Improving Community Health through Microbial Source Tracking

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency

66.475 -- Gulf of Mexico Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits applications from eligible entities for grants and/or cooperative agreements to be awarded. These awards will improve water quality, habitat, community resilience, and environmental education in the Gulf of Mexico watershed within the Continental United States (see individual funding opportunities for geographic specifications). For a list of projects funded by the Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) under previous RFAs, please see the EPA Gulf of Mexico story map. EPA is seeking applications for projects within the four funding opportunities listed below, each of which has a separate Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and is separately posted on www.grants.gov. Applicants must apply for the specific funding opportunity they are interested in. The four funding opportunities and associated FONs are:

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Improving Community Health through Microbial Source Tracking (FON: EPA-GM-2021-MiST)
Trash Free Waters – Preventing More, Picking Up Less (FON: EPA-GM-2021-TFW)
Building Community Resilience Through the Reduction and Prevention of Nonpoint Source Pollution (FON: EPA-GM-2021-NPS)
STEM Career Development for High School Aged Youth (FON: EPA-GM-2021-HSCD)

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.

Grantor contact information

Description

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Division ATTN: Rachel Houge 2510 14th Street – Suite 1212 Gulfport, MS 39501

Email

Rachel Houge

GMP-RFP@epa.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Suggested_Budget_Template_2021.05.07.xlsx	Suggested Budget Template	Jun 1, 2021 05:32 PM UTC
EPA-GM-2021-MiST_EPA_R4_06_01.pdf	Improving Community Health Through Microbial Source Tracking RFA	Jun 1, 2021 05:31 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: September 5, 2021

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$9,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

EPA-GM-2021-MIST

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Environment

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 1, 2021

Archive date:

September 5, 2021