Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$53,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The Gulf of Mexico Program, housed within the Gulf of Mexico Division, is a non-regulatory program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency founded to facilitate collaborative actions to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico in ways consistent with the economic well-being of the Region. To carry out its mission, the Gulf of Mexico Program continues to maintain and expand partnerships with State and Federal agencies, Federally recognized Tribes, local governments and authorities, academia, regional business and industry, agricultural and environmental organizations, and individual citizens and communities.
Eligible Uses Ecosystem and wetland restoration, stormwater treatment and control, nature-based infrastructure, community resilience, resilient shorelines, and environmental education.
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Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$40,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The Lake Champlain Basin Program coordinates and funds efforts that benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources, in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Québec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals.
Eligible Uses Ecosystem and wetland restoration, stormwater treatment and control, nature-based infrastructure, community resilience, resilient shorelines, and environmental education
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Geographic Programs - Lake Pontchartrain Restoration Program

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
Posted Date
Cooperative Agreement (Discretionary Grants)Funding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$53,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description This program carries out the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Comprehensive Management Plan under the authority of the Clean Water Act Section 121 and Section 320. Program activities include conducting water quality monitoring of Lake Pontchartrain, educating basin residents on water protection and pollution prevention, evaluating sewer system designs and developing plans to upgrade or replace them in order to prevent or reduce water pollution.
Eligible Uses Program activities include conducting water quality monitoring of Lake Pontchartrain, educating basin residents on water protection and pollution prevention, evaluating sewer system designs and developing plans to upgrade or replace them in order to prevent or reduce water pollution.
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Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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Cooperative Agreement (Discretionary Grants)Funding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$106,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The Long Island Sound Program supports the implementation of a comprehensive plan to protect and restore water quality, habitat, and living resources in Long Island Sound, working with State and local governments, the private sector, user groups, and the general public.
Eligible Uses The Long Island Sound Program implements the Long Island Sound Study Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The program also assists the States of Connecticut and New York and other public or nonprofit entities in implementation, research, planning, enforcement, and citizen involvement and education related to reducing pollution and improving the quality of the environment to sustain living resources in the Long Island Sound.
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Geographic Programs - Northwest Forest

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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Grants and Interagency AgreementsFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$4,000,000.00Funding Amount

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The Northwest Forest Geographic Program addresses water quality impairments from non-point sources related to pacific northwest forest practices and works to improve the quality and quantity of surface water so that beneficial uses and drinking water/source water protection goals are met. Climate change is increasing the demands on the program due to the increase of catastrophic wildfire and resulting impacts to water quality and municipal drinking water.
Eligible Uses Monitoring of aquatic and riparian management in the Northwest Forest Plan; groundwater restoration to improve sources of drinking water; post-wildfire water quality monitoring; education and capacity-building for States and drinking water providers.
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Geographic Programs - Puget Sound

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$89,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description Puget Sound has been designated as one of 28 estuaries of National Significance under section 320 of the Clean Water Act. The goal of the National Estuary Program is to attain and maintain water quality in designated estuaries that will assure protection of public water supplies and the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish and wildlife and allows recreational activities in and on the water. The Puget Sound National Estuary Program's approved Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, the Action Agenda, has a goal to restore and maintain the Puget Sound Estuary's environment by meeting 2018-2022 ecosystem targets.
Eligible Uses Ecosystem and wetland restoration, stormwater treatment and control, nature-based infrastructure, community resilience, resilient shorelines, and environmental education, Tribal support.
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Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$24,000,000.00Funding Amount

