Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA GM FARMER 2021
The Gulf of Mexico Historically Underserved Farmer to Farmer Grants Program is a funding opportunity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), specifically the EPA Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD). The program is designed to support projects in the Gulf of Mexico watershed that directly engage historically underserved farmers through a "farmer to farmer" model. Rather than funding many small projects directly, EPA intends to make a small number of larger awards to lead organizations, and those lead organizations will then run a competitive subaward program to fund and manage local partnerships and on-the-ground work with underserved farmers. The intent is to build practical, farmer-driven collaboration that advances the Farmer to Farmer objectives described in the RFA (with the formal definition of "farmer" provided in the RFA terms).
This opportunity is a discretionary grant competition using a cooperative agreement funding instrument, meaning EPA expects to have substantial involvement during the project period compared with a standard grant. The total funding available under the announcement is estimated at about $12 million. EPA anticipates issuing up to four cooperative agreements, each with an award ceiling of $3,000,000, for projects that can last up to five years. The expected project period was described as beginning around May 2022, reflecting the program's planned start timeline under this specific announcement.
A central structural feature of the program is that the direct recipient (the organization that applies to EPA and receives the cooperative agreement) is responsible for issuing subawards to other eligible entities. Those subawardees are expected to work directly with underserved farmers on projects located within the Gulf of Mexico watershed. In practical terms, applicants are being asked to serve as regional "hubs" that can: design and run a fair competitive subaward process, recruit and support partners, ensure projects align with EPA's objectives, oversee compliance and reporting, and help translate funding into real implementation and measurable outcomes in agricultural landscapes that influence Gulf of Mexico water quality.
Geography is a major organizing principle for the competition. EPA plans to fund one cooperative agreement in each of four watershed-based regions defined by Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) groupings. The four categories are: (1) the Missouri-Arkansas White-Red Region (HUCs 10 and 11), (2) the Ohio-Tennessee Region (HUCs 05 and 06), (3) the Non-Mississippi River Drainage area (HUCs 12, 13, and a portion of 03), and (4) the Mississippi River Region (HUCs 07 and 08). These regions reflect the major drainage areas that ultimately connect to the Gulf of Mexico system. Applicants would typically propose to operate in one of these defined regions, and EPA intends to make one award per region. For finer detail on boundaries and included areas, the announcement points applicants to Appendix B.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under EPA with CFDA number 66.475, and the funding opportunity number is EPA GM FARMER 2021. The original posting date was December 3, 2021, with an original application closing date of February 4, 2022, and the announcement notes that applicants should consult the full RFA (especially Section IV) for the official submission requirements, methods, and any due date specifics or updates. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with the expectation that the RFA includes a detailed eligibility section clarifying what types of organizations can apply to be the primary recipient and what types of entities may receive subawards.
Overall, this program is best understood as a regional capacity-and-implementation effort: EPA funds a small set of lead cooperative agreement recipients, and those recipients build competitive subgrant pipelines that put resources in the hands of local partners working shoulder-to-shoulder with historically underserved farmers. The long project period and sizeable regional awards signal that EPA is looking for sustained engagement, strong regional coordination, and accountable management of subawards to support environmental outcomes across the Gulf of Mexico watershed.Apply for EPA GM FARMER 2021
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Gulf of Mexico Historically Underserved Farmer to Farmer Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.475.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 03, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 04, 2022 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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