# Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-ow-owow-23-02-fiscal-year-fy-2023-request-for-applications-from/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344893

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $125,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 24 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on February 14, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-OW-OWOW-23-02 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 14, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $125,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 24 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.460 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the funding oppotunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-OW-OWOW-23-02 still open?

No. It closed on February 14, 2023. A newer notice is open: EPA-OW-OWOW-26-01, closes November 9, 2026 (2 days left).

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319?

Closed February 14, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $125,000 each. About $3.0 million in total across about 24 awards.

### Who has won Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were State of California Water Resources Control Board, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The program made 295 awards worth $595 million in that time.