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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered a FY 2018 competitive funding opportunity under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act for Indian tribes and intertribal consortia focused on reducing and preventing nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. The central purpose of the program was to support projects that take measurable, watershed-wide steps toward addressing water quality impairments caused by diffuse pollution sources such as runoff, erosion, and land management impacts. Rather than funding isolated actions, the solicitation emphasized a watershed approach, meaning proposals were expected to be grounded in planning and implementation that make sense at the scale of an entire watershed and that can show clear progress toward restoring impaired waters and protecting waters that are at risk.
The grants were designed to fund two closely related types of work. First, EPA sought proposals to develop watershed-based plans, which are comprehensive roadmaps that identify pollution sources, set restoration and protection goals, select management measures, establish timelines, and describe how progress will be tracked. Second, EPA invited proposals to implement watershed projects, meaning on-the-ground actions that put a watershed plan into practice and produce tangible improvements. In both cases, the agency strongly encouraged applicants to focus their work on restoring waters already impaired by NPS pollution and preventing future degradation through proactive watershed protection strategies. The overall intent was practical results: projects that can demonstrate significant movement toward solving NPS problems at the watershed level, not just producing studies or small, disconnected activities.
Eligible applicants were limited to tribes and intertribal consortia, as described in the announcement, and the opportunity was issued as a discretionary program. The funding mechanisms included grants and cooperative agreements, reflecting that EPA may either provide more standard financial assistance or work more collaboratively with recipients depending on the award structure and project needs. The opportunity fell under the environmental funding activity category and was associated with CFDA number 66.460, which corresponds to nonpoint source implementation and related water quality work.
Funding levels were capped at an award ceiling of $100,000 in federal Section 319 funds per proposal. Applicants were allowed to request up to that maximum federal amount, with the important condition that an additional nonfederal cost share (match) was required as part of the total project cost. In other words, proposals needed to combine EPA funds with qualifying nonfederal resources to meet cost-share requirements, which is typical for Section 319 assistance. EPA anticipated making approximately 25 awards under this solicitation, indicating a competitive selection process with multiple funded projects nationwide.
Key administrative details included the official opportunity title, "FY 2018 Request for Proposals from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319," and the funding opportunity number EPA-OW-OWOW-18-01. The opportunity was posted on March 21, 2018, and the original closing date was May 2, 2018, with the notice directing applicants to review Section IV of the full announcement for submission instructions and requirements. Overall, the program aimed to help tribal governments and tribal partnerships strengthen watershed planning capacity and carry out targeted restoration and protection actions that reduce NPS pollution and improve water quality outcomes over meaningful geographic areas.Apply for EPA OW OWOW 18 01
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2018 Request for Proposals from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.460.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 21, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 02, 2018 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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