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This document was prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of
Water under EPA Contract 68-C7-0018. We would like to thank the program contacts and other
reviewers for their time and assistance during development of this document. Their input was
invaluable in ensuring the accuracy of the information presented. EPA hopes to periodically update
this document and welcomes input from all users (see Appendix C for User Feedback form). Anne
Weinberg of EPA's Office of Water provided technical direction for this document and is the contact
person for any future updates.
This report should be cited as:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1999. Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed
Protection (Second Edition). EPA 841-B-99-003. Office of Water (4503F), United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 129 pp.
To obtain a copy of this document and other Watershed Academy documents free of charge,
contact:
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
Phone: (513) 489-8190 or (800) 490-9198
Fax: (513) 891-6685
This document will be posted on the Internet in a searchable format at the beginning of the
year 2000. This and many other Watershed Academy documents are available for
browsing or download at:
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Foreword
More and more communities are adopting a watershed approach to solving their water quality and
other natural resource problems. By considering the inputs from all pollution sources and activities
within a hydrologically defined drainage system, managers can understand their watershed on a more
holistic level and determine needs for restoring and maintaining the watershed's chemical, physical,
and biological integrity. Watershed approaches also consider social and economic factors.
Therefore, local communities that use watershed approaches are able to incorporate these concerns
into future decision-making about environmental issues. The experience of the last decade
demonstrates that this approach to ecosystem management reveals problems and opportunities our
traditional approaches did not reveal. By combining forces—and resources—watershed teams are
now better equipped to address their watershed problems.
Watershed organizations know the types of projects most needed in their area, but they are often
unable to implement such projects because of a lack of financial and technical support. With
constrained federal discretionary spending, federal programs are rarely the primary source of
funding. They can, however, be one source among many that, taken together, can result in real
environmental progress. In 1997 we published the first edition of the Catalog of Federal Funding
Sources for Watershed Protection to help organizations locate federal support. The overwhelmingly
positive response we received to the document has prompted us to update the Catalog in 1999. The
second edition of the document highlights federal grants and loans that may be used at the local level
to support watershed projects, and it contains references to many other good publications and Web
sites on funding and technical assistance. We hope this document will assist you in finding the
support you need for your watershed.
Rofeerf H. Way^nd III, Director
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Preface
Watershed Approach
The watershed approach has changed the way that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and other federal, tribal, and state agencies manage water resources programs. We now generally
recognize that the critical environmental issues facing society are so intertwined that a
comprehensive, ecosystem-based and community-based approach is needed. We also recognize that
solving environmental problems depends increasingly on local governments and local citizens.
Thus, the need to integrate across traditional water program areas (e.g., flood damage reduction,
wastewater treatment, nonpoint source pollution control, source water protection) and to cooperate
across levels of government (federal, state, tribal, local) and across the public and private sectors is
leading toward a watershed approach.
Public and private organizations, academic institutions, and citizens and their governments in
thousands of communities across the nation are forming partnerships and learning new ways to
manage their watersheds together. These groups seek guidance and examples of successful
watershed approaches which they may use to model their own activities. The EPA's Office of Water
established the Watershed Academy to help address such needs.
The Watershed Academy
The Watershed Academy assists in the protection of water quality on a watershed basis by offering
training courses and developing educational materials. Information about the Academy and its
services is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy. The
Academy offers training courses on watershed processes, functions, and management techniques,
and it publicizes watershed-related training programs developed by others. In addition, the Academy
provides watershed management facilitation services to help states and tribes implement watershed
approaches, offers the Academy 2000 Internet-based training modules, and prepares watershed-
related educational documents through its Information Transfer Series.
Academy 2000
The Internet-based distance learning program, Academy 2000, was developed to help train people
who cannot attend live training courses. Academy 2000 is a set of self-paced training modules that
provide a basic but broad introduction to the many facets of watershed management, organized under
the following themes:
• Introduction/Overview
• Watershed Ecology
• Watershed Change
• Analysis and Planning
• Management Practices
• Community/Social Context
Academy 2000 now has more than 20 modules available and more under development. These
modules cover the most important watershed management topics-those subjects about which
watershed managers, local officials, involved citizens, decision makers, and others should have at
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least an introductory level of knowledge. Completing a series of 15 of these modules earns the
Academy 2000 watershed training certificate. Ten of the required certificate modules and their self-
tests are now available, and the rest will be completed during early 2000.
Information Transfer Series
The Watershed Academy provides watershed references like this document through the Watershed
Academy Information Transfer Series. This document, number 11 in the series, provides summary
and contact information on 69 sources of federal funding available to support different aspects of
watershed protection and local-level watershed projects. The documents in the series are available
on the Watershed Academy's web site. The Information Transfer Series publications available to
date include the following:
no. 1: Watershed Protection: a Project Focus (EPA841 -R-95-003)
no. 2: Watershed Protection: a Statewide Approach (EPA841 -R-95-004)
no. 3: Monitoring Consortiums: a Cost-effective Means to Enhancing Watershed Data Collection
and Analysis (EPA841-R-97-006)
no. 4: Land Cover Digital Data Directory for the United States (EPA841 -B-97-005)
no. 5: Designing an Information Management System for Watersheds (EPA841-R-97-005)
no. 6: Information Management for the Watershed Approach in the Pacific Northwest
(EPA841-R-97-004)
no. 7: Inventory of Watershed Training Courses (EPA841-D-98-001)
no. 8: Statewide Watershed Management Facilitation (EPA841-R-97-011)
no. 9: Watershed Approach Framework (EPA840-S-96-001)
no. 10: Top 10 watershed Lessons Learned (EPA840-F-97-001)
no. 11: Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection (Second Edition)
(EPA841-B-99-003)
no. 12: Watershed Training Opportunities (EPA841-B-98-001)
no. 13: Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes and Practices (EPA 841-R-98-900)
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Contents
Introduction 1
Private, Nonprofit Sources 1
Federal Sources 5
Funding Sources (organized according to topic)
Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Conservation Reserve Program (FSA) 9
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (NRCS) 10
Coastal Waters
U.S. Department of Commerce
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements (NOAA) 11
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards (NOAA) 12
National Sea Grant College Program (NOAA) 13
U.S. Department of the Interior
Coastal Program (FWS) 14
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants (CBP) 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants (CBP) 16
National Estuary Program (NEP) 17
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Project Impact Grant Program 20
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21)
(USAGE) 21
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Emergency Conservation Program (FSA) 22
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites (OERR) .... 23
Economic Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities (RUS) 24
U.S. Department of Commerce
Public Works and Development Facilities Program (EDA) 25
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant Program (CPD) 26
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots (OSWER) 27
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots (OSWER) 28
Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots (OSWER) 29
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants (OA) 30
Education and Research
Corporation for National Service
Leam and Serve America Program 31
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (CSREES) 32
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program (CSREES) 33
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Education Grants Program (OEE) 34
Science to Achieve Results (ORD) 35
Environmental Justice
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups (OEJ) 36
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program (OEJ) 37
Forestry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs (FS) 38
Forestry Incentives Program (NRCS) 39
Indian Tribes
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality
(ANA) 40
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (PIH) 41
£7.5. Department of the Interior
Environmental Management on Indian Lands (BIA) 42
Forestry on Indian Lands (BIA) 43
Water Resources on Indian Lands (BIA) 44
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program (OWM) 45
Drinking Water SRF Tribal Set-Aside Program (OGWDW) 46
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (AIEO) 47
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants (OGWDW) .. 48
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning (OPPTS) ... 49
Mining
U.S. Department of the Interior
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program (OSM) 50
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Monitoring
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (OEI) 51
Pollution Prevention and Control
Small Business Administration
Pollution Control Loans 52
U.S. Department of the Interior
Clean Vessel Act Grant Program (FWS) 53
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants
(CEPPO) 54
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Grants (OPPTS) 55
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (OPPTS) 56
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (NRCS) 57
U.S. Department of Transportation
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century — Funding Programs (FHWA) 58
U.S. Department of the Interior
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States (NFS) 59
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund (OWM) 60
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (OGWDW) 61
Great Lakes Program (GLNPO) 62
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (319 Program) (OWOW) 63
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements (OWM) 64
Watershed Assistance Grants (OWOW) 65
Wetlands
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wetlands Reserve Program (NRCS) 66
U.S. Department of the Interior
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program (FWS) 67
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program (FWS) . 68
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program (FWS) 69
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Five-Star Restoration Program (OWOW) 70
Wetlands Program Development Grants (OWOW) 71
Wildlife
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (NRCS) 73
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Community-Based Restoration Program (NOAA) 74
Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program (NOAA) 75
U.S. Department of the Interior
Partners for Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program (FWS) 76
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program (FWS) 77
Index by Department/Agency 79
Index by Keyword 82
Index by Statute 93
Index by Title 98
Appendix A. Federal Agency Regional and State Offices
Federal Emergency Management Agency A-l
Small Business Administration A-l
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency A-2
Forest Service A-2
Natural Resources Conservation Service A-3
Rural Utilities Service A-3
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration A-4
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development A-4
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs A-5
National Park Service A-6
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A-6
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration A-7
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency '. A-7
Appendix B. EMPACT Metropolitan Areas B-l
Appendix C. User Feedback
User Survey C-2
Submittal Form C-3
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Introduction
The EPA Office of Water has developed this Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed
Protection (Second Edition) to inform watershed partners of federal monies that might be available
to fund a variety of watershed protection projects. This version of the Catalog updates EPA's
Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection printed in 1997 (EPA-841-B-97-008).
It contains a one-page fact sheet for each of 69 funding sources that indicates to the reader the type
of projects funded and eligibility requirements. Contacts and Internet sites are provided so the reader
can obtain further information. This Catalog lists federal sources that provide monetary assistance
(grants, loans, cost sharing) and does not present sources that offer only technical assistance. In
addition, this Catalog does not contain information about small, site-specific federal sources or non-
federal sources. The information presented reflects sources available as of December 1999. EPA's
Office of Water plans to update the Catalog periodically. Forms are available in the back of this
Catalog (Appendix C) for users to provide comments and to submit information about additional
relevant programs.
A variety of resources other than this Catalog are available to readers seeking financial and technical
assistance for projects related to water quality. The following publications and organizations might
direct readers to additional sources of funding.
PRIVATE, NONPROFIT SOURCES
• Chronicle of Philanthropy. The Chronicle Web site (http://www.philanthropy.com)
includes articles and grant announcements. Users may search the Chronicle database to find what
funders have provided money for projects like theirs in the past. (This service is currently free.)
The Chronicle's Internet site also provides links to information on fund raising, volunteerism,
technology, academic centers on philanthropy, and publications for nonprofit professionals.