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The goals of the San Francisco Bay grant program are to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat (i.e. wetlands) in the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. Funded projects will reduce polluted runoff, restore impaired waters, and enhance aquatic habitat. Achieving significant environmental results related to wetlands restoration and water quality improvements is an overall program priority. Funding Priorities for fiscal year 2021 are the same as in all previous fiscal years and include the protection and restoration of water quality in San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. In addition, priorities include projects that "benefit underserved communities (e.g. economically disadvantaged communities and other populations that experience disproportionate environmental harm and health risks as a result of greater vulnerability to environmental hazards) by increasing natural habitat and "greener" infrastructure in those areas."
Eligible Uses Ecosystem and wetland restoration, stormwater treatment and control, nature-based infrastructure, community resilience, resilient shorelines, and environmental education.
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Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$16,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program provides competitive grants to address the immediate and emerging ecological pressures and threats to nearshore waters, bays, estuaries, beaches, and coral reefs central to South Florida's economic well-being.
Eligible Uses Canal demonstration projects; stormwater demonstration projects; coral research; endocrine disruptor impacts to marine fauna and flora; identifying and understanding cause/effect relationships of pollutants; developing effective remediation techniques for aquatic resources; addressing specific management questions and concerns; predictive models and monitoring tools; and overall improvement of our understanding of South Florida ecosystems.
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Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$15,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description Our mission is to foster collaboration among regional partners across southeast New England's coastal watersheds to protect and restore water quality, ecological health, and diverse habitats by sharing knowledge and resources, promoting innovative approaches, and leveraging economic and environmental investments to meet the needs of current and future generations. By 2050, we envision a resilient ecosystem of safe and healthy waters, thriving watersheds and natural lands, and sustainable communities throughout southeast New England's coastal watersheds.
Eligible Uses Ecosystem and wetland restoration, stormwater treatment and control, nature-based infrastructure, community resilience, resilient shorelines, and environmental education.
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National Estuary Program Grants

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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GrantFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Environmental Protection AgencyAgency
$132,000,000.00Funding Amount

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Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The National Estuary Program goal is to protect and restore the water quality and resources of estuaries and associated watersheds designated by the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator as estuaries of national significance. The 28 estuaries of national significance, or National Estuary Programs, use an ecosystem-based management approach to help achieve their protection and restoration goals.
Eligible Uses Each National Estuary Program characterizes the priority problems in its estuary and surrounding watershed, develops a long-term Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan that identifies actions to address those problems, and identifies partners to implement those actions. Implementation of Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans can include the following actions: protecting and restoring habitat, including wetlands; supporting water quality protection and restoration, including Total Maximum Daily Load plan implementation; monitoring and addressing toxics and pathogen loads and contamination; implementing stormwater management, reducing non-point source pollution impacts, and promoting the adoption of green infrastructure approaches; preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species and/or managing their impacts; developing and implementing nutrient reduction strategies; conducting climate vulnerability assessments and developing and implementing climate change adaptation strategies and using adaptation tools to promote coastal resilience; and developing and implementing strategies to provide opportunities for residents of urban minority and/or underserved communities to have greater access to urban waters, participate in urban ecosystem restoration, and participate in capacity-building/educational activities. In addition to Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan implementation, National Estuary Programs and other eligible recipients address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of coastal areas.
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Rural Water Projects

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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Project FundingFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Department of the InteriorAgency
$1,000,000,000.00Funding Amount

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description Funding for Rural Water will support the seven rural water projects that have been authorized by an Act of Congress before July 1, 2021, in accordance with the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.).
Eligible Uses Rural Water projects
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Safety of Dams, Water Sanitation, And Other Facilities

BIA-NTBG-2022-OIEDOpportunity Number
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Contract/CompactFunding Mechanism
WaterCategory
Department of the InteriorAgency
$200,000,000.00Funding Amount

Funding Amount Notes

Period of Availability Available until expended
Program Description The Bureau of Indian Affairs Safety of Dams aims to reduce the potential loss of human life and property damage caused by dam failure by making Bureau of Indian Affairs dams as safe as practically possible. Safety of Dams is responsible for dams on Indian land. These dams form a significant part of the water-resources infrastructure on Indian reservations. The water sanitation and safety program supports improvement and repair projects that address public health and safety compliance issues at Bureau of Indian Affairs-owned drinking water and sanitation systems.
Eligible Uses Safety of Dams funding is planned to be used to accelerate rehabilitation activities using current prioritization methodology. Water sanitation funds will address deferred maintenance and deficiencies identified in condition assessments, environmental health reviews and audit reports.
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