# Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (66.129)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-129-geographic-programs-southeast-new-england-coastal-watershed/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $33.1 million in 27 grants, about $1.2 million per award.

## Objectives

To develop and support the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) for coastal watershed restoration.
SNEP is a geographically-based program intended to serve as a collaborative framework for advancing ecosystem resiliency, protecting and restoring water quality, habitat and ecosystem function, promoting the development of sustainable communities, and developing and applying innovative policy, science, and technology to environmental management in southeast coastal New England (eligibility map is available at: https://www.epa.gov/snep/background-information-southeast-new-england-program). A critical aspect of this framework is the integration of physical processes, water quality, and critical habitat at a regional, watershed, and/or landscape scale. SNEP's Strategic Plan under this framework includes goals for achieving, 1. a resilient ecosystem of safe and healthy waters, 2. thriving watersheds and natural lands, and 3. sustainable communities. Additional background information on SNEP can be found at the following website: www.epa.gov/snep.
EPA intends to fund projects, either directly or via a pass-through organization, that address SNEP priorities, EPA's "Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative" Pillar 1: Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American and Pillar 3: Permitting Reform, Cooperative Federalism, and Cross-Agency Partnership, and spur investments in regionally significant and landscape scale restoration projects through projects, networks, and/or partnerships among governmental and community resource managers, technology, scientific, and policy organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Tribes, and other groups. A major focus is to build regional capacity for environmental management, including developing and establishing robust institutional, monitoring, information, and technology frameworks that can offer more effective, transferable, and sustainable paths to restoring and protecting the southeast New England coastal watersheds. Through competitive funding announcements, EPA will outline specific program priorities and eligible activities in areas such as environmental, ecological, and/or habitat restoration planning and construction; ordinance adoption and implementation; technology and policy development, testing, and adoption; financing; monitoring, including methods, equipment, data analysis and interpretation; public understanding and engagement; technical training in new approaches; information sharing; implementation of nature-based solutions; and targeted/applied research. SNEP funding is provided to support technical assistance, and implementation grants through direct EPA awards, and subawards. Additional SNEP funding under the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will support existing SNEP priorities and will begin to focus on achieving program goals.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.8 million | 6 |
| 2022 | $6.2 million | 8 |
| 2023 | $8.1 million | 16 |
| 2024 | $5.5 million | 16 |
| 2025 | $9.5 million | 7 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Restore America's Estuaries | District of Columbia | $15.0 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | $7.2 million |
| Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council | Rhode Island | $1.6 million |
| Barnstable, County of | Massachusetts | $1.4 million |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. | Massachusetts | $765,422 |
| Three Bays Preservation Inc | Massachusetts | $750,000 |
| Town of Charleston | Rhode Island | $749,999 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc | Massachusetts | $749,780 |
| University System of New Hampshire | New Hampshire | $749,225 |
| Bristol County Water Authority | Rhode Island | $600,000 |
| Nantucket Islands Land Bank | Massachusetts | $600,000 |
| Town of Glocester Police Department | Rhode Island | $465,000 |
| Town of North Kingstown Court | Rhode Island | $450,000 |
| Groundwork Rhode Island | Rhode Island | $300,000 |
| Southern Rhode Island Conservation District | Rhode Island | $300,000 |
| City of Providence | Rhode Island | $300,000 |
| Groundwork Southcoast Inc | Massachusetts | $300,000 |
| State of Rhode Island Department of Health | Rhode Island | $300,000 |
| Rhode Island. Department of Environmental Management | Rhode Island | $299,293 |
| The Newport Tree Society | Rhode Island | $152,460 |

## Open opportunities

- [Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Innovative Restoration Grants](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-i-r1-snep-2026a-southeast-new-england-program-snep-innovative-restoration/), closes December 11, 2026