Federal Register, Volume 67 Issue 165 (Monday, August 26, 2002)

[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54810-54815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21670]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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FY03 Wetland Program Development Grants Guidelines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible
applicants an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the
coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments,
training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes,
effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water
pollution. While WPDGs can continue to be used by recipients to build
and refine any element of a comprehensive wetland program, priority
will be given to funding projects that address the three areas
identified by EPA for FY03:

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Developing a comprehensive monitoring and assessment program; improving
the effectiveness of compensatory mitigation; and refining the
protection of vulnerable wetlands and aquatic resources. States,
Tribes, local governments (S/T/LGs), interstate associations,
intertribal consortia, and national non-profit, non-governmental
organizations are eligible to apply. This document describes the grant
selection and award process for eligible applicants interested in
applying for FY03 WPDGs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Cahanap, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans, and Watersheds, Wetlands Division (MC 4502T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 566-1382, Fax: (202) 566-1349.

Robert H. Wayland III,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.

I. Introduction

The goals of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) wetland
program include increasing the quantity and quality of wetlands in the
U.S. by conserving and regaining wetland acreage and improving wetland
health. In pursuing these goals, EPA seeks to build the capacity of all
levels of government to develop and implement effective, comprehensive
programs for wetland protection and management. The six program areas
central to achieving these goals are: regulation, monitoring and
assessment, restoration, wetland water quality standards, public-
private partnerships, and coordination among agencies with wetland or
wetland-related programs.
The Wetland Program Development Grants, initiated in FY90, provide
States, Tribes, local governments (S/T/LGs), interstate associations,
intertribal consortia, and national non-profit non-governmental
organizations (hereafter referred to as award applicants or award
recipients) an opportunity to carry out projects to develop and refine
comprehensive wetland programs. Interest in the grant program has
continued to grow over the years. Since 1995, Congress has appropriated
$15 million annually to support the grant program. The type of projects
that award recipients can undertake to develop and refine their
comprehensive wetland programs are diverse. In the past, award
recipients have pursued a wide range of activities, such as developing
management tools for wetland resources, advancing scientific and
technical tools for protecting wetland health, improving availability
of data and information about wetlands, and training wetland managers
and the public about wetland and watershed values. Appendix B lists
other examples of potentially eligible projects.
The statutory authority for WPDGs is section 104(b)(3) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA). Section 104(b)(3) of the CWA restricts the use of
these grants to developing and refining wetland management programs by
conducting or promoting the coordination and acceleration of research,
investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and
studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction,
and elimination of water pollution. These grants may not be used for
the operational support of wetland programs. All projects funded
through this program must contribute to the overall development and
improvement of S/T/LG wetland programs. Award applicants must
demonstrate that their proposed project integrates with S/T/LG wetland
programs.
The general award and administration process for WPDGs are governed
by regulations at 40 CFR part 30 (``Grants and Agreements with
Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit
Organizations''), 40 CFR part 31 (``Uniform Administrative Requirements
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments'')
and 40 CFR part 35, subpart A (``Environmental Program Grants for
State, Interstate, and Local Government Agencies'') and subpart B
(``Environmental Program Grants for Tribes''). This grant guideline
document outlines the administrative and programmatic procedures
specific to the Wetland Program Development Grants.

II. Program Priorities

EPA has initiated an assessment of the wetland program elements
that will move S/T/LGs toward developing comprehensive wetland
programs. For FY03, the wetland program has identified three areas as
program priorities for improving S/T/LG's ability to protect and
restore their wetlands: (1) Developing a comprehensive wetland
monitoring and assessment program; (2) improving the effectiveness of
compensatory mitigation; and (3) refining the protection of vulnerable
wetlands and aquatic resources. Applicants are encouraged to develop
WPDG applications that address these priorities.

