The funding available through this NOFO will support Tribal projects primarily focused on implementing on the-ground best management practices (BMPs) that will help protect or restore waters from sources of NPS pollution.
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
All applications must include an on-the-ground project to implement NPS BMPs. As described below, applicants may also use up to 25 percent of requested federal funds to support other eligible project activities, including the development of a nine-element watershed-based plan (i.e., up to $31,250 of a $125,000 federal grant request). Tribal staff time supporting the implementation of NPS BMPs is not included in this 25 percent cap.
Examples of NPS BMPs and other project activities eligible to be funded under this NOFO include, but are not limited to the following:
- Examples of eligible NPS BMP implementation:
- Road stabilization/removal;
- Riparian planting;
- Streambank stabilization;
- Natural channel restoration;
- Low impact development/storm water management practices;
- Livestock exclusion fencing;
- Septic system rehabilitation; and
- Nutrient or grazing management practices.
- Examples of other eligible project activities (up to 25% of requested federal funds):
- Development of a watershed-based plan;
- NPS ordinance development;
- Project monitoring (e.g., baseline monitoring and post-BMP implementation monitoring);
- Training which assists the applicant in developing NPS implementation projects; and
- NPS education and outreach relevant to successful implementation of NPS projects.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 3,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $125,000
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a CWA Section 319 grant under this NOFO, a Tribe or intertribal consortium must: (1) be federally recognized, (2) have an EPA-approved NPS assessment report in accordance with CWA Section 319 (a), (3) have an EPA-approved NPS management program in accordance with CWA Section 319(b) and (4) have “Treatment-in-a-manner-similar-to-a-State” (TAS) status in accordance with CWA Section 518(e).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
