Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319
General information
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.
Funding details
Funding application timeline
Grant eligibility
Eligible applicants to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia that meet the eligibility requirements described below.
Tribes and intertribal consortia must meet the following four conditions to be eligible to apply for CWA section 319 funding:
- Be federally recognized by the Secretary of the Interior
- Have an approved NPS assessment report in accordance with CWA section 319(a)
- Have an approved NPS management program in accordance with CWA section 319(b)
- Be approved for treatment in a similar manner as a state (TAS) in accordance with CWA section 518(e).