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). CEC is a trinational body
(Mexico, Canada, and the United States) created by the environmental side accord to the North
American Free Trade Agreement. The CEC created the North American Fund for Environmental
Cooperation (NAFEC) to provide funding for community-based environmental projects in North
America. Nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations are eligible to apply for grants. For more
information, see http://www.cec.org/english/nafec/. Contact CEC, 393 St. Jacques West, Suite
200, Montreal, Qiiebec, Canada H2Y 1N9. Telephone: (514) 350-4357; fax: (514) 350-431,4;
E-mail: NAFEC@ccemtl.org.
• Community of Science (COS). The COS Funding Opportunities Internet site
(http://www.cos.com), updated daily, includes information on more than 15,000 grants from
around the world. Annual subscription fees range from $500 to $1500 for most institutions and
$500 for individuals. Contact COS, 1629 Thames Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21231.
Telephone: (410) 563-2378; fax: (410) 563-5389; E-mail: fundingopps@cos.com.
• Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP). CTSP (http://www.ctsp.org)
annually awards grants of equipment plus software to tax-exempt conservation organizations to
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build their geographic information system (GIS) capacity. CTSP is supported by donations of
equipment by Hewlett Packard Company (http://www.hp.com) and software by Environmental
Systems Research Institute (http://www.esri.com). Contact CTSP: 201 Mission Street, 4th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94105. Telephone: (415) 979-0474; fax: (415) 979-0371; E-mail: .
ctsp@ctsp.org.
Council on Foundations. The Council supports an Internet site (http://www.cof:org) that
provides information on foundation grant monies. Contact Council on Foundations, 1828 L Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 466-6512.
Environmental Support Center (ESC). The goal of ESC's (http://www.envsc.org) is to
improve the U.S. environment by enhancing the health and well-being of local, state, and regional
organizations working on environmental issues. ESC offers a Training and Organizational
Assistance Program, a Technology Resources Program, a Workplace Solicitation Program, and a
new Environmental Loan Fund to help environmental groups become better managed, funded, and
equipped. The Environmental Loan Fund is a revolving loan fund intended to stabilize, increase,
and diversify an organization's long-term funding base. ESC's Internet site also offers information
on funding resources in its Fundraising Resources for Grassroots Environmental Groups—An
Annotated Bibliography, Parts I and II. Contact ESC, 4420 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 2,
Washington, DC 20008-2301. Telephone: (202) 966-9834; fax: (202) 966-4398; E-mail:
general ©envsc.org.
Foundation Center (FC). The FC (http://fdncenter.org) publishes directories of funding
opportunities, including (1) the Foundation Directory, which features the nation's largest
foundation funders; (2) the National Guide to Funding for the Environment and Animal Welfare,
which lists 2,000 foundations, corporate direct giving programs, and grant-making public charities
with an interest in the field; (3) the National Directory of Corporate Giving, which profiles more
than 2,300 corporate philanthropic programs; and (4) FC Search: The Foundation Center's
Database on CD-ROM, a fully searchable database that includes the PC's exclusive database of
foundation and corporate grant makers, as well as their associated grants. These resources are
available from the FC, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003-3076. Telephone: (212) 620-4320.
The FC has libraries that are free and open to the public in New York City, (212) 620-4230;
Washington, DC, (202) 331-1400; Atlanta, (404) 880-0095; Cleveland, (216) 861-1933; and San
Francisco, (415) 397-0902. The FC also has 213 Cooperating Collections, usually libraries or
nonprofit information centers, where the public can access fund-raising information. For the
Cooperating Collection center closest to you, call the PC's toll-free line at (800) 424-9836 or visit
the PC's Web site.
Foundations and Grantmakers Directory. Offered by the Northern California
Community Foundation, this Internet site (http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html) provides
links to corporate, private, and community foundations.
Fundsnet Online Services. This web site (http://www.fimdsnetservices.com) offers
information on funding opportunities, listed alphabetically by geographical location and topic.
Fundsnet also provides information about fund-raising and grant writing.
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Gllidestar. Guidestar's Internet site (http://www.guidestar.org/) provides nonprofit
organizations with the opportunity to register and post information, on-line newsletters, press
releases, and other free services. Guidestar maintains a database of nonprofits for potential
funders. Guidestar's mission is to help improve the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector through
the collection and presentation of information about nonprofit organizations.
Internet Prospector. The Internet Prospector site (http://w3.uwyo.edu/~prospect/) offers
information on fund-raising and provides links to various types and sources of funding.
National Center for Small Communities (NCSC). NCSC (http://natat.org/ncsc/) is a
national, nonprofit organization devoted to serving the leaders of America's smaller communities.
NCSC provides small town decision makers with the tools to govern effectively and the skills to
expand local economies, protect natural resources, and preserve community character. Contact
NCSC, 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 208, Washington, DC, 20001-1202. Telephone: (202)
624-3550; fax: (202) 624-3554; E-mail: ncsc@sso.org. NCSC offers a series of funding resource
publications:
(1) Action Guide for Source Water Funding: small town and rural county strategies for protec-
ting critical water supplies (http://natat.org/ncsc/Action%20Guide/Action_Guide_Intro.htm).
The guide summarizes local source water protection responsibilities and strategies; explains
the opportunities for local governments available through federal programs; and identifies key
points at which input can help determine state-based source water priorities and set-aside
funding levels to benefit local and county governments.
(2) Source Water 2000: funding and assistance programs to protect small town and rural
drinking water (34 pages; order on-line for free) describes small town and rural county
program opportunities and presents a strategy for making rural county and small town voices
heard.
(3) Keys to Successful Funding (64 pages: Order on-line; $14.95 for NCSC members, $24.95 for
nonmembers) identifies major federal and foundation funding sources and strategies for
developing competitive applications. In addition to grant and loan funding, the guide identifies
free or affordable sources of planning, technical, and administrative expertise, as well as
contacts, hotlinks, and Internet sites of particular value.
(4) Innovative Grassroots Financing: a small town guide to raising funds and cutting costs (80
pages; order on-line; $7.95 for NCSC members, $19.95 for nonmembers) helps community
leaders meet the challenges of paying for programs and services in the face of taxpayer
resistance and limited public resources.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). NFWF (http://www.nfwf.org), a
nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1984, awards challenge grants for natural
resource conservation projects. NFWF uses its federally appropriated funds to match private sector
funds. NFWF's six priority program areas include wetland conservation, conservation education,
fisheries, neotropical migratory bird conservation, conservation policy, and wildlife and habitat.
Preproposals are due July 1 and November 15, annually. NFWF forges partnerships between the
public and private sectors to join resources in order to meet its conservation goals and to fund
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eligible projects. Contact NFWF, 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC,
20036. Telephone: (202) 857-0166); fax: (202) 857-0162; E-mail: info@nfwf.org.
National Network of Grantmakers (NNG). NNG (http://www.nng.org) is a
membership association of funders committed to supporting progressive social change. NNG
provides services to both funders and grant seekers. As an organization, NNG is committed to the
goal of increasing resources, financial and otherwise, to organizations working for social and
economic justice. NNG's directory, 1998 Grantmakers Directory, lists nearly 160 funders of
social and economic justice. The directory is available for $30 plus $6 postage and handling.
Contact NNG, 1717 Kettner Blvd, Ste 110, San Diego, CA 92101. Telephone: (619) 231-1348;
fax: (619) 231-1349; E-mail: nng@nng.org.
Non-profit Resource Center (NRC). The NRC (http://www.not-for-profit.org) serves as
a one-stop directory for Internet resources of interest and value to nonprofit organizations. NRC
provides valuable information, including a comprehensive list of fund-raising publications, fund-
raising software and consultants, fund-raising programs, and information on grants and
grantsmanship.
Resources for Global Sustainability (RGS). RGS offers grant seekers a variety of
services, including identification of potential funders, information about colleagues, and custom
reports on request. RGS's annual directory, Environmental Grantmaking Foundations, provides
information on more than 800 foundations that fund environmental projects. The directory costs
$94 for the print version and $104 for the CD-ROM (plus shipping). For more information see the
RGS web site (http://www.environmentalgrants.com). Contact RGS, P.O. Box 3665, Gary, NC
27519-3665. Telephone: 800-724-1857; fax: 919-319-9237; E-mail:
rgs@environmentalgrants.com.
River Network. River Network (http://www.rivernetwork.org) works to protect and restore
America's rivers by building the capacity of grassroots organizations and acquiring threatened
riverlands. River Network offers publications, fund-raising tips, technical assistance and
resources, and the opportunity to network with other groups across the country. River Network's
Directory of Funding Sources for Grassroots River and Watershed Conservation Groups
(available for $35) provides profiles of private, corporate, and federal funding sources for river and
watershed groups, including name, address, telephone number, contact name, deadlines, and a
brief description of each source's particular interests. In addition, this document contains a section
on how to write grant proposals and a bibliography of state and local foundation directories. The
directory can be ordered over the Internet at http://www.rivernetwork.org/rnpublic.htm. Contact
River Network, P.O. Box 8787, Portland, OR 97207-8787. Telephone: (503) 241-3506,
(800) 423-6747; E-mail: rivernet@igc.apc.org.
Sustainable Community Network (SCN). SCN (http://www.sustainable.org/) focuses
on using innovative strategies to produce communities that are environmentally sound,
economically prosperous, and socially equitable. The SCN Internet site offers a variety of
information, including funding sources and a comprehensive list of sustainable development
resources.
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FEDERAL SOURCES
American Heritage Rivers' Catalog of Services (Source: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Office of Water). EPA's American Heritage River Internet site
(http://www.epa.gov/rivers/services/) offers a comprehensive listing of services (sources of
assistance, helpful documents and guides, etc.) available to those working to improve the health of
rivers across the nation. Topics include communications; data collection and evaluation
techniques; education and outreach; hands-on assistance; financial assistance and guides (provides
funding information); research and development; planning and management; laws and regulations;
and information centers, publications, and maps and databases.
Beyond SRF: A Workbook for Financing CCMP Implementation (Source: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water, Document No. EPA 842-B-96-002,
August 1996). This workbook presents potential approaches for financing coastal protection (in
addition to employing the state revolving fund), especially those defined under the National
Estuary Program (NEP). Because the NEP has a well-defined process, including development and
implementation of Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plans, this document focuses on
financing actions developed under the NEP. The financing techniques discussed include municipal
debt financing, private sector funding, conservation easements, and purchase of development
rights. Concepts should apply equally well for evaluating sources of funding for all watershed
protection efforts. This document is available from the National Service Center for Environmental
Publications (NSCEP). Telephone: (513) 489-8190/800-490-9198; fax: (513) 489-8695.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) (Source: U.S. General Services
Administration). The CFDA is a comprehensive catalog that lists all sources of federal assistance
(financial and technical). The CFDA can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.gsa.gov/fdac/
and also at http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/. CFDA program information is also available on
machine-readable magnetic tape, high-density floppy diskettes, and CD-ROM. Contact Federal
Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff (MVS), General Services Administration, 300 7th Street, SW,
Suite 101, Washington, DC 20407. Telephone: (202) 708-5126.
