Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OW OWOW 20 02
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Support of the Five Star Restoration Training Grant (Funding Opportunity Number EPA-OW-OWOW-20-02) is a discretionary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 66.462. The purpose of the award is not to fund a single local restoration project directly, but to select one national-level organization to run and manage the Five Star Restoration Training Grant program on EPA's behalf. In practical terms, the successful applicant would serve as the program administrator responsible for designing and executing a competitive subaward program that funds environmental training tied to voluntary, community- and watershed-based wetland restoration projects that also produce tangible ecological and socioeconomic benefits for nearby communities.
A central requirement is building and operating a national subaward competition. The selected grantee must create and widely publicize a request for applications (RFA) to attract a broad pool of potential subaward applicants, establish clear review criteria, and then select and issue subawards. This competition must be national in scope and open to restoration training project applications from across all 50 states as well as Tribal Lands, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. The underlying idea is to ensure geographic diversity and broad access, rather than concentrating opportunities in one region or among a limited set of organizations.
Beyond issuing subawards, the grantee is expected to actively manage performance and outcomes. That includes overseeing and monitoring subawardees to help ensure projects are completed successfully, staying engaged with implementation progress, and addressing common obstacles that can prevent community restoration projects from delivering results. The opportunity also emphasizes technical assistance and capacity building: the grantee must provide support to subawardees, including peer-to-peer outreach meant to expand participation and help more communities and organizations effectively carry out restoration training projects.
Another major component is accountability and results reporting. The selected organization must measure and report environmental results from the restoration training projects supported through the subawards, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. In other words, EPA is looking for a program manager that can translate local project activity into credible, aggregated reporting on outcomes and benefits, capturing both measurable environmental improvements and other meaningful impacts tied to the restoration training work.
Finally, the cooperative agreement includes an explicit expectation that the grantee will help strengthen the program over time. The recipient must develop a strategy to promote and grow the Five Star Restoration Training Grant program over the life of the cooperative agreement, which implies not only administering a grant cycle but also improving visibility, participation, and long-term program effectiveness through intentional outreach and program development.
Key administrative details provided in the notice include an award ceiling of $1,000,000, with EPA expecting to make one award. The opportunity was created on August 21, 2020, and the original closing date was October 2, 2020 (with the announcement noting that Section IV contains additional submission instructions). Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with clarification referenced in the announcement's eligibility section, indicating that interested entities would need to review the full notice for specific eligibility definitions and any restrictions.Apply for EPA OW OWOW 20 02
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Support of the Five Star Restoration Training Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.462.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 21, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 02, 2020 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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