A. Developing a Comprehensive Monitoring and Assessment Program

This solicitation seeks proposals that support the development of a
comprehensive S/T/LG wetland monitoring and assessment program. State
and Tribal adoption of an ambient wetland monitoring and assessment
program is the primary goal of this solicitation (i.e., projects that
build S/T/LG capacity to determine the causes, effects, and extent of
pollution to wetland resources and develop pollution prevention,
reduction, and elimination strategies). More information related to
wetland monitoring and assessment can be found on the Internet at:
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/factsheets/monitor.pdf and http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/factsheets/devgrants.pdf.
Project proposals may address development, testing, and
demonstration of methods and programs to monitor and assess wetlands.
Projects may evaluate:
1. The use of biological assessment methods to improve the
evaluation and ranking of potential wetland sites for restoration or
acquisition;
2. The ecological consequences of a given regulatory action or
group of actions;
3. The specifications and implementation of compensatory wetland
mitigation;
4. The ecological performance of wetland restoration; and/or
5. The cumulative effect of wetland loss and restoration in terms
of change in the ambient ecological condition of the overall aquatic
resource.

Proposals should address how work to accomplish the particular
objective(s) assists S/T/LGs to implement comprehensive wetland
monitoring and assessment programs.
Proposals also should describe how methods under development will
improve decision-making across various surface water management
programs. Provisional reporting of ambient wetland condition, in Clean
Water Act Section 305(b) reports, is a logical first step toward
meeting that particular objective. When preparing proposals, care
should be given to ensure that any data collected under the grant is of
such qualitythat it can be relied on for other purposes (as
appropriate). Accordingly, applicants may host technical training
workshops, establish regional or State interagency wetland monitoring
and assessment workgroups, develop volunteer monitoring programs, and
improve wetland inventories (e.g., use of hydrogeomorphic (HGM) wetland
classification system). Examples of case studies illustrating wetland
monitoring and assessment methods can be found on the Internet at:
http://www.epa.gov/

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owow/wetlands/bawwg/case.html and http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/wetland/index.html. Many of the case studies listed on those Web sites
were funded by WPDGs.
Monitoring data collected from wetland monitoring projects must be
incorporated into 305(b) reports. Additionally, recipients must
download data collected through monitoring projects into STORET (short
for STOrage and RETrieval).STORET provides an accessible, nationwide
central repository of water information of known quality. See
www.epa.gov/storet for further information about uploading data into
STORET.

B. Improving the Effectiveness of Compensatory Mitigation

Priority will also be given to projects that improve S/T/LG
capacity to ensure ecologically effective compensatory mitigation for
unavoidable impacts. For example, WPDGs can be used to develop and
verify assessment methods and/or tracking (reporting) systems that
document:
1. The technical adequacy of compensatory mitigation project plans
(e.g., plan review standards);
2. the ecological suitability of proposed compensatory mitigation
project sites (e.g., develop site review standards in context with
restoration opportunity mapped at the watershed scale);
3. the compliance of mitigation projects at various stages of
implementation; and
4. the assessment of mitigation opportunities to address cumulative
impacts to wetlands.
WPDG can also be used to develop mitigation performance standards.
Grant funds can only be used forresearch, investigations, experiments,
training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies to support (or to
improve or develop) mitigation programs; they cannot be used for
specific mitigation activities (e.g., implementation of individual
mitigation projects, mitigation banks, or in-lieu-fee mitigation
programs). Background information describing concepts and methods for
improving the effectiveness of compensatory mitigation can be found in
a recent National Academy of Science publication, entitled
``Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act.'' The
document can be found on the Internet at: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074320/html/.

C. Refining the Protection of Vulnerable Wetlands and Aquatic Resources

While all wetlands provide important ecological functions on a
watershed scale, some are better protected than others. For example,
isolated wetlands and waters may be particularly at risk as may
wetlands subject to damage from activities other than the discharge of
dredged or fill material. S/T/LG wishing to develop comprehensive
wetland protection programs to protect such vulnerable waters from a
variety of potential impacts are encouraged to do so. Efforts can
include, but are not limited to, information dissemination, data
exchange, studying S/T/LG regulatory improvement opportunities, and
surveying opportunities for land acquisition, conservation easements,
and tax incentive provisions. This grant program, however, cannot fund
activities to implement a wetlands program, or fund the purchase of
land or conservation easements (see Appendix A for Grant Restrictions).