Environmental Finance Program (EFP). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
has developed the EFP to assist communities in their search for creative approaches to funding
environmental projects. Drawing on the financing expertise of staff, the Environmental Financial
Advisory Board (EFAB), and university-based Environmental Finance Centers (EFC), the EFP
seeks to lower costs, increase investment, and build capacity by creating partnerships with state
and local governments and the private sector to fund environmental needs. The EFP operates a
number of funding resource services, including the following:
(1) Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Network (www.epa.gov/efinpage/), a university-
based program providing financial outreach services to regulated communities. The Network
consists of eight EFCs that share information and expertise on finance issues and engage
jointly in projects. The Network includes the University of New Mexico, the University of
Maryland, Syracuse University, California State University at Hayward, Cleveland State
University, Boise State University, the University of Louisville and the University of North
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Carolina at Chapel Hill. A central goal of the EFCs is to help create sustainable environmental
systems in the public and private sectors. Many EFCs offer funding publications online
through the Environmental Finance Program web site at (http://www.epa.gov/efinpage/
efcpub.htm), such as California State University EFC's Financing Environmental
Technology: A Funding Directory for the Environmental Entrepreneur.
(2) Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) (www.epa.gov/efinpage/efin.htm),
an outreach service offering electronic access to many types of environmental financing
information for state and local environmental programs and projects. EFIN maintains an
Internet web site of environmental financial tools (www.epa.gov/efinpage/efptools.htm). Of
particular note among the financing mechanisms on this page is the Guidebook of Financial
Tools, available for viewing at http://www.epa.gov/efinpage/guidbk98/index.htm. The
guidebook, produced by the EFC Network and the EFAB, is intended as a basic financial
reference document for public and private officials with environmental responsibilities. It
provides information on over 340 financing tools that federal, state, and local governments and
the private sector can use to pay for environmental programs, systems, and activities.
EPA's State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program (Office of Wastewater Management,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water). SRFs are available to fund a wide variety of
water quality projects, including all types of nonpoint source, source water protection, and estuary
management projects, as well as more traditional municipal wastewater and drinking water
treatment projects. The Clean Water SRF and the Drinking Water SRF programs are detailed in
this Catalog (pages 60 and 61); the following SRF publications also serve as useful resources.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Publications (CWSRF). The following CWSRF documents
are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/owm/:
(1) Funding Water Conservation and Reuse with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (EPA
832-F-99-050, June 1999)
(2) The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program (EPA 832-F-99-051, May 1999).
(3) Funding Estuary Projects Using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (EPA 832-F-98-005,
October 1998)
(4) Using the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to Reduce Animal Feeding Operation
Pollution (EPA 832-F-98-009, October 1998)
(5) Cleaning Up Polluted Runoff with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (EPA 832-F-98-
001, March 1998)
(6) Protecting Wetlands with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (EPA 832-F-97-017,
September 1997)
(7) The Clean Water State Revolving Fund: How to Fund Nonpoint Source and Estuary
Enhancement Projects (EPA 909-K-97-001, July 1997)
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Publications (DWSRF). The following DWSRF
publications are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/dwsrf.html or
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/Pubs/index.html:
(1) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Management Manual (November 1999)
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(2) Prioritizing Drinking Water Needs: A Compilation of State Priority Systems for the Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund Program (February 1999)
(3) Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants Tribal Set-Aside Program Final Guidelines (EPA
816-R-98-020, October 1998)
(4) Guide to Using EPA's Automated Clearing House for the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund Program (EPA 832-B-98-003, September 1998)
(5) New Federal Funding for Land Acquisition and Conservation Easements (EPA 816-F-97-
010, October 1997)
(6) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program Guidelines (EPA 816-R-97-005, February
1997)
These documents can be ordered from the U.S. EPA's Office of Water Resource Center (WRC),
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Mail Code RC-4100, Washington, DC 20460. To
order over the phone, call the Resource Center publications request line at (202) 260-7786. The
WRC can also be contacted by E-mail at center.water-resource@epa.gov.
A Guide to Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships in International Forestry
and Natural Resources (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service,
International Forestry Division, Document No. FS-584, December 1995). This guide, available
on the Internet at http://www.fs.fed.us/people/gf/gfOO.htm, contains a detailed description of
grants, fellowships, and scholarships available to university students, scholars, and professionals
seeking funding to undertake studies or research in forestry or natural resources. Information
about the awards includes the title of each program; a description; the purpose; eligibility
requirements; the number, duration, and amount of awards; and application requirements,
deadlines, instructions, and contacts.
Multi-Objective Management (M.O.M.) Resource Directory (Source: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation
Assistance). M.O.M. is a stand-alone, Windows-based database that contains more than 300
assistance programs offered by private, state, and federal sources. By typing in keywords, the user
can locate information about relevant programs. This database is available free of charge from the
National Park Service. For additional information, contact Hugh Osbourne at the Conservation
Assistance Program, National Park Service, IMFA-RM-S, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225.
Telephone: (303) 969-2781; E-mail: hugh_osbourne@nps.gov.
National Agricultural Library (NAL). The NAL (www.nal.usda.gov) is one of four
national libraries in the United States. NAL is a major international source for agricultural and
related information. Funding resource information is available through two of the NAL's
Specialized Information Centers—the Water Quality Information Center (WQIC) and the Rural
Information Center (RIC). The WQIC offers links to water quality-related funding information.
The RIC offers two funding documents on the Internet, including Federal Funding Sources for
Rural Areas, which lists programs from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance that target
rural areas, and Guide to Funding Resources, which includes available funding, information on
the grant-seeking process, analyses of grant-making programs, tips for proposal writing and
presentation development, and bibliographies of additional resources. For more information,
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contact National Agricultural Library, 0301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705. Telephone:
(301) 504-5755.
Notices Of Funding Availability (NOFA). The NOFA Internet site (http://ocd.usda.gov/
nofa.htm) allows users to generate a customized listing of announcements that appear in the
Federal Register. The Federal Register, printed each business day by the U.S. government, invites
applications for federal grant programs.
Protecting Sources of Drinking Water: Selected Case Studies in Watershed
Management (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Document No. EPA 816-R-
98-019, September 1998). This document, available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/swp/cstudy.html, details the experiences of 17 drinking water suppliers funding and
implementing source water protection activities.
Research and Management Systems (RAMS). RAMS (http://www.rams-fie.com/) is
a federal service for the education and research community, offering software systems for
electronic grant management, education opportunities, and research and development information.
Services include FEDIX, an online database of federal grant and research, opportunities. Grant
seekers may also sign up for FEDIX Opportunity Alert!!!, a free electronic mail service allowing
users to automatically receive announcements of opportunities within their area of interest from
eight participating federal agencies. For $178 per year, users can sign up for U.S. Opportunity
Alert (USOA), which delivers research and education funding opportunities from all major federal
agencies and from foundations and corporations, targeted to specific areas of interest. USOA also
offers a monthly funding opportunities newsletter that focuses on federal agency, foundation, and
legislative funding issues affecting the academic and research community. For more information,
contact 555 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 360, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Telephone: (800)
875-2562/(301)-975-0103; Fax: (301) 975-0109; E-mail: info@rams-fie.com
United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS provides funding for research,
water resources data collection, data management, and information transfer activities. USGS
program information is available at http://www.usgs.gov/ and also at http://www.gsa.gov/fdac/.
U.S. State and Local Gateway. The Gateway, an interagency project conducted in
collaboration with Vice President Al Gore's National Partnership For Reinventing Government, is
an Internet site designed to give state and local government officials and employees easy access to
federal information. Funding information (http://www.statelocal.gov/funding.html) is available,
including grant-writing tools, links to grants, and links to other funding directories.
Water Quality: A Catalog of Related Federal Programs (Source: U.S. General
Accounting Office, Document No. GAO/RCED-96-173, June 1996). This catalog briefly
describes water quality-related federal programs that offer financial assistance, as well as technical
assistance, planning or advisory services, studies, and education. To request a copy of this
document, contact the GAO at (202) 512-6000. This document is also available on the Internet at
http://www.gao.gov/AIndexFY96/abstracts/rc96173.htm.
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Conservation Reserve Program
USDA
Overview CRP is a voluntary program that offers long-term rental payments and cost-share
assistance to establish long-term, resource-conserving cover on environmentally
sensitive cropland or, in some cases, marginal pastureland. The protective cover
reduces soil erosion, improves water quality, and enhances or establishes wildlife
habitat. Increased rental payments are available on certain land areas (e.g., land
within a wellhead protection area may receive an additional 10 percent payment).
Application • Sign up periods announced by the Secretary of Agriculture
Deadline(s) • Enrollment is based on a competitive environmental benefits index.
Eligibility • Land must be owned or operated for at least 12 months. s
• Individuals, partnerships, associations, Indian tribal venture corporations,
estates, trusts, other business enterprises or legal entities, a state, state political
subdivisions, state or local agencies owning or operating land might be eligible
to participate
• Land must have a minimum acceptable credibility index, be located in an
approved conservation priority area, have evidence of scour erosion damage, be
a cropped wetland or cropland associated with ndncropped wetlands, be land
enrolled in the Water Bank Program (WBP) in the last year of the WBP
agreement, or contain other environmentally sensitive land.
Assistance • Annual rental payments to each participant of up to $50,000 per fiscal year
Provided • Payment to participant of up to 50 percent of the cost for establishing cover
• Incentive payments for wetland hydrology restoration equal to 25 percent of the
cost of restoration.
Funding • Funds are available to pay to enroll up to 36.4 million acres in the Conservation
Level Reserve at any one time through 2002, as designated by the Secretary
Legislative • Authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985, Title XII, Public Law 99-198.
Authority Enrollment authority extended by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 through 2002.
Contacts Address Contact local or state FSA office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Farm Service Agency, Conservation Reserve Program
Stop 0513, Washington, DC 20250-0513
Telephone (202) 720-6221
E-mail info@fsa.usda.gov
Internet http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/pubfacts.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0069.htm
Keywords • best management practices, drinking/source water, nonpoint source control,
pollution prevention, wildlife
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program
USDA
Overview The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) was established to provide
a single, voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers to address
significant natural resource needs and objectives. Nationally, it provides
technical, financial, and educational assistance, half of it targeted to livestock-
related natural resource concerns and the other half to more general conservation
priorities. EQIP is available primarily in priority areas where there are significant
natural resource concerns and objectives.
