Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319 Tribal Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Control Program (EPA Region 6) - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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| CFDA: | 66.460 |
| Federal FON: | EPA-CEP-01 |
| Office: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Water Division State/Tribal Programs Section |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | 04/18/2025 (Application) |
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| Solicitation Date: | Unknown |
| Match Required: | Yes |
| Match Type: | Cash/In-Kind |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Award Range: | $45,000 (Min) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to assist federally recognized Indian tribes in achieving environmental results by developing institutional capacity to administer nonpoint source (NPS) programs and to protect, improve, and enhance natural resources. Projects must address and support the funding agency's FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, which is attached as the StrategicPlan file. Specifically, projects must address Goal 5: Ensure Clean and Safe Water for All Communities, Objective 5.2: Protect and Restore Waterbodies and Watersheds.
Eligible costs include personnel, fringe benefits, contractual costs, travel, equipment, supplies, other direct costs, and indirect costs.
Eligibility is limited to applicants located within EPA Region 6, which consists of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are federally recognized Indian tribes located within U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, which consists of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Applicants must have Treatment in the Same Manner as a State (TAS) eligibility for the CWA Section 319 by October 11, 2024.
Eligible Applicants:
Native American TribeApplication Notes:
Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on April 18, 2025.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- SF 424A
- SF 424B
- EPA Form 4700-4
- EPA Form 5700-54
- EPA Form 6600-06
- Copy of current indirect cost rate agreement
- Workplan narrative and table with associated costs
- Budget narrative/justification and table
The following are required in order to submit an 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.
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Match Type: | Cash/In-Kind |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Award Range: | $45,000 (Min) |
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Match Notes:
In general, applicants must provide 40 percent of the total project cost via nonfederal cash or in-kind contributions. Applicants may receive a match reduction to as low as 10 percent if they are able to demonstrate in writing to the satisfaction of the Regional Administrator that fiscal circumstances within the tribe or within each tribe that is a member of the intertribal consortium are constrained to such an extent that fulfilling the match requirement would impose undue hardship. For awards assigned to the Performance Partnership Grant (PPG), matching funds are not required.
Matching contributions may include:
- Allowable costs incurred by the award recipient, subrecipient, or a cost-type contractor, including those allowable costs borne by nonfederal awards
- Cash donations from nonfederal third parties
- The value of third-party, in-kind contributions
Funding Notes:
An unspecified amount of funding is available to support cooperative agreements of at least $45,000 through this program.
Administrative costs are limited to 10 percent of the total award amount. The costs of implementing enforcement and regulatory activities, education, training, technical assistance, demonstration projects, and technology transfer are not subject to this limitation.
In general, funds may not be used for general assessment activities, such as monitoring the general status of reservation waters.
Funds may not be used for:
- Activities required by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, including monitoring and other activities associated with the stormwater permitting program
- Sampling lands or waters not within tribal jurisdictions without landowner permission
Contacts:
(See Contact Notes)
Agency Address
EPA Region 6 Main Office
1201 Elm Street, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75270
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the appropriate project officer listed on page 7 of the NOFA file.
Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US15727_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (242.2 Kb)Other Pre-Award File: US15727_StrategicPlan_FY2025.pdf (532.1 Kb)
Award File: US15727_Award_FY2025.pdf (127.3 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The StrategicPlan file contains information regarding the funding agency's FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients.
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