The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a federal grant opportunity titled "SNEP Technical Assistance Network Federal Fiscal Years 2025-2029". This grant opportunity falls under the category of Environment and is a Cooperative Agreement type of funding instrument. The grant has a cost sharing or matching requirement.
The purpose of this grant is to fund the Southeast New England Program Technical Assistance Network (The SNEP Network) to provide regionally customized training, consultation, and other services. The network aims to help municipalities, Tribes, and other communities in southeast New England better assess and address critical environmental management needs. The ultimate goal is to build local capacity to develop and undertake environmental projects.
Coastal ecosystems in southeast New England are particularly vulnerable to upstream pollution sources, fragmented management, and the impacts of climate change. This funding opportunity seeks to address these issues by providing assistance and training to improve financial and environmental decision making, project design and implementation, stormwater management, and watershed restoration planning.
The grant has an award ceiling of $8,750,000 and an estimated total program funding of $8,750,000. Only one award is expected to be granted. The close date for applications is May 1, 2024, and the archive date is May 31, 2024.
For more information and to apply for the grant, visit the following website: Southeast New England Program. If you have any questions, you can contact the grantor at SECoastalNE@epa.gov.