The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of funding through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants under Clean Water Act Section 319, identified as EPA-OW-OWOW-24-01. This discretionary funding opportunity aims to support Tribes and intertribal consortia in implementing nonpoint source (NPS) pollution management programs. The total estimated program funding is $3,500,000, with an expected 28 awards, each having an award ceiling of $125,000.
The grants are intended to help eligible tribes develop and implement strategies to control pollution from nonpoint sources to navigable waters and improve water quality. The NPS management programs must identify best management practices to reduce pollutant loadings from identified nonpoint sources. This initiative underscores the EPA’s commitment to partnering with tribal governments to address environmental challenges and enhance water quality in tribal lands.
Opportunity ID: 351079
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-OW-OWOW-24-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative AgreementGrant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 28 |
| CFDA Number(s): | 66.460 — Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 21, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 18, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $ 3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $125,000 |
| Award Floor: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the Notification of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | This Request for Applications (RFA) is issued pursuant to Clean Water Act (CWA) §319(h), which authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved Nonpoint Source (NPS) management programs developed pursuant to CWA §319(b)(1) “for controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources to the navigable waters” and “improving the quality of such waters.” NPS management programs must identify “best management practices and measures which will be undertaken to reduce pollutant loadings resulting from each category, subcategory, or particular nonpoint source” identified in the Tribe’s NPS assessment report developed pursuant to CWA §319(a). |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Margot Buckelew
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds – Watershed Restoration, Assessment and Protection Division E-mail: tribal319grants@epa.gov |