Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 106 Water Pollution Control Program: Grants for Tribes (EPA Region 9) - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
|---|---|
| CFDA: | 66.419 |
| Federal FON: | EPA-CEP-01 |
| Office: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9 Water Division Tribal Water Section |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | 02/03/2025 (Multiple) |
|---|---|
| Solicitation Date: | Unknown |
| Match Required: | No |
| Actual Funds: | $9,000,000 (Estimated) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to assist federally recognized Indian tribes in achieving environmental results by developing institutional capacity to administer water pollution control programs and to protect, improve, and enhance natural resources. Eligible project activities include:
- Hiring qualified water quality program staff to identify and prioritize water quality issues in order to plan, develop, improve, and maintain a water quality monitoring and protection program
- Developing a quality assurance program plan (QAPP) for monitoring and sampling surface water and groundwater
- Performing water quality monitoring, sampling, and assessment activities
- Performing laboratory analysis of water quality samples
- Conducting studies related to water pollution control
- Implementing and enforcing pollution control measures, such as ordinances
- Developing a nonpoint source assessment report and management program for the CWA Section 319 grant program
- Developing a watershed-based plan with other key stakeholders in the watershed
- Leasing/renting office space for water quality program staff
- Purchasing monitoring and sampling equipment necessary for program implementation
- Training and travel for water quality program staff
- Collecting Indigenous knowledge to support water quality goals and objectives through interviews and meetings with the tribal community
All projects must demonstrate the linkage to the funding agency’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, additional information on which can be found online at www.epa.gov/planandbudget.
The funding agency encourages applicants to integrate sustainability considerations into their projects.
Awarded funds are eligible to be put into a performance partnership grant (PPG), which will allow eligible tribes and intertribal consortia to combine funds from more than one environmental program grant into a single grant agreement with a single budget in order to improve environmental performance, increase programmatic flexibility, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnerships between Indian tribes and the funding agency.
Eligibility is limited to applicants located in EPA Region 9, which includes the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada; the Pacific Islands; and 148 tribal nations.
Last Updated: November 27, 2024
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes.
Applicants must be located in EPA Region 9, which includes the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada; the Pacific Islands; and 148 tribal nations.
Applicants must have received a treatment in a similar manner as a state (TAS) determination, also known as financial assistance eligibility (FAE), from EPA for this program. FAE only needs to be established once; tribes do not need to apply for FAE in subsequent years' applications.
Eligible Applicants:
Native American TribeApplication Notes:
First-time applicants must submit mandatory FAE applications by October 31, 2024.
To initiate the FAE application process, applicants must contact Loretta Vanegas using the information provided in the Contact section.
FAE applications must be emailed to the appropriate address provided in the Contact section.
FAE applications must include:
- Cover letter
- List of federally recognized Indian tribes with the applicant tribe's name circled
- Copy of the tribal constitution and/or articles of incorporation
- Copies of tribal codes, ordinances, and resolutions demonstrating application of substantial governmental duties and powers
- Narrative statement describing how the governing body carries out its duties
- Information demonstrating that the functions to be exercised by the tribe pertain to the management and protection of water resources on the tribe’s reservation
- Copies of pertinent executive orders, land orders, treaties, acts of Congress, and other documentation
- Detailed and legible maps of reservation
- Copy of information addressing CWA Section 504 authority
- Copy of, or detailed description of, the tribe’s contingency plan to implement authority comparable to CWA Section 504
The cover letter must be addressed to the funding agency's regional administrator.
Mandatory draft funding requests must be received by February 3, 2025.
Draft funding requests must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov, or emailed to the applicant's assigned project officer listed on page 14 of the NOFA file.
Draft funding requests must include:
- Draft detailed workplan
- Draft budget
The following are required in order to submit a final application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.
The funding agency will consider the following when determining allocation of program funding:
- Amount of CWA Section 106 funds allocated to EPA Region 9
- Number of applicants and funding requests received
- Consideration of a base level of funding, particularly for smaller tribes
- Population/land area/surface water area
- Environmental issues to be addressed and desired environmental results
- Current and previous year’s performance
- Status of unexpended and/or unliquidated funds (if applicable)
- Ability to maintain continuity of existing programs
- Potential for funding request to be funded in segments over a multiyear period
- Costs related to applicant’s use of existing staff versus consultants/contractors
- Implementation of the funding agency's national and regional priorities
Following submission of the draft funding request, determination of the funding allocation amount, and negotiation of the workplan and budget, applicants will be invited to submit final applications or updates to the application. Final applications and/or application updates must be received in spring 2025.
Refer to the NOFA file and Guide folder for additional application information.
| Match Required: | No |
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| Actual Funds: | $9,000,000 (Estimated) |
Match Notes:
Matching funds are not required for this program; however, applicants may provide voluntary matching contributions.
Funding Notes:
Approximately $9 million is expected to be available to support grants or cooperative agreements through this program. In general, awards will range from $40,000 to $900,000; however, the maximum award amount for first-time applicants is $40,000.
Award notifications will be made by September 30, 2025.
Funds may not be used for:
- Sampling and analysis of surface and/or groundwater for drinking water purposes
- Construction, operation, or maintenance of wastewater treatment plants or drinking water systems
- Nonpoint source (NPS) management measures requiring construction
- Public water system supervision (PWSS) compliance monitoring
- Costs that are already financed by other grants or other sources
Contacts:
Primary Contacts:
Jason Brush
Manager
(415) 972-3483
brush.jason@epa.gov
Kate Pinkerton
(415) 972-3662
pinkerton.kate@epa.gov
Kelli Williams
(415) 972-3434
williams.kelli.m@epa.gov
Administrative Awards Management Contact:
Janelle Freeman
Grants Management Office (GMO) CWA 106 Grants Workleader
freeman.janelle@epa.gov
First-Time Applicant Contact:
Loretta Vanegas
(415) 972-3433
vanegas.loretta@epa.gov
Agency Address
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pacific Southwest (Region 9) San Francisco Office
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact provided, or to the applicant's assigned project officer listed on page 14 of the NOFA file. Administrative awards management inquiries may also be directed to the applicant's assigned grant specialist.
Financial assistance eligibility (FAE) applications must be emailed to Loretta Vanegas at the address provided.
Draft funding requests must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov, or emailed to the applicant's assigned project officer listed on page 14 of the NOFA file.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US2772_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (657.9 Kb)Guide File: US2772_Guide_FY2025.zip (5.0 Mb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2772_FactSheet_FY2025.pdf (683.3 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2772_Workplan&BudgetTemplate_FY2025.xlsx (27.5 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2772_Contact_FY2025.pdf (111.0 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Guide folder contains additional CWA Section 106 funding guidelines and detailed FAE application instructions. The FactSheet file contains general program information. The Workplan&BudgetTemplate file contains the required workplan and budget template for the draft funding request. The Contact file contains additional contact information for this program.
December 2, 2024
Full solicitation information for this program has been released and attached as the NOFA file. All sections have been updated accordingly.
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