Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Nov 9, 2026 · 34 days left
- Award size
- Up to $175K
- Total available
- $3.5M · about 20 awards
- Cost share / match
- Required
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- Requires a cost share / match
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 3
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Read the official notice View on Grants.gov
About this grant
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved Nonpoint Source (NPS) management programs developed pursuant to CWA Section 319(b)(1). The Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319(h) authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia to implement approved NPS management programs. This NOFO will fund implementation of best management practices (BMPs) and measures that have been outlined in Tribal NPS Management Program Plans to address NPS pollution sources that have been identified in a Tribe’s Assessment Report.
Eligible applicants to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia that meet the eligibility requirements described in Section 2.A.
Eligibility (from the notice)
See Section 2 of Notice of Funding Opportunity
Who in Tennessee has won this program
3 awards to Tennessee recipients in 1 county since federal FY2023. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.7M | 2023 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.6M | 2025 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.6M | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (66.460)
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants — 319 Program
How applications are judged
Funds are awarded to States in accordance with Clean Water Act Section 319 (h). Non-competitive applications are assessed consistent with the merit review regulations in 2 CFR 200.205. For selection processes within individual States, contact the appropriate State nonpoint source coordinators. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the NOFO.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
40 Nonfederal match of at least 40 percent of project or program costs is required except for grants to Indian Tribes, where following demonstration of financial hardship, the nonfederal match may be reduced to as low as 10 percent of project or program costs. States must also meet maintenance of effort requirements contained in statute. EPA awards grants to all eligible States and Tribes which apply for funding based on an allocation formula that the Agency developed. The allocation formula is described in the revised grant guidelines issued on May 4, 2024 and found at https://www.epa.gov/nps/319-grant-current-guidance Note, tribal base grant guidelines and annual Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) are found at: https://www.epa.gov/nps/tribal-nonpoint-source-program.This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further...
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Nonpoint Source implementation projects to be funded include BMP installation for animal wastes, sediment, pesticide and fertilizer control, urban runoff, and a variety of other structural and non-structural practices; watershed planning, monitoring, watershed coordinators, technology demonstration, and a variety of education/outreach programs, among others.