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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319 is a competitive EPA funding opportunity designed to help eligible tribes and intertribal consortia prevent and reduce water pollution that comes from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source pollution generally refers to diffuse runoff rather than a single discharge pipe, such as sediment, nutrients, pathogens, and other contaminants carried into rivers, lakes, wetlands, and other waters through rainfall and snowmelt. This RFA is issued under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act, which allows EPA to award grants to support the implementation of tribal nonpoint source (NPS) management programs that are developed under Section 319(b)(1) with the overall purpose of controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources to navigable waters and improving water quality.
A central requirement behind these grants is that tribal NPS management programs must be built on a foundation of assessment and planning. Specifically, programs are expected to identify best management practices and other measures that will be used to reduce pollutant loadings associated with each nonpoint source category or subcategory identified in the tribe's NPS assessment report prepared under Section 319(a). In practical terms, the funding is aimed at supporting work that is clearly connected to diagnosed sources of impairment or threat, and that applies recognized practices or strategies to reduce those sources at a meaningful scale.
This competition uses the portion of EPA's tribal Section 319 funds that remains after base funding is allocated for tribal base grant work plans. Once those baseline allocations are made, EPA distributes the remaining funds through the competitive process described in this RFA. The intent of the competitive pool is to push forward higher-impact efforts, particularly those that can demonstrate watershed-wide significance rather than isolated, small-scale actions. The RFA emphasizes support for tribal efforts to develop watershed-based plans and to carry out watershed projects that represent significant steps toward addressing nonpoint source water quality impairments or preventing emerging threats across a watershed.
The opportunity is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, with an opportunity number listed as EPA OW OWOW 21 01, and it falls under the environmental assistance listing associated with CFDA number 66.460. Funding is offered through grants and cooperative agreements, which typically means EPA may have an active involvement role in certain cooperative agreement awards depending on the specific project and terms. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, indicating that awards are made competitively based on the merits of the applications and the priorities and procedures described in the announcement.
Key logistics included an announcement (creation) date of November 13, 2020, and an original closing date of January 14, 2021, with the notice directing applicants to consult Section IV of the full funding opportunity announcement for authoritative deadline details. The award ceiling shown in the source data is $100,000, and EPA anticipated making approximately 25 awards. Eligibility is directed to Indian tribes and intertribal consortia, with the listing noting that applicants should refer to the announcement's eligibility section for any additional clarification or conditions.
Overall, this FY 2021 Section 319 tribal competitive grant opportunity is best understood as targeted support for tribal-led watershed planning and on-the-ground implementation that reduces runoff-driven pollution. It is structured to reward proposals that are anchored in an approved NPS management framework, that address identified nonpoint source problems using best management practices, and that can show tangible watershed-scale progress toward restoring or protecting water quality.Apply for EPA OW OWOW 21 01
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Request for Applications from Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.460.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 13, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 14, 2021 See Section IV of the funding opportunity announcement for close date information.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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