D. Other Program Areas

While WPDGs may be used by award recipients to develop and refine
all elements of a comprehensive wetland program (see examples in
Appendix B), in this and upcoming years, funding priority will be given
to projects that address the three priority areas discussed above.

III. Funding Eligibility

States, Tribes, local government agencies, interstate agencies, and
intertribal consortia, and national, nonprofit, non-governmental
organizations are eligible. Typical wetland or wetland related agencies
include, but are not limited to wetland regulatory agencies, water
quality agencies (Section 401 water quality certification), planning
offices, wild and scenic rivers agencies, departments of
transportation, fish and wildlife or natural resources agencies,
agriculture departments, forestry agencies, coastal zone management
agencies, park and recreation agencies, non-point source or storm water
agencies, city or county and other S/T/LG governmental agencies that
conduct wetland-related activities.
In order to be eligible for WPDG funds, Tribes must be Federally
recognized, although ``Treatment as a State'' status is not a
requirement. Intertribal consortia that meet the requirements of 40 CFR
part 35.504 are eligible for direct funding.
Interstate agency and intertribal consortia projects must be broad
in scope and encompass more than one State, Tribe, or local government.
In order to provide greater assistance to S/T/LGs, non-profit, non-
governmental organizations which undertake activities that advance
wetland programs on a national basis are eligible. Activities must help
S/T/LGs develop and refine wetland programs. For example, projects and
tasks can involve advancing science or collecting and making available
through publications and other appropriate means, such as training on
how information about how various wetland programs across the nation
protect, manage and restore their wetland resources and about
initiatives to improve S/T/LG wetland programs. Local/regional
chapters/affiliations of a nonprofit organization are not eligible for
WPDGs and applications will only be accepted from the national
headquarters level of a nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
Grant funds are awarded through a competitive process. The majority
of WPDG funds are allocated to EPA Regional Offices, based on the
number of States and Territories within the Region, to fund S/T/LG,
interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia. Headquarters reserves a
portion of the funds for national non-profit, non-governmental
organizations, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia. (see
Section V for Application Procedures). Funding decisions are made by
EPA Regional and Headquarters Offices and are based on the quality of
the proposals received and adherence to the selection criteria (see
Section IV). EPA typically receives requests for funding far in excess
of available funds, therefore EPA cannot provide grant funds to all
applicants.

IV. Selection Criteria

For FY03, priority in the selection process will be given to
projects which support the development of a S/T/LG's monitoring and
assessment program, improvement of the effectiveness of compensatory
mitigation, or protection of vulnerable wetlands and aquatic resources.
In addition, all proposals, regardless of topic area, will be evaluated
using the following general categories of criteria:
Clarity of Work Plan--clearly written and detailed
proposals;
Potential Environmental Results--a high probability for
positive environmental results in the short- and long-term;
Transferability of Results and/or Methods to other S/T/LG;
Success of Previous Projects--for applicants who have
received prior EPA funding;
Involvement/Commitment of the applicant--significant
financial and personnel contribution and involvement of partners;
Incorporation of project into broad agency goals (Core
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Comprehensive Wetland Program is available on EPA's web page at http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/initiative/#financial or by mail upon request
by calling the Wetlands Helpline at (800) 832-7828).

V. Application Procedures

WPDG applications from States, Tribes, and local governments are
handled through EPA Regional Offices, while applications from national
non-profit, non-governmental organizations are handled through EPA
Headquarters (Appendix C). Applications from interstate agencies and
intertribal consortia can be submitted to either a Regional Office or
Headquarters, however, the same proposals cannot be submitted to more
than one office. Headquarters and Regional Office staff will review the
applications received in their respective offices and select the most
competitive projects for funding. Both the quality and quantity of the
applications will play a significant role in the selection of grants
for funding.

