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Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency

Assistance Listings: 66.460 -- Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants

Last Updated: August 17, 2026

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

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

See Section 2 of Notice of Funding Opportunity

Grantor contact information

Description

Technical Contact: EPA National NPS Tribal Coordinator, Margot Buckelew tribal319grants@epa.gov Eligibility Contact: EPA National NPS Tribal Coordinator, Margot Buckelew tribal319grants@epa.gov Electronic Submissions Contact: Grants.gov Support support@grants.gov

Email

EPA National NPS Tribal Coordinator, Margot Buckelew

tribal319grants@epa.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
EPA-OW-OWOW-26-01.pdf
Full Announcement
Aug 17, 2026 11:31 AM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closing: November 9, 2026

Application process

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Award

$3,500,000

Program Funding

20

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$175,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

EPA-OW-OWOW-26-01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Environment

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

August 17, 2026

Archive date:

December 9, 2026

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