Federal grant programs / Environmental Protection Agency

Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan (66.485)

Also known as Gulf Hypoxia Program

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$38.6 million
• Grant awards23
• Typical award$1.7 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$16.9 million
• Size rank1,105 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreement

Key findings

• It is the 1105th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 12 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 12 states and territories.

What the program funds

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), enacted November 15, 2021, provides grant authority and appropriated $60 million for EPA to issue grants, including grants to the 12 Hypoxia Task Force (HTF) States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin) to support the implementation of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan. This grant program considers relevant approaches to achieving the intended goals and objectives of the program consistent with statutory requirements. Awardees are required to provide annual progress reports which will be used to measure successful implementation and support evaluation. EPA’s funding priority is to award funds to HTF states to implement nutrient reduction strategies and advance bold, systemic actions that accelerate nutrient load reductions in the MARB and to the Gulf of America. EPA expects states to develop workplans that prioritize those actions most effective at reducing nutrient loads, using both proven and innovative approaches, that are now possible with funding for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Who can apply

Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds are provided to eligible states to implement the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan. 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).Funds are provided to eligible states to implement the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan as authorized by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This program makes Federal awards on a non-discretionary basis. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. Funds are provided to eligible states to implement the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan as authorized by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.;

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

Nine of the twelve FY 2024 - FY 2026 assistance agreements are for $2,514,116. Three recipients used partial FY 2024 funds in their first awards, reducing the total of their second awards. The average is $2,421,549.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Funds continued to support the 12 HTF states and state recipient activities are underway to hire staff, develop Request for Applications (RFAs), prepare new conservation programs that implement nonpoint source conservation practices, expand existing nonpoint source management programs, update nutrient reduction strategies, enhance capacity to monitor and track nutrient load reductions, and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.