Federal funding through USGS will be available for the Fiscal Year 2021 104(b) (State Base Grant) program. However, the Request for Proposals (RFP) is not yet published.
The due date for proposals to MWRRC is likely to be at the end of January. We also anticipate that the start date for projects will be later than the usual date of March 1.
For planning and preparation purposes, last year’s Maryland RFP is provided here:
Using this example RFP as guidance, investigators are encouraged to develop proposals in anticipation of the official RFP and submittal deadline, which will be announced here.
Projects selected by the MWRRC for funding will be forwarded to the USGS.