• Continuous sign-up with alternating batching (ranking) periods
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Non-federal landowners (including American Indian tribes) engaged in
livestock operations or agricultural production
Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pasture, forestland, and other
farm and ranch lands
Cost sharing: Up to 75 percent of costs of certain conservation practices
Incentive payments: Up to 100 percent for 3 years, paid at a flat rate
Maximum $10,000 per person per year and $50,000 over length of contract
NRCS awarded 24,339 contracts in FY97
FY98 $200 million
FY99$ 174 million
FYOO $174 million
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1996
Address Contact local or state NRCS office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-9770
Telephone (202) 720-1873
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0912.htm
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/NRCSProg.html
Keywords • best management practices, education, floodplains and riparian zones,
forests, nonpoint source control, planning, restoration, tribes, wildlife
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Coastal Waters
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements
Overview The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) guides the
conservation and management of coastal resources through a variety of
mechanisms, including collaboration with the coastal resource management
programs of the nation's states and territories. The mission of the NOAA
Coastal Services Center (CSC) is to foster and sustain the environmental and
economic well-being of the coast by linking people, information, and technology.
The goal of CSC is to build capabilities throughout the nation to address pressing
issues of coastal health and change by conserving coastal environments and
promoting efficient and sustainable commercial and residential development. In
FYOO, CSC will support activities in the following areas: Landscape
Characterization and Restoration, Integration and Development, Coastal Change
Analysis Program, Coastal Change and Analysis, Coastal Technology Services,
and Special Projects.
• Varies depending on program area. Consult Internet site for details.
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
State and local governments, public nonprofit institutions/organizations,
other public institutions/organizations (eligibility may vary by program)
Project grants and/or cooperative agreements, depending on program
Varies by program. Consult Internet site for details.
• 16 U.S.C. 1456C, 15 U.S.C. 1540, 33 U.S.C. 1442, 33 U.S.C. 883(a:e)
Address U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'
National Ocean Service, Coastal Services Center
2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Telephone (843) 740-1222
E-mail violet.legett@noaa.gov
Internet http://www.csc.noaa.gov
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pll473.htm
Keywords • coastal waters, data analysis, fishery, floodplain and riparian zones, forests,
outreach, planning, restoration, wetlands
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Coastal Waters
Coastal Zone Management Administration/
Implementation Awards
Overview This program assists states in implementing and enhancing Coastal Zone
Management (CZM) programs that have been approved by the Secretary of
Commerce. Funds are available for projects in areas such as coastal wetlands
management and protection, natural hazards management, public access
improvements, reduction of marine debris, assessment of impacts of coastal
growth and development, special area management planning, regional
management issues, and demonstration projects with potential to improve coastal
zone management.
Application • Varies by state. Consolidated state CZM program applications are provided
Deadline(s) to NOAA in April through June.
Eligibility • Coastal states, including Great Lakes states, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Trust territories of the Pacific, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Most states provide some funds to local groups and nonprofit organizations.
Assistance • Formula grants. Non-federal match required.
Provided • Program enhancement grants. No match required.
• NOAA awarded 34 grants in FY98, ranging from $640,000 to $2,550,000
Funding • FY98 $49.7 million
Level • FY99 $61.7 million
• FYOO $89.7 million (estimated)
Legislative • Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization
Authority Amendments of 1990; Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996
Contacts Address U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service
1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone (301) 713-3155 x!95
E-mail joseph.uravitch@noaa.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl 1419.htm
http ://w w w .nos .noaa.gov/ocrm/czm/
Keywords • best management practices, coastal waters, disaster relief, fishery, land
acquisition, monitoring, nonpoint source control, outreach, planning,
restoration, stormwater management, tribes, wetlands, wildlife
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Coastal Waters
National Sea Grant College Program
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
The National Sea Grant College Program encourages the wise use and
stewardship of our marine resources and coastal environment through research,
education, outreach and technology transfer. Sea Grant is a partnership between
the nation's universities and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Sea Grant serves as a bridge between government, academia,
industry, scientists, and private citizens to help Americans understand and
sustainably use our precious Great Lakes and ocean waters for long-term
economic growth. Sea Grant funding opportunities are available through
national- and state-level competitions (information about national-level
competitions and links to all state Sea Grant Program offices are available on the
Internet site).
• Varies
State and local governments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations,
academic organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes, and individuals.
Federal entities are not eligible.
Grants
Grants
50 percent match required (1/3 of total project cost)
• FY98 $56 million
• FY99 $57.5 million
• FYOO $59.25 million
Keywords
National Sea Grant College Program Act, as reauthorized in 1997
Address U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Sea Grant College Program
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone (301) 713-2448
E-mail ronald.baird@noaa.gov
Internet http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/
• coastal waters, education, fishery, outreach
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Coastal Program
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Coastal Program works to
conserve healthy coastal habitats for the benefit offish, wildlife, and people.
The program forms cooperative partnerships designed to (1) protect costal
habitats through conservation easements and acquisitions; (2) restore coastal
wetlands, uplands, and riparian areas; and (3) remove barriers to fish passage in
coastal watersheds and estuaries. Program biologists provide restoration
expertise and financial assistance to federal and state agencies, local and tribal
governments, businesses, private landowners, and conservation organizations
such as local land trusts and watershed councils.
• Not applicable
• Projects on either public or private land in coastal watersheds
• In-kind services (grant-writing assistance, habitat assessment, customized
GIS maps, outreach materials and assistance, coastal habitat restoration
expertise)
• Federal project match (program leveraged $22 million in FY99)
• FY98 $7 million
• FY99 $7.1 million
• FYOO $8.8 million
• Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 742(a)-754
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-667(e)
Address U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Habitat Restoration, Division of Habitat Conservation
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, VA 22203
Telephone (703) 358-2201
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http ://w ww .fws .gov/cep/coastweb .html
• coastal waters, data analysis, easements, fishery, floodplains and riparian
zones, land acquisition, outreach, partnerships, restoration
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Chesapeake Bay Program Grants
&EPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) awards grants to reduce and prevent
pollution and to improve the living resources in the Chesapeake Bay. Grants are
awarded for implementation projects, as well as for research, monitoring, and
other related activities.
• Annual request for proposals issued in the spring-check Internet site for
details
Applicant State water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, and
other public or nonprofit organizations, private agencies,
institutions, and individuals for work within portions of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed
Beneficiary State and local governments, interstate agencies, public and
private nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals in
the Chesapeake Bay watershed
• Project grants: EPA awarded 23 grants in FY99, ranging from $5,000 to
$2,739,000 with a median of $300,000.
• Non-federal sources must provide at least 5 percent of total project cost for
grants awarded under CWA section 117(a).
• Non-federal sources must provide at least 50 percent of total project cost for
grants awarded under CWA section 117(b).
• FY98 $16 million
• FY99 $15.2 million
• FYOO $ 15 million (estimated)
• Clean Water Act, section 117
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Region III
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403
Telephone (800) YOUR-BAY/ (800) 968-7229
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66466.htm
• air quality, best management practices, coastal waters, fishery, forests, ground
water, monitoring, nonpoint source control, outreach, planning, point source
control, restoration, stormwater management, wetlands, wildlife
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Coastal Waters
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 4>EPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
This program, funded by EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program Office, supports
communities undertaking small-scale watershed projects for the benefit of the
Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. The program is administered by an intermediary
organization, which provides subawards to communities. (The National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation will offer the subawards in FY 2000.) Subawards may
support investigations, experiments, surveys, studies, training, and
demonstrations to work toward the protection and restoration of the Chesapeake
Bay and its rivers and streams.
• Varies
Nonprofits, interstate agencies, educational institutions, citizen
organizations, and local governments within the Chesapeake Bay
watershed are eligible for subawards. Contact EPA for intermediary
organization information or visit the Chesapeake Bay Program Office web
site.
Keywords
Project grants, ranging from $1,000 to $35,000
Average grant in FY98 = $17,500
FY98 $750,000
FY99 $750,000
FYOO $700,000 (estimated)
Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3)
Address Please check Internet site for the identification of the current
intermediary organization and contact them directly with
questions.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Region III
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403
Telephone (800) 968-7229 or (410) 267-5700
E-mail bassow.amanda@epa.gov
Internet http://www.chesapeakebay.net
• coastal waters, floodplains and riparian zones, monitoring, nonpoint source
control, outreach, planning, pollution prevention
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Coastal Waters
National Estuary Program
v>EPA
Overview The National Estuary Program (NEP) was established in 1987 by amendments to
the Clean Water Act to identify, restore, and protect nationally significant
estuaries of the United States. The NEP encourages local communities to take
responsibility for managing their own estuary through the development and
implementation of a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
(CCMP). The objective of the CCMP is to address a range of environmental
problems within the estuary while also taking into account the many needs of the
community. Each individual NEP is made up of representatives from federal,
state, and local government agencies responsible for managing the estuary's
resources, as well as citizens, business leaders, educators and researchers.
Twenty-eight estuary programs are currently working to safeguard the health of
our nation's estuaries.
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
Not applicable
• Grants are issued only to nationally designated estuary programs.
• The individual NEPs determine the projects that receive funding. State,
interstate, and regional water pollution control agencies and entities; state
coastal zone management agencies; interstate agencies; other public/ private
nonprofit organizations and institutions; and individuals are eligible.
• Project grants (grants managed by EPA regional offices)
• Non-federal sources must provide 25 percent of the total project cost
• In FY99, 28 NEPs received an average of $300,000 funding
• FY98$ 14.4 million
• FY99 $13.5 million
• FYOO $14.9 million
• Clean Water Act, section 320
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, OCPD (4504F)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-1952
E-mail brown.darrell@epa.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66456.htm
http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries
• air quality, best management practices, coastal waters, monitoring, nonpoint
source control, planning, point source control, pollution prevention,
restoration, stormwater management, wetlands, wildlife
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Disaster Prevention and Relief
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
FEMA
Overview The Rood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program helps states and communities
identify and implement measures to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of
flood damage to homes and other structures insurable under the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). Projects may include (1) elevation, relocation, or
demolition of insured structures; (2) acquisition of insured structures and
property; (3) dry floodproofing of insured structures; (4) minor, localized
structural projects that are not fundable by state or other federal programs
(erosion-control and drainage improvements); and (5) beach nourishment
activities such as planting of dune grass.
• Established by states
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• State agencies, participating NFIP communities, or qualified local
organizations
• Communities that have been suspended from the NFIP are not eligible
Two types of grants are available:
• Planning grants. Assist communities with the development of Flood
Mitigation plans (assessment of flood risk and identification of actions
needed to reduce risk). Communities must have Rood Mitigation Plans to be
eligible for FMA project grants.
• Project grants. For implementation of measures to reduce flood losses.
