Since 2002, U.S. EPA has supported implementation of the Exchange Network through the Exchange Network Grant Program, which provides funding for states, tribes, and territories. For complete official information, visit EPA’s Exchange Network Grants website. The purpose of the Exchange Network (EN) grant program is to foster better environmental management and decision-making through increased access to timely, high quality, environmental information. 

FY 2023 Exchange Network Grant Solicitation Notice

The application period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Exchange Network (EN) Grant Program closed on June 2, 2023. A copy of the Solicitation Notice (SN) is available on Grants.gov for reference purposes: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347503. 

EPA expects to award 25-35 grants of up to $500,000 each, totaling approximately $9,500,000 in FY23. The exact number of grants awarded will depend on the number of applications submitted to EPA by the application deadline, the amounts of proposed project budgets, and the quality of proposals. Please be aware: award funding thresholds have increased from prior years by $100,000. Individual applicants can now request up to $300,000 and eligible EN partnerships can request up to $500,000.  

EPA’s EN Grant website includes a range of supplemental information including application templates, General FAQs, Tribal FAQs, webinar recordings, budgeting tools, and more. 

Previous Grant Recipients

Information on previous Exchange Network grant awards is available at http://www.epa.gov/exchangenetwork/previous-exchange-network-grant-projects.

Contact

Erin McGown
Exchange Network Grants Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Email: ENGrantProgram [at] epa.gov