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No. EPA-OW-OWOW-26-01 · Environmental Protection Agency

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Up to $175,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Nov 9, 2026
Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Environment
Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 66.460 · Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (66.460), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 11 $2,533,400 $684,500 – $3,430,200
FY 2025 43 $2,219,729 $1,136,872 – $2,885,362
FY 2024 47 $1,825,918 $944,229 – $3,385,587
FY 2023 46 $2,123,635 $1,138,270 – $3,660,750
FY 2022 54 $1,911,850 $788,500 – $3,156,382
FY 2021 54 $1,900,600 $911,108 – $3,291,000

For comparison, this notice advertises Up to $175,000.

Who wins it State government (211), Tribal government (44) of 255 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (16) · OK (11) · NM (10) · LA (9) · MT (9)
Largest recent awards
  1. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT $9,206,000 · FY 2022
  2. STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD $9,009,000 · FY 2021
  3. ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY $6,930,000 · FY 2022
  4. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION $6,621,200 · FY 2021
  5. STATE OF WASHINGTON $6,466,000 · FY 2021

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 18, 2026