EPA PREPARED: Call for Proposals Open until 7/29

[Betsey Suchanic]

EPA has opened their PREPARED NOFO for a second round, with applications due on 7/29. More information here. 

About the Opportunity

EPA is seeking proposals for expert evaluators to support the data, reporting, and evidence-building capacity of EPA grant funding recipients. Interested applicants are encouraged to view the Request for Application notice on www.grants.gov under Funding Opportunity Announcement EPA-I-R-OCFO-02. Applications are due on 7/29/2024, at 11:59 PM (EST).

Overview of PREPARED

EPA has launched PREPARED to provide technical assistance to EPA grant recipients representing small, underserved, and/or tribal communities to enhance their capacity to meet data and reporting requirements and improve their ability to generate the information necessary to evaluate and improve grant outcomes. EPA intends to award up to $4 million over 3 years to as many as 8 recipients. A brief overview of the grants awarded in round one is detailed under “Active Projects”. These grantees represent approximately $1.5 million dollars of the available funding.

Data, reporting, and evidence-building are vitally important responsibilities for EPA grant programs. However, many EPA grant recipients face capacity challenges in engaging in these activities. Many small, underserved, and/or tribal communities that are eligible for EPA grants sometimes choose to pass on funding opportunities as a result. With this Cooperative Agreement, EPA seeks to fund technical assistance providers with program evaluation expertise to equip communities with strategies, tools, and training that enhance their capacity for data, reporting, and evidence-building.