Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319
Posted by Environmental Protection Agency
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319 — is cataloged under number EPA-OW-OWOW-23-02 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.460, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 14, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $125,000. The agency has projected $3.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 24 awards. If the agency funds the expected 24 awards from the $3.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $125,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources — factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 14, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Up to $125,000
Close Date
February 14, 2023
See Section IV of funding oppotunity for close date information.
Posted
December 14, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
24
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This Request for Applications (RFA) is issued pursuant to Clean Water Act (CWA) §319(h), which authorizes EPA to award grants to eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved 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.”2 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). After allocating CWA §319 Tribal funds for Tribal base grant work plans, EPA allocates the remaining CWA §319 Tribal funds to eligible entities according to the competitive procedures in this RFA. NPS Projects Solicited Under This Announcement: The funding available through this RFA 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. 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. Please note the narrow definition of a “nine element watershed-based plan” specific to EPA’s NPS Program, described in Section I of the funding opportunity announcement.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Contact
Margot Buckelew
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