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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

Environmental Protection Agency

At a glance

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Funding Opportunity for Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia for Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319 is an open federal grant opportunity from the Environmental Protection Agency. Applications are due November 9, 2026. Individual awards are listed as up to $175K, with about 20 awards expected and $3.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 66.460 (Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Aug 17, 2026Posted
  2. Nov 9, 2026Application deadlinenext date
  3. Dec 9, 2026Archived
Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Close date
Nov 9, 2026
Archive date
Dec 9, 2026
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$175,000
Est. total funding
$3,500,000
Expected awards
20
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See Section 2 of Notice of Funding Opportunity

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
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What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

How to apply

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Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 66.460

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$127M
FY25$105M
FY26$175M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 66.460. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 66.460

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 173 grant awards had funding actions under Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants, with 577 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD$17.2M
  2. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$12.7M
  3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES$11.5M
  4. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$9.99M
  5. THE STATE OF OHIO OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT$9.86M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Elizabeth January Program Analyst
tribal319grants@epa.gov
202-564-1584

Quick answers

When is the deadline for this opportunity?

According to the official notice, applications are due November 9, 2026. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $175k, total estimated program funding is $3,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 20 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity EPA-OW-OWOW-26-01), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.