Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA R10 PS 2015 001
The Puget Sound Action Agenda - Implementation Strategies and Actions for Vital Sign Recovery Assistance Program (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA R10 PS 2015 001) is a discretionary Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 funding opportunity designed to support large-scale coordination and on-the-ground implementation work tied to the Puget Sound Action Agenda. The program is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the EPA expects substantial involvement during the project period rather than a hands-off grant relationship. Its focus sits within the environmental funding category and is associated with CFDA 66.123.
At its core, this RFP is meant to strengthen and operationalize the 2014/2015 Puget Sound Action Agenda by funding the people, processes, and technical structures that turn regional restoration goals into prioritized, fundable actions. The opportunity emphasizes building and maintaining Strategic Initiative teams and assembling technical workgroups that can develop clear implementation strategies. These groups are expected to produce technical recommendations for the Puget Sound National Estuary Program (NEP) Management Conference, which is the regional decision-making forum responsible for endorsing priorities and ensuring alignment with the Action Agenda. In addition to strategy development, the work also includes developing and refining the technical criteria used to select priority actions, so that future investments are guided by consistent, science-based standards rather than ad hoc decision-making.
A major functional component of the award is the ability to issue and manage subawards. In practice, that means the recipient is not only expected to convene teams and provide technical leadership, but also to act as a pass-through entity that can fund implementation projects that have been endorsed by the NEP Management Conference. This structure is intended to connect high-level recovery planning with tangible projects that advance "vital sign" recovery outcomes for Puget Sound, with the recipient managing the competitive selection, oversight, and administration of those subawards in a way that stays consistent with Action Agenda priorities.
The funding scale is substantial. The award ceiling listed is $30,000,000, and the EPA anticipated making around 3 awards. The original closing date for proposals was November 30, 2015, and the opportunity was created on September 23, 2015. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional details referenced in Section III of the full announcement, suggesting that applicants needed to consult the RFP for specific organizational eligibility requirements and any constraints tied to subawarding, governance capacity, or alignment with Puget Sound NEP structures.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a regional implementation backbone grant: it is funding the coordination infrastructure (Strategic Initiatives and technical workgroups), the technical decision tools (criteria for identifying and ranking priority actions), the advisory function to the NEP Management Conference, and the grantmaking mechanism (subawards) to move endorsed recovery actions into implementation for Puget Sound protection and restoration.Apply for EPA R10 PS 2015 001
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Puget Sound Action Agenda – Implementation Strategies and Actions for Vital Sign Recovery Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.123.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-09-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-11-30. (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 $30,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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