry@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.511 | PKG00009822 | Dec 23, 2008 | Feb 20, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
44513 SF424-2.0.pdf
44513 Project-1.1.pdf
44513 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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