Applications are requested to undertake and implement a project consisting of sample collection and analyses in support of the phytoplankton and chlorophyll-a components of the GLBMP. EPA expects to provide funding for one cooperative agreement of up to $3,000,000 under this RFA over approximately five years.

Qualified non-federal entities eligible to apply for grants include non-federal governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and institutions. This includes state agencies; any agency or instrumentality of local government; interstate agencies; federally recognized tribes and tribal organizations; colleges and universities; non-profit organizations; and other public or non-profit private agencies, institutions, and organizations.