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Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Opportunity #: 66.050

Award Ceiling
$200K
Award Floor
N/A
Close Date
N/A
Total Funding
$200K
Cost Sharing Required
No
Grants.gov ID
usa-66.050

Description

To protect and restore the resources of the Potomac Highlands through implementation of conservation and restoration work. The Mid-Atlantic Highland's Action Program (HAP) is the foundation for the Potomac Highlands Implementation Grant. The Mid-Atlantic Highlands encompasses 79,000 square miles in the Central Appalachians of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The region hosts some of the most diverse and globally important resources on Earth. It is rich in natural and cultural heritage where the environment plays an important role in the quality of life. After years of resource extraction and lack of regard for natural resources, the Mid-Atlantic Highlands has become an area in need of attention. Congress recognized the uniqueness of the area and the need to perform restoration, conservation and protection projects. In 2002, Congress funded the Mid-Atlantic Highland Action Program (HAP). HAP uses the best available science including strategic conservation, to improve the natural resources and socio-economic conditions in the Highlands. Strategic conservation aims to build networks and connections between high value ecosystems by protecting intact resources and enhancing or restoring other areas. This strategic approach provides a framework for revitalizing and connecting forested headwaters and lands through river corridors and natural stream channel design, wetlands, working lands, ridge lines, steep slopes, riparian buffers, and flood plains. HAP is working toward achieving the following program goals: -Highlighting, protecting, and conserving special places that have ecological and cultural importance; -Highlighting important connections between these special places; -Revitalizing damaged ecosystems especially in key ecological corridors; -Empowering citizens and communities to strengthen the linkages among cultural heritage, economic viability and the condition of the environment; -Enhancing opportunities for the restoration industry in the Highlands, which will enhance lasting employment opportunities for its residents; and -Leveraging existing resources to support all these goals. Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants will support the HAP goals within the geographic boundaries as defined above. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2021: This program is not being funded in FY12.

Types of Assistance: PROJECT GRANTS

Eligible Applicants

Assistance under this program will be available to State and local governments, as defined in 40 CFR Part 31.3, universities and colleges and other public and private nonprofit organizations. For-profit commercial entities are not eligible. Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501 (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

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