# Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (66.608)

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

Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $37.6 million in 134 grants, about $280,529 per award.

## Objectives

The National Environmental Information Exchange Network (EN) is an inter-governmental partnership to foster better environmental management and decision-making through increased access to timely and high-quality environmental information. The EN, launched in 2002, uses a standards-based approach to facilitate environmental data sharing among EPA, states, tribes and territories. This framework allows organizations to exchange and share data over the Internet regardless of the specific information technology used. Its goals include facilitating the sharing of environmental data, especially through shared and reusable services; streamlining data collection and exchanges to improve timeliness for decision making; increasing the quality and access to environmental data; reducing burden and costs for co-regulators and the regulated community; and supporting better decisions on environmental and health issues. The Exchange Network Grant Program provides funding for projects that develop the Network and enable timely, on-demand access to environmental data through innovative technologies, improved support systems, and expanded collaboration using shared tools and services. There are three funding areas for the FY 2026 EPA Exchange Network Grant Program: Funding Area 1: Increased Data Access and Innovative Business Processes. The opportunities under this funding area are designed to help agencies adopt innovative business processes and modernize the critical data services that power their systems and workflows. Funding Area 2: Eliminate paper submittals and expand e-reporting. The opportunities under this funding area are designed by EPA National Program Offices to help their stakeholders submit and share programmatic data for fourteen EPA programs. Funding Area 3: Augment the Information Management Capacity of EN Partners. The opportunities under this funding area are designed to enable applicants to build the IT and data management capacity necessary to effectively manage their environmental programs and to identify the most valuable ways for their programs to participate in the EN.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $8.8 million | 39 |
| 2022 | $3.0 million | 13 |
| 2023 | $6.3 million | 28 |
| 2024 | $10.8 million | 30 |
| 2025 | $8.8 million | 30 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Council of States, Inc. | District of Columbia | $2.8 million |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $1.2 million |
| Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality | Arkansas | $1.0 million |
| Native American Environmental Protection Coalition | California | $900,000 |
| The Klamath Tribes | Oregon | $872,307 |
| Tulalip Tribes of Washington | Washington | $799,866 |
| Department of Environmental Quality | Oklahoma | $723,282 |
| Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe | Virginia | $715,000 |
| Montana Department of Environmental Quality | Montana | $700,000 |
| Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Nevada | $700,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Health | Hawaii | $700,000 |
| Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment | Colorado | $697,263 |
| Oklahoma Water Resources Board | Oklahoma | $691,593 |
| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | Illinois | $690,000 |
| State of Utah Dept of Environmental Quality | Utah | $658,479 |
| Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians | California | $608,791 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $600,000 |
| Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | Washington | $599,990 |
| Arizona Department of Environmental Quality DBA: Adeq | Arizona | $500,000 |
| University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | Vermont | $500,000 |