A. Application Package

Interested applicants must submit an application, which includes a
work plan and completed EPA grant forms. As provided in 40 CFR 35.107
and 35.507, for States, Tribes, local governments, interstate agencies,
and non-profit organizations, an approvable plan must specify (1) the
work plan components to be funded under the grant; (2) the estimated
work years and the estimated funding amounts for each work plan
component; (3) the work plan commitments for each work plan component
and a time frame for their accomplishment; (4) a performance and
reporting schedule in accordance with 40 CFR 35.115 or 35.515; and (5)
the roles and responsibilities of the recipient and EPA in carrying out
the work plan commitments. For national nonprofit organizations, work
plans must include: (1) A summary of key objectives and final products,
preferably in 50 words or less; (2) a detailed description of project
tasks and an explanation of how the project will contribute to
developing or improving a S/T/LG's wetland program; (3) a time-line;
(4) a budget and estimated funding amounts for each work plan
component; (5) deliverables; (6) a performance evaluation process and
reporting schedule; (7) roles and responsibilities of the recipient and
EPA in carrying out the work plan commitments; and (8) contact
information for the Program Manager, Grant Project Lead Manager, and
Account Manager. Headquarters and some Regional Offices may ask S/T/LGs
to submit pre-application proposals of grant projects for competitive
review (see Section V Part B for deadlines). For specific regional
guidance, contact your Regional or Headquarters EPA Grant Coordinator
(Appendix C). Grant application forms are available at http://www.epa.gov/ogd/hqgrant/ and by mail upon request by calling the Grants
Administration Division at (202) 564-5305.

B. Deadlines

Full application proposals must be submitted to the appropriate EPA
office and postmarked by the appropriate Regional and Headquarters
deadlines:

Region 1
States: January 31, 2003
Tribes: June 30, 2003
Region 2
January 31, 2003
Region 3
Pre-proposal: October 9, 2002
Final proposal: January 15, 2003
Region 4
December 2, 2002
Region 5
December 20, 2002
Region 6
November 1, 2002
Region 7
December 2, 2002
Region 8
December 3, 2002
Region 9
Pre-proposal: October 11, 2002
Final proposal: February 14, 2003
Region 10
Pre-proposal: November 4, 2002
Final proposal: February 21, 2003
Headquarters
Pre-proposal: December 9, 2002
Final proposal: March 22, 2003

Please contact the appropriate Grants Coordinator (Appendix C) for
further information and/or to confirm deadlines.
Applicants may request limited assistance in revising work plans,
proposed funding levels to better reflect the funding available, and
preliminary proposals to develop a project that better reflects program
priorities.

C. Match Requirements

S/T/LG, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia must provide
a minimum of 25% of each award's total project costs in accordance with
40 CFR 31.24, 35.385, and 35.615. We encourage States, Tribes and local
governments to provide a larger share of the project's cost whenever
possible (i.e., in excess of the required 25% of total project costs).
Non-profit, non-governmental organizations must also provide a minimum
of 25% of each award's total project costs.
The match requirement can be met with contributions from entities
other than the award recipient. Other Federal money cannot be used as
the match for this grant program unless authorized by the statute
governing the award of the other Federal funds. However, Indian tribes
can use funds provided under the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to provide the required matching
funds to the extent authorized by that Act and implementing
regulations.
Matching funds are considered grant funds. They may be used for the
reasonable and necessary expenses of carrying out the work plan. Any
restrictions on the use of grant funds (i.e., prohibition of land
acquisition with grant funds) also apply to the use of matching funds.

D. Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)

QA/QC and peer review are sometimes applicable to these grants (see
40 CFR 30.54 and 40 CFR 31.45). QA/QC requirements apply to the
collection of environmental data. Environmental data are any
measurements or information that describe environmental processes,
location, or conditions; ecological or health effects and consequences;
or the performance of environmental technology. Environmental data
include information collected directly from measurements, produced from
models, and compiled from other sources such as data bases or
literature. Applicants should allow sufficient time and resources for
this process. EPA can assist applicants determine whether QA/QC is
required for the proposed project. If QA/QC is required for the
project, the applicant is encouraged to work with the appropriate EPA
quality staff to determine the appropriate QA/QC practices for the
project. If the applicant has an EPA-approved quality assurance project
plan and it covers the project in the application, then they need only
reference the plan in their application. Contact the appropriate
Regional or Headquaters Grant Coordinator (Appendix C) for referral to
an EPA quality staff.

