Section § 319 of the Clean Water Act established a grant program under which states, territories, and tribes may receive funds to support a wide variety of nonpoint source pollution management activities. DEQ is the state agency responsible for administering this grant program in Idaho.
Donor Name: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
State: Idaho
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Details:
A successful § 319 grant request must focus on reducing pollutants and improving the water quality of lakes, streams, rivers, and aquifers. Funds may be used to address a variety of NPS management and prevention activities:
- Agriculture (except those activities covered by a draft or final Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) permit).
- Urban stormwater runoff (except instances covered by a draft or final IPDES permit).
- Transportation (except instances covered by a draft or final IPDES permit).
- Silvicultural or forestry-related activities.
- Mining (except those activities covered by a draft or final IPDES permit).
Ground water activities (to the extent identified by the state’s NPS management program, including source water protection efforts that involve regional collaboration or have the statewide application). Hydrologic and habitat modification and related activities (including wetlands reconstruction).
Idaho Prioritizes
- Implementing management practices that reduce pollutant loads
- Projects linked directly to pollutants identified in total maximum daily loads and implementation plans
- Detailed work plans and budgets
- Involving multiple partners and leveraging other funding sources
- Project contracts have three-year implementation timeframes
- Basin Advisory Groups prioritize project proposals for funding
Funding Information
- Funds awarded to a project cannot exceed $250,000.
For more information, visit Federal § 319 Grants Program.