• FY98 $20 million (cap)
• FY99 $20 million (cap)
• FYOO $20 million (cap) (estimated)
• National Rood Insurance Reform Act of 1994,- 42 U.S.C 4101
Address Contact regional office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mitigation Directorate
500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20472
Telephone (202) 646-4621
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.fema.gov/home/MIT/fmasst.htm
Keywords • best management practices, coastal waters, disaster relief, floodplains and
riparian zones, land acquisition, planning, restoration, stormwater
management, wetlands
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Disaster Prevention and Relief
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
FEMA
Overview This program helps states and communities implement long-term hazard
mitigation measures following a major disaster declaration. The program's
objectives are to prevent or reduce the loss of life and property from natural
hazards, to implement state or local hazard mitigation plans, to enable
mitigation measures to be implemented during immediate recovery from a
disaster, and to provide funding for previously identified mitigation measures
that benefit the disaster area. Eligible projects include the elevation, relocation,
acquisition, or demolition of structures that will reduce future losses.
Application • 18 months after disaster declaration
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • State and local governments, certain private nonprofit organizations or
institutions, and Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations and Alaska
native villages or organizations
• Project must be in a previously declared (by the President) disaster area
• Project grants (match of funds or in-kind services required). FEMA can
fund up to 75 percent of total eligible costs.
The following funding levels represent the money available for FEMA's
Disaster Assistance (DA) Program. Hazard Mitigation, a subprogram within
DA, receives a portion of the money for grants. A community in a disaster area
receives an additional 15 percent of its total disaster funds to spend on hazard
mitigation.
• FY98 $415 million
• FY99 $216 million
• FYOO funding levels will depend on disaster declarations
Legislative • Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
Authority (section 404), as amended by the Hazard Mitigation and Relocation
Assistance Act of 1993
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Contacts
Keywords
Address Contact regional office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mitigation Directorate
500 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20472
Telephone (202) 646-4621
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.fema.gov
• disaster relief, floodplains and riparian zones, land acquisition, planning
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Disaster Prevention and Relief
Project Impact Grant Program
FEMA
Overview Project Impact helps communities that have a history of losses from natural
disasters or have a significant disaster risk, such as those located in watershed
floodplains. Through Project Impact, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) assists communities to engage a wide cross-section of its
members in a collaborative process to prevent damage due to natural disasters at
the local level. Funds are provided to help assess risks, build public-private
partnerships, identify and implement projects, and communicate and mentor
success. The key is to incorporate and sustain self-reliant disaster resistance into
the basic fabric of a community's own vision.
• Contact state emergency management office for schedule
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Communities/local governments (selection process takes place at the state
level)
Grants
Each state receives an equal portion of funds from FEMA. and divides it among
qualified communities within that state.
• FY98 $50 million
• FY99 $25 million
• FYOO $25 million
Legislative • Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as
Authority amended by the Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1993
Contacts Address Contact state emergency management office or FEMA regional
office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472
Telephone (202) 646-4600
E-mail eipa@fema.gov
Internet http://www.fema.gov/impact
Keywords • coastal waters, disaster relief, economic development, floodplains and
riparian zones, planning, pollution prevention
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem
Restoration Program
Overview Informally known as Challenge 21, this watershed-based program focuses on
identifying sustainable solutions to flooding problems by examining nonstructural
solutions in flood-prone areas, while retaining traditional measures where
, appropriate. The program will create a framework for more effective federal
coordination of flood programs and will create partnerships with communities to
develop solutions to flooding problems. Eligible projects will meet the dual
purpose of flood hazard mitigation and riverine ecosystem restoration. Projects
might include the relocation of threatened structures, conservation or restoration
of wetlands and natural floodwater storage areas and planning for responses to
potential future floods.
• Undetermined
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• Local governments
• Study area must be in a floodplain
• Cost-share between federal and local governments
• Federal share is 50 percent for studies and 65 percent for project
implementation, up to a maximum federal allocation of $30 million
• Cost-share funds will not be available through this program until FY01
(starting October 2000)
• Water Resources Development Act of 1999
Address U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Planning Division
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20314-1000
Telephone (202) 761-0115
E-mail harry.e.kitch@usace.army.mil
Internet http://www.usace.army.mil
Keywords • floodplains and riparian zones, land acquisition, planning, restoration,
stormwater management, wetlands
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA
Overview The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides financial assistance to
farmers and ranchers for the rehabilitation of farmlands damaged by floods,
hurricanes, or other natural disasters. ECP also provides funds for carrying out
emergency water conservation measures during periods of severe drought. ECP
assistance is available for removing debris and restoring permanent fences,
terraces, diversions, irrigation systems, and other conservation installations.
Application • Sign-up periods announced by local county Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Deadline(s) Service Center
Eligibility • Eligible farmers are determined byindividual on-site inspections, taking into
account the extent of damage and need for assistance
Assistance • Cost share: FSA pays up to 64 percent of the total cost
Provided • Maximum $200,000 total cost-sharing paid to an individual per disaster
• Technical assistance may be provided by USDA's Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Funding • Funds are appropriated by Congress, usually through supplemental
Level appropriations in response to disasters
Legislative • Agricultural Credit Act of 1978
Authority
Contacts Address Contact local or state FSA office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
Stop 0513
Washington, DC 20013
Telephone (202) 720-6221
E-mail info@fsa.usda.gov
Internet http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/pubfacts.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0054.htm
Keywords • disaster relief
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen
Groups at Priority Sites
Overview This grant program provides funds to community groups to permit them to hire
technical advisors who can assist the groups in interpreting technical information
concerning the assessment of potential hazards and selection and design of
appropriate remedies at sites eligible for cleanup under the Superfund Program.
Funds can be used at sites listed or proposed for the National Priorities List
(NPL) where cleanup is under way. Applications may be submitted after a site is
proposed for listing on the NPL.
Application • No deadline. Communities are eligible for one award per NPL site.
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Any qualified group of individuals, but recipient group must incorporate to
receive funds
Assistance One grant per NPL site:
Provided • $50,000 maximum (unless waived for an additional $50,000)
• Required 20 percent match (unless waived because of inability to pay)
• EPA awarded eight grants in FY98
Funding • FY98 $1.5 million
Level • FY99 $1 million
• FYOO $2 million (estimated)
Legislative • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Authority (CERCLA) of 1980, section 117(e)
Contacts Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Community Involvement and Outreach Center (5204G)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (703) 603-8889
Hotline (800) 424-9346
E-mail epahotline@bah.com
Internet http://www.epa.gov/superfund/tools/tag/index.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66806.htm
Keywords • disaster relief, planning, pollution prevention
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Economic Development
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural
Communities
USDA
Overview This program provides monies to provide basic human amenities, alleviate health
hazards and promote the orderly growth of the rural areas of the nation by
meeting the need for new and improved rural water and waste disposal facilities.
Funds may be used for the installation, repair, improvement, or expansion of a
rural water facility including costs of distribution lines and well pumping
facilities. Funds also support the installation, repair, improvement, or expansion
of a rural waste disposal facility, including the collection and treatment of sanitary
waste stream, stormwater, and solid wastes.
• Contact state office
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
• Municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of a state (such as
districts), and authorities, associations, cooperatives, non-profit corporations,
and federally recognized Indian tribes
• Project grants (617 grants awarded in FY98, ranging from $3,000 to $4.1
million)
• Direct loans (774 loans awarded in FY98, ranging from $5,000 to $7.3 million)
• Guaranteed/insured loans (9 guaranteed/insured loans awarded in FY98)
• FY98 $790 million in loans, $522 million in grants, and $75 million in
guaranteed loans
• FY99 $706 million in loans, $528 million in grants, and $75 million in
guaranteed loans
• FYOO $780 million in loans, $477 million in grants, and $75 million in
guaranteed loans
Legislative • Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, section 306, Public Law 92-
Authority 419,7 U.S.C. 1926
Contacts Address Please contact state or local office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Utilities Service, Water and Environmental Programs
Room 4050-S, Stop 1548
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250
Telephone (202) 690-2670
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/programs.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0760.htm
Keywords • economic development, solid waste, stormwater management, wastewater
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Economic Development
Public Works and Development Facilities Program
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
This program provides assistance to help distressed communities attract
new industry, encourage business expansion, diversify local economies, and
generate long-term, private sector jobs. Among the types of projects funded are
water and sewer facilities, primarily serving industry and commerce; access
roads to industrial parks or sites; port improvements; business incubator
facilities; technology infrastructure; sustainable development activities; export
programs; brownfields redevelopment; aquaculture facilities; and other
infrastructure projects. Specific activities may include demolition, renovation,
and construction of public facilities; provision of water or sewer infrastructure;
or the development of stormwater control mechanisms (e.g., a retention pond)
as part of an industrial park or other eligible project.
• Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and are processed as funds
become available. Funding information appears annually in the Federal
Register.
• States, political subdivisions of a state, Indian tribes, special-purpose
state/local government units; or public or private nonprofit organizations
• Proposed projects must be consistent with an approved regional
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
• EDA evaluates proposals and invites formal applications
• Project grants. Average FY98 grant: $859,443
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
• FY98 $177.9 million
• FY99 $205.9 million
• FYOO $205.9 million (estimated)
• Economic Development Administration Reform Act (Public Law 105-393),
which replaces and amends the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965
Address Contact EDA regional office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration, Public Works Division
14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230
Telephone (202) 482-5268
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.goV/cfda/p 11300.htm
http://www.doc.gov/eda/
• disaster relief, drinking/source water, economic development, fishery,
pollution prevention, stormwater management, tribes, wastewater
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Economic Development
Community Development Block Grant Program
Overview This program is intended to develop viable urban communities by providing
decent housing and a suitable living environment and by expanding economic
opportunities. Recipients may initiate activities directed toward neighborhood
revitalization, economic development, and provision of improved community
facilities and services. Specific activities may include acquisition of real property,
relocation and demolition, rehabilitation of structures, and provision of public
facilities and improvements, such as new or improved water and sewer facilities.
• Contact your HUD field office
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Entitlement Grants: central cities in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA);
other cities >50,000 in the MSA and urban counties of at least 200,000
(excluding population in the entitlement cities)
Small Cities Grants: nonentitlement communities in New York and Hawaii
Insular Area Grants: America Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and
Virgin Islands.
State Program Grants: state governments distribute to local governments
Formula grants
FY98 $4.2 billion
FY99 $4.2 billion
FYOO $4.2 billion (estimated)
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Title I
Address Contact HUD field office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Block Grant Assistance, Community Planning and
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410
Telephone (202) 708-3587
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl4218.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl4219.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gOV/cfda/p 14225 .htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl4228.htm
http://www.hud.gov/cpd/cdbgfct.html
Keywords • economic development, drinking/source water, land acquisition, wastewater
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Economic Development
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots
&EPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and
commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or
perceived environmental contamination. EPA's brownfield initiative helps
communities revitalize such properties both environmentally and economically,
mitigate potential health risks, and restore economic vitality to areas where
brownfields exist. EPA's Assessment Demonstration Pilots are directed toward
environmental activities preliminary to cleanup, such as site assessment, site
identification, site characterization, and site response or cleanup planning.
