# Water Quality Management Planning (66.454)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Water Quality Management Planning is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $145 million in 237 grants, about $613,531 per award.

## Objectives

This program assists States (including territories and the District of Columbia), Regional Public Comprehensive Planning Organizations (RPCPOs), and Interstate Organizations (IOs) in carrying out water quality management (WQM) planning. Funds are allotted by state in accordance with Section 604(b) of the Clean Water Act and are used to determine the nature and extent of point and non-point sources of water pollution and to develop water quality management plans.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $16.6 million | 54 |
| 2022 | $26.2 million | 49 |
| 2023 | $32.3 million | 60 |
| 2024 | $28.2 million | 58 |
| 2025 | $42.1 million | 56 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $12.2 million |
| State of California Water Resources Control Board | California | $11.0 million |
| The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management | Ohio | $8.7 million |
| Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | Texas | $7.1 million |
| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | Illinois | $7.0 million |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Michigan | $6.6 million |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | New Jersey | $6.3 million |
| Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection | Pennsylvania | $6.1 million |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection | Florida | $5.2 million |
| Missouri Department of Natural R | Missouri | $4.3 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection | Massachusetts | $4.2 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Wisconsin | $4.2 million |
| The Environment Maryland Department of | Maryland | $3.7 million |
| Environmental Management, Indiana Department of. | Indiana | $3.7 million |
| Virginia Department of Environmental Quality | Virginia | $3.2 million |
| State of Washington | Washington | $2.8 million |
| Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | Minnesota | $2.8 million |
| North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | North Carolina | $2.8 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Georgia | $2.6 million |
| West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection | West Virginia | $2.4 million |