Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (66.472)
Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (Assistance Listing 66.472) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $38.6 million in 131 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $294,626 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $241,000. Half of the 131 awards fell between $210,500 and $319,000, and they ranged from $50,000 to $1.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$38.6 million
- Grant awards131
- Typical award$241,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.7 million
- Size rank1,104 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $9.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $7.7 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1104th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 78% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 28 states and territories.
What the program funds
To assist Coastal and Great Lakes States, Territories, and Tribes eligible under Section 518(e) of the Clean Water Act, as amended, in developing and implementing programs that monitor bacterial water quality and notify the public for coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public. EPA's funding priority is to award grants to (1) applicants whose proposals clearly demonstrate a state's, tribe's, territory's, or local government's ability to monitor coastal and Great Lakes recreational waters; notify the public of risks; manage programs; and communicate among environmental and public health agencies and the public and (2) applicants eligible to develop a program to do these actions.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
These grants are intended to support the implementation of recreational water monitoring and notification programs or support enhancement of an existing program. EPA encourages grantees to incorporate tools such as sanitary surveys and monitoring frequencies tailored to beach conditions while meeting other BEACH Act program requirements. Grantees should strive to implement the most efficient and timely means of communicating advisory information from public health agencies to the beachgoing public. To be eligible for implementation grants, programs must also demonstrate annually that they meet the program performance criteria listed in the National Beach Guidance and Required Performance Criteria for Grants, 2014 Edition (EPA-823-B-14-001. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA (https://www.epa.gov/geospatial).
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$166,000 to $547,000/fiscal year for states and territories; average award was $272K. Tribes typically receive $50,000 each.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Funding continued to support the implementation of existing beach monitoring programs and development of new programs; development of databases, websites and apps; purchase of supplies including lab equipment for bacteriological water quality monitoring; construction and posting of signs on beaches; public notification of advisories and closures; and data submission to EPA.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (66.472) awarded $38.6 million across 131 grant awards, an average of $294,626 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 97% of the money, tribes 2.7%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 114 | $37.5 million | 97% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 17 | $1.0 million | 2.7% |
By state
25 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | $2.6 million |
| Florida | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Texas | 5 | $1.9 million |
| Michigan | 8 | $1.9 million |
| Louisiana | 5 | $1.8 million |
| Wisconsin | 12 | $1.7 million |
| Hawaii | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Minnesota | 11 | $1.5 million |
| Washington | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Illinois | 6 | $1.4 million |
| Ohio | 6 | $1.4 million |
| New York | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Maine | 5 | $1.3 million |
| Indiana | 6 | $1.2 million |
| North Carolina | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Virginia | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Delaware | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Mississippi | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $976,256 |
| Alaska | 2 | $802,870 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $258,000 |