• FYOO proposals are due February 16, 2000
• Proposals are usually due early in the year
• States (U.S. territories), political subdivisions (including cities, towns,
counties), and federally recognized Indian tribes.
• Grants up to $200,000 for two years (80 awarded in FY99)
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
• FY98 $20 million
• FY99 $20 million
• FYOO $20 million
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, section 104, 42(d)(l), U.S.C. 9604(d)(l)
and section 311(b), as amended; 42 U.S.C. 9660(b)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5101)
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-4039; hotline: (800) 424-9346
E-mail epahotline@bah.com
Internet http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66811 .htm
• economic development, planning
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Economic Development
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
&EPA
Overview EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and
commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or
perceived environmental contamination. EPA's brownfield initiative helps
communities revitalize such properties both environmentally and economically,
mitigate potential health risks, and restore economic vitality to areas where
brownfields exist. The objective of the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan
Fund Pilots is to facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites contaminated with
hazardous substances by testing brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund models
that direct special efforts toward coordinating public and private brownfields
cleanup efforts at the federal, state, and local levels.
Application • FYOO proposal are due February 7, 2000
Deadline(s) • Proposals are usually due early in the year
Eligibility • Entities must have been awarded a brownfields assessment demonstration
pilot, or be a political subdivision with jurisdiction over sites that have either
(1) been the subject of a targeted brownfields site assessment or (2) been
selected to be the subject of an EPA assessment. Coalitions, formed among
eligible entities, are also permitted to apply, but a single entity must be
identified as the legal grant recipient.
• Grants up to $500,000 per eligible entity (45 awarded in FY99)
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• FY98 $ 0
• FY99 $35 million
• FYOO $35 million
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, section 104, 42(d)(l), U.S.C. 9604(d)(l)
and section 311(b), as amended; 42 U.S.C. 9660(b)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5101)
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-4039; hotline: (800) 424-9346
E-mail epahotline@bah.com
Internet http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66811 .htm
Keywords • economic development, partnerships
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Economic Development
Brownfields Job Training and Development
Demonstration Pilots
vvEPA
Overview EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and
commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or
perceived environmental contamination. EPA's brownfield initiative helps
communities revitalize such properties both environmentally and economically,
mitigate potential health risks, and restore economic vitality to areas where
brownfields exist. The objectives of the Brownfields Job Training and
Development Demonstration Pilots are to facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites
contaminated with hazardous substances and prepare trainees for future
employment in the environmental field. The pilot projects must prepare trainees
in activities that can be usefully applied to a cleanup employing an alternative or
innovative technology.
Application • FYQO proposal are due March 3, 2000.
Deadline(s) • Proposals are usually due early in the year
Eligibility • Colleges, universities, nonprofits, training centers, community-based job
training organizations, states, cities, towns, counties, U.S. territories and
federally recognized Indian tribes. Generally, entities with experience in
providing job training and placement programs are invited to apply.
• Grants up to $200,000 over two years (10 awarded in FY99)
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• FY98 $2 million
• FY99 $2 million
• FYOO $2 million
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, section 104,42(d)(l), U.S.C. 9604(d)(l)
and section 311(b), as amended; 42 U.S.C. 9660(b)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5101)
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-4039; hotline: (800) 424-9346
E-mail epahotline@bah.com
Internet http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66811 .htm
Keywords • economic development
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Economic Development
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants
&EPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Grants are intended to initiate community-based projects that promote
environmentally and economically sustainable development. The program
encourages partnering among community, business, and government entities to
work cooperatively to develop flexible, locally oriented approaches that link
environmental management and quality of life activities with sustainable
development and revitalization. This program challenges communities to invest in
a sustainable future that will link environmental protection, economic prosperity,
and community well-being. These grants are intended to (1) catalyze community-
based projects; (2) build partnerships that increase a community's capacity to take
steps to ensure long-term ecosystem and human health, economic vitality, and
community well-being; and (3) leverage public and private investments to enhance
environmental quality by enabling community efforts to continue beyond the
period of funding.
• Fall
Nonprofit organizations and community groups
Federally recognized Indian tribes, state and local governments
Keywords
Project grants (45 grants awarded in FY98, ranging from $28,000 to $200,000)
20 percent match required
FY98 $5 million
FY99 $4.7 million
FYOO $0 (check Internet site for future funding status)
Multiple authorizations, including:
• Clean Water Act, sec. 104(b)(3); Clean Air Act, sec. 103(b)(3); Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, sec. 8001; Toxics Substances Control Act,
sec. 10; Pollution Prevention Act, sec. 6605; Safe Drinking Water Act, sec.
1442(a) and (c); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, sec. 20;
National Environmental Education Act, sec. 6
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
SDCG, Office of the Administrator (MC 1306)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-6812
E-mail desautels.lynn@epa.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66651 .htm
http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/sdcg/
• drinking/source water, economic development, education, forests, partnerships,
planning, pollution prevention, restoration, wetlands, wildlife
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Education and Research
Learn and Serve America Program
CORPORATION
S ERV I C E
Overview Learn and Serve America provides students and youth with opportunities to serve
America by connecting community service with academic learning, personal
growth, and civic responsibility. Typical projects address local needs in the areas
of education, public safety, the environment, and other human needs. The goal of
the program is to implement "service-learning," described as a method whereby
students or participants learn and develop through active participation in
thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the needs of a
community. Service learning is (1) coordinated with ah elementary school,
secondary school, institution of higher education, or community service program,
and with the community; (2) helps foster civic responsibility; (3) integrated into
and enhances the academic curriculum of the students, or the educational
components of the community service program in which the participants are
enrolled; and (4) provides structured time for the students or participants to reflect
on the service experience.
• Deadlines typically fall in February and March
Application
Deadline(s)
EligibUity
• Institutions of higher education, a consortia of higher education institutions,
partnerships composed of higher education institutions and other public or
private non-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, state education
agencies, Indian tribes, U.S. territories, grantmaking entities, and state
commissions. Eligibility varies depending on type of funding sought.
• Grants (In FY99, CNS awarded 57 higher education grants, 168 school- and
community-based grants, and 47 state formula grants)
• Match is required (varies from 10 to 50 percent, depending on grantee)
• FY98 $63 million
• FY99 $63 million
• FYOO $63 million
• The National and Community Service Act of 1993
Address Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20525
Telephone (202) 606-5000
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.learnandserve.org/
Keywords • education, outreach, partnerships
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
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Education and Research
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
USDA
Overview The purpose of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SAKE)
Program is to facilitate and increase scientific investigation and education to
reduce the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and toxic materials in
agricultural production; to improve management of on-farm resources to enhance
productivity, profitability, and competitiveness; to promote crop, livestock, and
enterprise diversification and to facilitate the research of agricultural production
systems located in areas that possess various soil, climatic, and physical
characteristics; to study farms that have been and continue to be managed using
farm practices that optimize the use of on-farm resources and conservation
practices; and to promote partnerships among farmers, nonprofit organizations,
agribusiness, and public and private research and extension institutions.
Application • See Internet site for regional deadlines
Deadline(s) (www.sare.org/san/htdocs/sare/cfp.html)
Eligibility • Land-grant Colleges or universities, other universities, state agricultural
experiment stations, State cooperative extension services, nonprofit
organizations, individuals with demonstrable expertise, and federal or state
governmental entities
• Producers are eligible for a separate small grants program
Assistance • Project grants (cooperative agreements). Funding is available through
Provided Chapter 1 (research and education) and Chapter 3 (field personnel training) of
the Farm Bill. USDA awarded 221 grants in FY98. See Internet site for
details.
Funding • FY98 $11.3 million
Level • FY99$11.3 million
• FYOO $11.3 million
Legislative • National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
Authority Amendments of 1985
Contacts Address U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
Stop 2223, Washington, DC 20250-2223
Telephone (202) 720-5203
E-mail vberton@wam.umd.edu
Internet http://www.sare.org
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gOV/cfda/p 10215 .htm
Keywords • best management practices, education, pollution prevention, partnerships
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Education and Research
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program
USDA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
This program teams the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension
Service (CSREES) with multiple federal agencies. The program is targeted
directly to the identification and resolution of agriculture-related degradation of
water quality. Eligible proposals will provide watershed-based information that
can be used to assess sources of water quality impairment in targeted
watersheds; develop and/or recommend options for continued improvement of
water quality in targeted watersheds; and evaluate the relative costs and benefits
associated with cleanup to all responsible sectors (e.g., farming, processing,
urban runoff, municipal waste treatments). The program favors proposals that
have a clear problem statement and are place-based. In addition, preference is
given to projects that coordinate targeted research, education, and cooperative
extension activities to minimize any adverse impacts that agricultural, forest,
and range management practices, food and agricultural product processing,
and/or livestock production systems might have on the nation's water quality.
• See the CSREES Web site for details (www.reeusda.gov)
State/local governments and academic/nonprofit institutions located in the
United States are eligible for EPA, National Science Foundation, and USDA
funding. Profit-making firms and federal agencies are eligible for USDA
funding.
Project grants
FY98 $3.4 million for research; $9.6 million for extension and outreach
FY99 $3.4 million for research; $9.6 million for extension and outreach
FYOO $13 million (estimated): In FYOO, the research and extension grant
funds will be combined into one competitive program.
Water Quality Initiative of 1990
Address U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Ag Box 2201, Washington, DC 20250-2201
Telephone (202)401-5971
E-mail mhorton@reeusda.gov
Internet http://www.reeusda.gov
• best management practices, nonpoint source control, point source control,
pollution prevention, stormwater management
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Education and Research
Environmental Education Grants Program
&EPA
Overview The purpose of the Environmental Education Grants (EEG) is to provide
financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate
environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. Projects must focus
on one of the following: (1) improving environmental education teaching skills;
(2) educating teachers, students, or the public about human health problems;
(3) building state, local, or tribal government capacity to develop environmental
education programs; (4) educating communities through community-based
organization; or (5) educating the public through print, broadcast, or other media.
« Mid-November
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• Local, tribal, or state education agencies, colleges and universities, nonprofit
organizations, state environmental agencies, and noncommercial education
broadcasting agencies
• Project grants (up to $25,000 regionally; $25,000 to $150,000 nationally)
• Non-federal government match of 25 percent is required
• In FY99, the following number of grants were awarded: 150 for $5,000, 50 for
$5,000-$25,000, and 9 for $100,000
• FY98 $3 million
• FY99 $2.4 million
• FYOO $2 million (anticipated)
• National Environmental Education Act, Public Law 101-619, sec. 6
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Education (1704)
Environmental Education Grants
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-8619
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66951 .htm
Keywords • education, outreach, pollution prevention
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Education and Research
Science to Achieve Results
&EPA
Overview The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program is designed to improve the
quality of science used in EPA's decision-making process. STAR funds are
provided for research in the following six areas: (1) Safe Drinking Water
(includes source water protection), (2) High Priority Air Pollutants, (3) Research
to Improve Human Health Risk Assessment, (4) Research to Improve Ecological
Risk Assessment, (5) Emerging Issues, and (6) Pollution Prevention and New
Technologies. The STAR program is intended to facilitate cooperation between
EPA and the scientific community to help forge solutions to environmental
problems. Research topic solicitations vary and are advertised in the Federal
Register and through the Internet, university and scientific organizations, direct
mail, and other avenues.
