Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OEI 19 01
The FY 2019 National Environmental Information Exchange Network (Exchange Network or EN) Grant Program is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding opportunity focused on improving how environmental data are collected, shared, accessed, and used across federal, state, tribal, and other partner organizations. The core idea behind this program is to support projects that rely on the Exchange Network as a common framework for exchanging environmental information, with an emphasis on practical upgrades that make data movement and data usability faster, more consistent, and less expensive over time.
At a high level, the program is looking for proposals that strengthen environmental data sharing through shared and reusable services rather than one-off, custom-built systems. EPA highlights several outcomes it wants to see: better sharing of environmental data between organizations; streamlined data collection and exchange processes so information is available sooner for decision-making; improved data quality and better public and partner access to data; and broader participation in the Exchange Network by helping organizations build the information management and IT capabilities needed to connect and contribute effectively. In other words, the grant is designed to reduce duplication, modernize workflows, and make environmental data more discoverable and actionable for environmental managers and co-regulators.
A key theme in the solicitation is the development and use of “shared services” that can be reused across multiple programs or jurisdictions. This includes foundational Exchange Network services that can lower the burden on participating agencies and the regulated community by standardizing and simplifying the way data are submitted, validated, published, and accessed. EPA also points to functions like discovery, publishing, outbound services (pushing data to partners or public endpoints), and analytical services as areas where improvements can increase the overall quality and usefulness of environmental data. The solicitation notes that specific priorities and eligible activities are summarized in Section I-E of the announcement, indicating that applicants should align proposals to those stated priorities to be competitive.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by EPA under Funding Opportunity Number EPA OEI 19 01, within the environmental funding activity category (CFDA 66.608). The EPA plans to make awards using either grants or cooperative agreements, meaning some projects may involve substantial EPA involvement depending on the agreement structure. The maximum award amount listed is $400,000, and EPA anticipated making around 25 awards under this competition. The opportunity opened on February 1, 2019, with an original closing date of April 1, 2019, though the solicitation advises checking Section IV for any additional closing date details or submission guidance.
Eligibility is listed broadly as “Others,” with clarification provided in the full solicitation under the “Additional Information on Eligibility” section. That wording typically signals that eligibility may extend beyond a single category of applicant and may include a range of governmental or quasi-governmental entities and partners, but applicants would need to confirm their specific eligibility by reviewing the solicitation’s eligibility language. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted support for Exchange Network-based modernization efforts that make environmental information easier to exchange, more timely, and more reliable, while building shared tools and capabilities that multiple organizations can benefit from rather than reinventing independently.Apply for EPA OEI 19 01
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2019 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.608.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 01, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 01, 2019 See Section IV of solicitation for additional close date information.. (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 $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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