VI. Additional Program Information

A. Performance Partnership Grants

A Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) is a multi-program grant made
to a State, Tribe, interstate agency, or intertribal consortium from
funds appropriated for many of EPA's environmental program grants.
Local governments are not eligible for PPGs. PPGs are voluntary and
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recipients the option to combine funds from two or more environmental
program grants into one or more PPGs. PPGs can provide administrative
and/or programmatic flexibility.
Funds for a WPDG may be included in a PPG; however, the WPDG
program remains a competitive grant program. Therefore, State proposals
must first be selected under the competitive grant process and, in
accordance with 40 CFR 35.138, the work plan commitments that would
have been included in the WPDG work plan must be included in the PPG
work plan. Similarly, Tribal proposals must first be selected under the
competitive grant process, and in accordance with 40 CFR 35.535. If the
applicant proposes a PPG work plan that differs significantly from the
proposed WPDG work plan approved for funding, the Regional
Administrator must first consult with the National Program Manager for
WPDGs before agreeing to the PPG work plan.
For further information, see the final rules on Environmental
Program Grants for State, Interstate, and Local Government Agencies at
40 CFR part 35, subpart A and Tribes at 40 CFR part 35, subpart. The
rules are also available on EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-TOX/2001/Day-09/t218.htm (State) and at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-GENERAL/2001January/Day-16/g219.htm (Tribal).

B. Local and Tribal Funding Targets

Each Regional Office will support the local government initiative
and Tribal efforts by targeting at least 15% of their Regional
allocation to local government and Tribal applications.

C. Reporting

WPDGs are currently covered under the following EPA grant
regulations: 40 CFR part 30 (non-profit organizations); 40 CFR part 31
(States, Tribes, interstate agencies, intertribal consortia and local
governments) and 40 CFR part 35, subpart A (States, interstate agencies
and local governments) and subpart B (Tribes and intertribal
consortia). These regulations specify basic grant reporting
requirements, including performance and financial reports (see 40 CFR
30.51, 30.52, 31.40, 31.41, 35.115, and 35.515). In negotiating these
grants, EPA will work closely with recipients to incorporate
appropriate performance reporting requirements into each grant
agreement consistent with 40 CFR 30.51, 31.40, 35.115, and 35.515.
These regulations provide some flexibility in determining the
appropriate content and frequency of performance reports. At a minimum,
however, the reporting schedule must require the recipient to report at
least annually.

D. Public Participation

EPA regulations require public participation in various Clean Water
Act programs including grants (40 CFR Part 25). Each applicant for EPA
financial assistance shall include tasks for public participation in
their project's work plan submitted in the grant application (40 CFR
25.11). The project work plan should reflect how public participation
will be provided for, assisted, and accomplished.

E. Annual Wetlands Meeting/Training

EPA encourages S/T/LGs to include travel plans for wetland
personnel to attend at least one national wetland meeting in support of
the project or for training each year (e.g., National EPA, State,
Tribal, Local Wetland Meeting, wetland monitoring workshops).
Applicants should account for travel plans and costs in the work plans
and the project budget. EPA's Wetlands Division does not anticipate
providing travel for State, Tribal or local government staff to attend
meetings other than through this grant program.