• Varies
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
• U.S. states, territories, and possessions, including the District of Columbia,
public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, state and
local government departments, other public or private nonprofit institutions,
and individuals who have demonstrated unusually high scientific ability.
Assistance • Research grants
Provided « EPA awarded 169 grants in FY98, ranging from $5,000 to $2 million
Funding • FY98 $100 million
Level • FY99 $100 million
• FYOO $ 100 million (estimated)
Legislative • Clean Air Act of 1963; Clean Water Act; Solid Waste Disposal Act, section
Authority 8001; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; Safe Drinking
Water Act of 1974; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act,
Public Law 92-516; Toxic Substances Control Act; Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Public
Law 95-510.
Contacts Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Center for Environmental Research and Quality
Assurance (8701), Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (800) 490-9194
E-mail See Communicate option on NCERQA Internet site
Internet http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa/
Keywords • air quality, coastal waters, drinking/source water, pollution prevention,
restoration, stormwater management, wetlands
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Grants to Small
Community Groups
&EPA
Overview This grant program provides financial assistance to community-based
organizations and tribal governments to support projects to design, demonstrate,
or disseminate practices, methods, or techniques related to environmental justice
on the local level. Grants may be used for (1) education and awareness
programs, (2) environmental justice programs (e.g., river monitoring and
pollution prevention), (3) technical assistance in accessing available public
information, and (4) technical assistance with gathering and interpreting existing
environmental justice data.
Application • First week of March
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Community-based nonprofit organizations (grassroot groups, churches)
Organizations must be incorporated to apply
• Federally recognized Indian tribes
Assistance • Office of Environmental Justice provides funds to EPA regional offices, which
Provided in turn select and award grants up to $20,000. EPA awarded 123 grants in
FY98.
Funding • FY98 $2.5 million
Level • FY99 $2.0 million
• FYOO$ 1.6 million
Legislative Multiple authorizations, including Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3) and Safe
Authority Drinking Water Act, section 1442(b)(3)
Contacts Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Justice (2201 A)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202)564-2515
Hotline (800) 962-6215
E-mail environmental-justice-epa@epa.gov
Internet http://es.epa.gov/oeca/oej/ejgrantf.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66604.htm
Keywords • data analysis, education, environmental justice, monitoring, outreach,
pollution prevention, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Through Pollution
Prevention Grants Program
&EPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Authority
Contacts
This program provides financial assistance to low-income and people-of-color
communities to implement pollution prevention activities. EPA strongly
encourages cooperative efforts among communities, business, industry, and
government to address common pollution prevention goals. Projects funded
under this grant program may involve public education, training, demonstration
projects, and public or private partnerships, as well as approaches to develop,
evaluate, and demonstrate nonregulatory strategies and technologies.
• Spring
• Nonprofit organizations
• Federally recognized Indian tribes
• State and local governments and academic institutions
Project grants
• Up to $100,000 for local projects or projects that involve multiple
communities. EPA awarded 48 grants in FY98. .
• Government entities are subject to a 25 percent matching requirement
• FY98 $4 million
• FY99 $0.75 million
• FYOO $4 million (estimated)
• Executive Order No. 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations" (Feb. 11, 1994)
(President Clinton's Environmental Justice Initiative)
• The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Internet
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Pollution Prevention Division (7409)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 841-0483
ejpa@erg.com
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2/
Keywords
education, environmental justice, outreach, pollution prevention
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Forestry
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs
USDA
Overview The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act Programs help State Foresters or
equivalent agencies with forest stewardship programs intended to achieve
ecosystem health and sustainability. Assistance is provided through the following
programs: Forest Stewardship Program, which helps private forest landowners
develop plans for sustainable forest management; Stewardship Incentive
Program, which helps private landowners carry out their stewardship plans;
Economic Action Program, which helps rural communities and businesses
dependent on forest-based resources to become sustainable and self-sufficient;
Urban and Community Forestry Program, which helps people in urban
areas/community settings sustain shade trees, forestlands, and open spaces;
Cooperative Lands Forest Health Management, which helps state and private
forest resource managers protect against and suppress insects and disease; and
Cooperative Fire Protection Program, which provides financial and technical
assistance to protect state and private lands from wildfire.
Application • Varies by state
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • State Forester or equivalent state agency can receive monies
• State agency can provide these monies to owners of non-federal lands; rural
communities; urban/municipal governments; nonprofit organizations; and
state, local, and private agencies acting through State Foresters or equivalent
Assistance • Formula grants, project grants, cost share (funds are provided to each state)
Provided • Use of property and facilities
Funding • FY98 $105.5 million
Level • FY99 $115.4 million
• FYOO$ 127.4 million
Legislative • Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
Authority • Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1996
Contacts Address Contact regional Forest Service Office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service, State and Private Forestry
P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090
Telephone (202) 205-1657
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0664.htm
http://www.fs.fed.us/
Keywords • drinking/source water, economic development, forests, restoration, wildlife
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Forestry
Forestry Incentives Program
USDA
Overview The Forestry Incentives Program (HP) is intended to ensure the nation's ability
to meet future demand for sawtimber, pulpwood, and quality hardwoods. FTP
provides cost-share monies to help with the costs of tree planting, timber stand
improvements, and related practices on nonindustrial private forestlands. In
addition to ensuring a future supply of timber, HP's forest maintenance and
reforestation projects provide numerous natural resource benefits, including
reduced soil erosion and wind and enhanced water quality and wildlife habitat.
Application • Varies. Contact local or state NRCS office.
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Private landowner of at least 10 acres and no more than 1,000 acres of
nonindustrial forest or other suitable land. Individuals, groups, Indian tribes or
other native groups, associations, and corporations whose stocks are not
publicly traded might be eligible provided they are not engaged primarily in
the business of manufacturing forest products or providing public utility
services.
• Land must be suitable for conversion from nonforest to forestland, for
reforestation, or for improved forest management. Land must be capable of
producing marketable timber crops and must meet productivity standards.
Assistance • HP provides no more than 65 percent of the total costs, with a maximum of
Provided $10,000 per person per year. NRCS awarded 3,877 contracts in FY98.
Funding • FY98 $6.3 million
Level • FY99 $16.3 million
• FYOO $6.3 million
Legislative • Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, Public Law 95-313
Authority • Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1996
Contacts Address Contact local or state NRCS office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013
Telephone (202) 720-6521
E-mail robert.molleur@usda.gov
Internet http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/OPA/FB96OPA/FIPfact.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0064.htm
Keywords • forests, restoration
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments
to Regulate Environmental Quality
Overview This program provides funds to advance tribal capacity and capability to plan for,
develop, and implement enhancements to tribal environmental regulatory
infrastructure required to support a tribal environmental program and to regulate
and enforce environmental activities on Indian lands. Funds support efforts to
(1) develop environmental regulations, ordinances, and laws; (2) develop the
technical and program capacity to carry out a tribal environmental program and
perform environmental program functions; (3) promote training and education of
employees; (4) develop technical and program capability to meet tribal and federal
regulatory requirements; (5) develop technical and program capability to monitor
compliance and enforcement of tribal environmental regulations, ordinances, and
laws; and (6) ensure the tribal court system enforcement requirements are
developed in concert with and support the tribe's environmental program.
• Three deadlines per year. Consult contact for specific dates.
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Federally recognized Indian tribes, consortia of Indian tribes, incorporated
non-federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native villages and/or nonprofit
village consortia, and tribal governing bodies
Project grants (contracts)
• FY98 $2 million
• FY99 $2 million
• FYOO $2.9 million (estimated)
• Native American Programs Act of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93-644, 88
Stat. 2334, 42 U.S.C. 2991b; Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement
Act, Public Law 101-408, 104 Stat. 883
Address U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Native Americans
370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Room 348-F
Washington, DC 20447-0002
Telephone (202) 690-6326
E-mail ana@acf.dhhs.gov
Internet http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p93581 .htm
Keywords • air quality, enforcement/compliance, nonpoint source control, planning, point
source control, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Indian Community Development Block Grant
Program
Overview This program is intended to provide assistance to Indian tribes and Alaska Native
villages in the development of viable Indian communities. Grant money may be
used to improve housing stock, provide community facilities, make infrastructure
improvements, and expand job opportunities by supporting the economic
development of the communities. Eligible activities include housing
rehabilitation, construction of tribal and other facilities, streets and other public
facilities, and economic development and environmental improvement projects
(including drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste projects).
Application • Announced in Notice of Fund Availability published in Federal Register
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Federally recognized Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native villages
Assistance • Project grants: 124 grants awarded in FY98, ranging from $103,000 to
Provided $4,996,999
Funding • FY98 $67 million
Level • FY99 $67 million
• FYOO $67 million
Legislative • Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, section 106(a), 42
Authority U.S.C. 5302 et seq.
• Housing and Urban Development Act, Section 7(d)
Contacts Address Contact HUD field office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Native American Programs
Phillip Burton Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue
Box 36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448
Telephone (415) 436-8122
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.hud.gov:80/local/anc/anconap.html#ICDBG
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl4862.htm
Keywords • drinking/source water, land acquisition, planning, solid waste, tribes,
wastewater
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Environmental Management on Indian Lands
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
DOI
This program provides funds to improve environmental management in Indian
Country and at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities, under all environmental
statutes, including hazardous waste handling, drinking and wastewater systems,
solid waste management and open dump closures, fuel storage in underground
and aboveground storage tanks, and management of PCBs, lead-based paint, and
asbestos in schools. The program also supports training of Bureau and tribal
staff on these issues and funds the cleanup of improperly disposed-of hazardous
wastes, either through emergency response actions or as part of ongoing efforts
to clean up contaminated sites and Bureau facilities.
• Projects funded throughout the fiscal year
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
Assistance • Direct payments for specified use
Provided • Assistance ranges from $5,000 to $250,00 and averages $25,000
Funding • FY98 $3.7 million
Level • FY99 $6.8 million
• FYOO $9.8 million
Legislative • Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901-6992k
Authority • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Public Law 94-580
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675
• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638,
25 U.S.C. 450
Contacts Address Contact regional office (Appendix A)
• Headquarters: U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Responsibilities
Division of Environmental and Cultural Resources Management
1849 C Street, NW, MS-4510 MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (202) 208-5696
E-mail jeraldgidnor@bia.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gOV/cfda/p 15041 .htm
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
Keywords • air quality, best management practices, drinking/source water, enforcement/
compliance, ground water, land acquisition, mining, outreach, point source
control, pollution prevention, solid waste, tribes, wastewater
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian rrioes
Forestry on Indian Lands
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
DOI
This program is intended to maintain, protect, enhance, and develop Indian forest
resources through the execution of forest management activities, including
reforestation and commercial forest stand improvement, timber sales
management, forest inventories and plans, forest program management and
administration, and forest protection activities. Previously funded projects include
tree planting, weeding and fertilization, and development or revision of long-term
sustained-yield forest management plans.
