The EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds is releasing a Request for Applications for managing the second Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program. This grant program will support an array of demonstration projects and capacity building projects that expand watershed protection activities in healthy freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems country-wide. Rather than waiting until a watershed is negatively impacted and attempting to restore it to health, the Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program seeks to protect and sustain healthy watersheds so they will continue to provide ecological services such as clean water, habitat for fish and wildlife, recreation and protection from natural hazards.
The EPA will also host multiple informational webinars, with the first being held on March 28 from 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern (register here), and the second on April 9 from 2:30-4:00 PM Eastern (register here). These webinars, targeted towards potential applicants, will answer frequently asked questions, and may facilitate the formation of partnerships and information sharing. All applications must be received by electronic submission through Grants.gov by 11:59 PM ET on May 10, 2024. Late applications will not be considered for funding.
For up-to-date information about the Request for Applications, including information on the webinars, or other news related to the assessment, identification, and protection of healthy watersheds, consider subscribing to the Healthy Watersheds Protection Email Listserv by sending an e-mail message to lyris@lists.epa.gov and include in the subject line or the body of the message:
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To learn more about healthy watersheds or to get involved in EPA’s efforts to advance watershed protection, check out the Healthy Watershed Protection website or reach out to Steve Epting and Miranda Chien-Hale of OWOW.