Appendix A--Grant Restrictions

Based on experience gained from previous years and policy and
regulation, we offer the following comments/restrictions on funding
eligibility.
Universities that are agencies of State government are
eligible to receive grant funds from the Regional Offices.
Universities must provide documentation acceptable to the EPA
Regional Office to demonstrate that they function as a State agency.
Universities (that are not chartered as a part of State government)
are not eligible for direct funding from the Regional Offices. Also,
any award recipients may award such entities contracts in accordance
with 40 CFR 31.36, and subgrants in accordance with 40 CFR 31.37.
The State, Tribe, local agency, or national non-profit organization
should not simply pass through funding to an organization that is
not eligible to receive funding directly. Land grant schools do not
automatically qualify for direct funding as an agency of state
because of their status as a land grant school.
This grant program cannot fund land acquisition or
purchase of easements. However, this program may support research,
investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and
study efforts directed at identifying areas for acquisition, which
would help address water pollution problems.
This grant program cannot fund payment of taxes for
landowners who have a wetland on their property.
While contractual efforts can be a part of these
grants, each recipient must be significantly involved in the
administration of the grant. EPA recommends that recipients use no
more than 50% of the grant funds to contract with non-governmental
entities. However, if the applicant wants to exceed this limit, the
applicant may submit a written justification for greater involvement
by non-governmental contractors. EPA will evaluate the need for
greater contractual participation and may approve the request if
they agree that there is adequate justification to exceed the 50%
limit. For the purposes of this requirement, EPA will not consider
work performed under a contract with other S/T/LG agencies,
interstate associations, and intertribal consortia. If the
contractual work is being done by another S/T/LG agency, interstate
agencies, or intertribal consortia, these should be clearly
indicated in the grant application.
Inventory or mapping for the sole purpose of locating
wetlands is not eligible for funding under this grant program. A
description of how mapping or inventory projects will directly
develop or improve the eligible applicant's wetland protection
programs must be included in the grant application for these types
of projects to be considered for funding under this grant program.
Each grant project must be completed with the initial
award of funds. Recipients should not anticipate additional funding
beyond the initial award of funds for a specific project. Eligible
applicants should request the entire amount of money needed to
complete the project in the original application. Each grant should
produce a final, discrete product. Funding and project periods can
be for more than one year.
Grant funds cannot be used to fund an honorarium under
this program.
Any field work or research-type activities are limited
to activities that have a direct, demonstrated link to program
development or refinement included in the application.
Purchase/lease of vehicles (including boats, motor
homes) and office furniture is not eligible for funding under this
program.
Grant funds cannot be used to pay for travel by Federal
agency staff unless travel costs are related to the grant project.

Appendix B--Example WPDG Project Topics

EPA has developed a database of all projects supported through
the Wetland Program Development Grants funding. This searchable
database is available on EPA's web page at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/water/grant.nsf.
Projects must be in support of conducting or promoting the
coordination and acceleration of research, investigations,
experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating
to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and
elimination of water pollution. The following is a list of examples
of projects that may be funded through Wetland Program Development
Grants:
Comprehensive planning of wetland resources;
Research, investigations, experiments, training,
demonstrations, surveys, and studies in support of integration of
wetland management into broad watershed protection approaches;

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Development of S/T/LG Wetland Conservation Plans (WCP);
Development of a framework for assuming the CWA Section
404 program;
Development of a framework for implementing a
Programmatic General Permits program;
Development of widely applicable model wetland training
programs for S/T/LGs;
Development of wetland water quality standards, or
refining criteria to appropriately reflect water quality conditions
in wetlands;
Research, investigations, experiments, training,
demonstrations, surveys, and studies in support of wetland and
riparian restoration programs;
Development, demonstration, and refinement of wetland
bioassessment methods and programs to evaluate wetland health and
performance of protection and restoration activities;
Development of and/or participation in training that
builds watershed and wetland partnership and technical skills (e.g.,
the Watershed Academy); and
Development of outreach programs that improve public
understanding of S/T/LG wetland protection and regulatory efforts
and facilitate public-private partnerships and wetland restoration
efforts.
This is not an exhaustive list, and eligible applicants may
submit any eligible proposal for wetland program development that
addresses EPA's goals and criteria outlined in this document.

Appendix C--Regional Grant Coordinators

Region 1: Jeanne Cosgrove, [email protected]--617-918-1669
Region 2: Kathleen Drake, [email protected]--212/637-3817
Region 3: Alva Brunner, [email protected]--215/814-2715
Region 4: Sharon Ward, [email protected]--404/562-9269
Region 5: Cathy Garra, [email protected]--312/886-0241
Region 6: Sondra McDonald, [email protected]--214/665-7187
Region 7: Raju Kakarlapudi, [email protected]--913/551-7320
Region 8: Ed Stearns, [email protected]--303/312-6946
Region 9: Cheryl McGovern, [email protected]--415/744-2013
Region 10: David Kulman, [email protected]--206/553-6219
Headquarters:
Connie Cahanap, [email protected]--202/566-1382
Donna An, [email protected]--202/566-1384

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