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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

Environmental Protection Agency · EPA-OW-OWOW-26-01

77 days left

Award Range

$0$175K

Total Program Funding

$3.5M

Expected Awards

20

Deadline

November 9, 2026

What This Grant Funds

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.

Attachments

Who Can Apply

See Section 2 of Notice of Funding Opportunity

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award
$175K
Total Program Funding
$3.5M
Expected Number of Awards
20
Cost Sharing Required?
Yes
Funding Instrument
cooperative_agreement, grant

Key Dates

Posted: August 17, 2026
Application Deadline: November 9, 2026 (77 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Technical Contact: EPA National NPS Tribal Coordinator, Margot Buckelew tribal319grants@epa.gov Eligibility Contact: EPA National NPS Tribal Coordinator, Margot Buckelew tribal319grants@epa.gov Electronic Submissions Contact: Grants.gov Support support@grants.gov

tribal319grants@epa.gov

Ready to apply?

View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov