Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319
EPA funding supports federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved Clean Water Act Section 319 nonpoint source management programs, including best management practices to address identified nonpoint source pollution.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Eligible applicants are limited to federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia. · Funds implement approved NPS management programs under CWA Section 319(h); this is not a research award. · Award ceiling is $175,000. · Cooperative Agreement or Grant.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved Nonpoint Source (NPS) management programs developed pursuant to CWA Section 319(b)(1). The Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319(h) authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved NPS management programs. This NOFO will fund implementation of best management practices (BMPs) and measures that have been outlined in Tribal NPS Management Program Plans to address NPS pollution sources that have been identified in a Tribe’s Assessment Report.
Eligible applicants to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia that meet the eligibility requirements described in Section 2.A.
Eligibility
See Section 2 of Notice of Funding Opportunity
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Elizabeth January Program Analyst <tribal319grants@epa.gov>
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