• Applications are accepted year-round
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
Native American organizations authorized by Indian tribal governments
Direct payments for specified use; advisory and technical assistance
150 grants were awarded in FY98, ranging from $10,000 to $1,000,000
Funding • FY98 $43 million
Level • FY99 $43 million
• FYOO $38 million
Legislative Multiple authorizations, including:
Authority • Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-
638, 25 U.S.C. 450
• Indian Forest Resources Management Act of 1990, Public Law 101-630,
36 Stat. 857, 25 U.S.C. 406 and 407
Contacts Address Contact area office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Division of Forestry
1849 C Street, NW, MS-4513 MIB
Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (202) 208-4439
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl5035.htm
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
Keywords • forests, planning, restoration, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Water Resources on Indian Lands
DOI
Overview This program assists Indian tribes with the management, planning, protection,
and development of their water resources and related land resources. Tribes use
funds for specific water resource projects, as well as to collect and analyze
baseline data and to facilitate litigation and negotiation activities. Previously
funded projects have included geographic and hydrologic quantitative and
qualitative analysis of water, ground water and surface water quality and
quantity monitoring, aquifer classification, stream gaging, ecosystem
development and management, and planning for compliance with the
Endangered Species Act.
Application • Applications are accepted year-round
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
• Native American organizations authorized by Indian tribal governments
Assistance • Direct payments for specified use
Provided • Advisory and technical assistance
• Assistance typically averages $50,000
Funding • FY98 $10 million
Level • FY99 $10 million
• FYOO $ 12 million (estimated)
Legislative • Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638,
Authority 25 U.S.C. 450
• American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act, Public Law 103-177,
107 Stat. 2011, 25 U.S.C. 3701
Contacts Address Contact area office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Trust Responsibilities
Division of Water and Land Resources
1849 C Street, NW, MS-4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (202) 208-6042
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl5037.htm
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
Keywords • drinking/source water, ground water, monitoring, tribes, wildlife
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program
vvEPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
The Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program provides assistance to
Indian tribes for the planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment
systems. This program uses the Indian Health Service's (IHS) Sanitation
Deficiency System (SDS) to identify priority wastewater projects for EPA grant
funding. Eligible projects include interceptor sewers, wastewater treatment
facilities, infiltration/inflow correction, collector sewers, major sewer system
rehabilitation, and correction of combined sewer overflows.
• Determined by each EPA regional office (Appendix A)
• Federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and tribes on former
reservations in Oklahoma
• Tribes must have their wastewater treatment needs included in the IHS SDS
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
Project grants
EPA awarded 25 grants in FY98, ranging from $50,000 to $700,000
FY98 $6.75 million
FY99 $6.75 million
FYOO $6.75 million
Clean Water Act, section 518(c)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wastewater Management (4204)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-7255
E-mail bell.sylvia@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/owm/indian/
• point source control, tribes, wastewater
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Drinking Water SRF Tribal Set-Aside Program
&EPA
Overview EPA sets aside 1.5 percent of the total Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
(DWSRF) allocation for infrastructure improvements for public drinking water
systems that serve Tribes. These grant awards are based on a priority setting
process developed by each EPA region. Eligible projects include efforts to
rehabilitate or develop sources (excluding reservoirs, dams, dam rehabilitation
and water rights) or replace contaminated sources, as well as projects to install
and upgrade treatment, storage or distribution systems. Projects must address an
existing drinking water quality problem and identify how the proposed project
will improve the quality of drinking water to comply with Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA) primary or secondary standards.
• Varies among regions
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Federally recognized tribes
Grants. Monetary range varies.
FY98 $10.9 million
FY99$11.6 million
FYOO $12.4 million
Safe Drinking Water Act, section 1452
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202)260-5551
E-mail enyeart.ray@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/safewater/tribes.html
Keywords • drinking/source water, economic development, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program v»EPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
The Indian Environmental General Assistance Program provides financial
assistance to Indian tribal governments and intertribal consortia to develop and
administer environmental regulatory and multimedia programs on Indian lands.
The primary purpose of these grants is to support the development of elements of
a core environmental program, such as providing for tribal capacity building to
ensure an environmental presence for identifying programs and projects;
fostering compliance with federal environmental statutes by developing
appropriate tribal environmental programs, ordinances, and services; and
establishing a communications capability to work with federal, state, local, and
other tribal environmental officials.
• Determined by regional offices
Federally recognized Indian tribes
Intertribal consortia
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
• Project grants
• EPA awarded 347 grants in FY98
• FY98 $28 million
• FY99 $42 million
• FYOO $42 million
• Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act, Section 11
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
American Indian Environmental Office (4104)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-7939
E-mail liu.ed@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/docs/owindian/tgrant.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66926.htm
• air quality, enforcement/compliance, outreach, planning, pollution
prevention, solid waste, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source
Water Protection Grants
vvEPA
Overview The Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants are
intended to increase tribal capability to provide safe drinking water to consumers,
and to keep tribal sources of drinking water from being contaminated. Eligible
projects might include a source water assessment and the development and
implementation of a source water protection program.
• Varies among regions. The EPA regions solicit the proposals and distribute
the funds by the end of each fiscal year.
• Tribes and entities working with tribes
• Grants. Monetary range varies ($10,000 to $80,000 on average)
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• FY98 $1.82 million
• FY99 $1.87 million
• FYOO $1.85 million
• Safe Drinking Water Act, section 1442
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-3967
E-mail gatica.staci@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/safewater/protect.html
Keywords • drinking/source water, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Indian Tribes
Tribal Grants for Ground water Protection Pesticide
Management Planning
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
A proposed Pesticide Management Plan (PMP) rule (expected to become "final"
in 2000),will ban the use of certain leaching-prone pesticides (alachlor, atrazine,
cyanazine, metolachlor, and simazine) unless a tribe or state develops and
implements a PMP for ground water. The PMPs contain 12 major components
ranging from monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, to public awareness and
participation. Funds are available for tribes to develop PMPs and to address other
pesticide-related ground water concerns.
• Early Spring
Federally recognized Indian tribes
Grants
• FY98 $200,000
• FY99 $250,000
• FYOO $250,000
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pesticide Programs and Toxic Substances (7506C)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (703)305-6005
E-mail resek.elizabeth@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/oppfeadl/rstfield/
Keywords • drinking/source water, ground water, nonpoint source control, pollution
prevention, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Mining
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program
Overview The Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program is designed to protect
the public and correct environmental damage caused by coal and, to a limited
extent, noncoal mining practices that occurred prior to August 3, 1977. AMLR
provides for the restoration of eligible lands and waters mined and abandoned or
left inadequately restored. AMLR is divided into two programs, the State Indian
Reclamation Program and the Federal Reclamation Program. Both programs
address problems such as dangerous highwalls, slides, subsidence, dangerous
portals, and polluted water. (Water projects related to mine drainage acidity,
metals, or toxicity may be eligible under the AMLR's Appalachian Clean Streams
Inititative.)
Application • Applications are accepted anytime during the year
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • State/Indian Reclamation Program: States and Indian tribes with eligible
lands and coal mining operations that are paying into the Abandoned Mine
Reclamation Fund and that have approved AML programs
• Federal Reclamation Program: States, Indian tribes, local governments
Assistance • Grants: Distributed only under the State/Indian Reclamation Program. Grants
Provided are 100 percent federally funded.
• Federal Reclamation Program: Conducted by Office of Surface Mining (OSM)
• Emergency funds might be available from states and OSM.
• DOI awarded 26 grants (23 states and 3 Indian tribes) in FY99, ranging from
$94,000 to $23.8 million
Funding • FY98 $142.3 million
Level • FY99 $145.3 million
• FYOO $154 million
Legislative • Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87,
Authority 91 Stat. 445-532
Contacts Address U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of Surface Mining, Division of Reclamation Support
1951 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (202) 208-2937
E-mail gkrueger@osmre.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl 5252.htm
http://www.osmre.gov/zintro2.htm
Keywords • mining, nonpoint source control, pollution prevention, restoration,
stormwater management
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Monitoring
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and
Community Tracking
vvEPA
Overview The goal of Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community
Tracking (BMPACT) is to provide public access to clearly communicated,
time-relevant (timely or real-time), useful, and accurate environmental monitoring
data in an ongoing and sustainable manner in 86 of the largest U.S. metropolitan
areas (Appendix B). Environmental monitoring consists of the systematic
measurement, evaluation, and communication of physical, chemical, and
biological information intended to give insight into environmental conditions.
EMPACT seeks to assist the public in day-to-day decision making about their
health and the environment. Projects may address clean air, clean water, source
water protection, ocean pollution, lead assessment, overall ecosystem quality, or
other important environmental aspects where Americans live, work, learn, and
play. The most successful applications will be developed in cooperation with a
consortium of partners.
Application • EMPACT Metro Grant announcements are released in the first quarter of the
Deadline(s) fiscal year. The FYOO announcement was released in December 1999.
Eligibility • Local governments (as defined by 40 CFR 31.3) that are located within an
EMPACT metropolitan area are eligible to apply, as are tribal governments
located within an EMPACT metro area. The principal investigator must be a
current employee of the grantee. Partner organizations may receive funds
through subcontracts with the awardee institution.
Assistance • Project grants
Provided • Awards range from $200,000 to $400,000
Funding • FY98 $3.5 million
Level • FY99 $3.5 million
• FYOO $3.5 million (estimated)
Legislative • Varies based on the type of monitoring being conducted (i.e., Clean Air Act,
Authority Clean Water Act, etc.)
Contacts Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EMPACT Program - Office of Environmental Information (8722R)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202)564-5179
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.epa.gov/empact
Keywords • air quality, coastal waters, data analysis, drinking/source water, monitoring,
partnerships
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Pollution Prevention and Control
Pollution Control Loans
Overview The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Pollution Control Loans are intended
to provide loan guarantees to eligible small businesses for the financing of the
planning, design, or installation of pollution control facilities. These facilities
must prevent, reduce, abate, or control any form of pollution, including recycling.
Application • Loan applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Small businesses. Although most are eligible for loans, some types of
businesses are ineligible and a case-by-case determination must be made by
the SB A. Eligibility is determined by four factors: (1) type of business,
(2) size of business, (3) use of loan funds, and (4) special circumstances. For
more details, see http://www.sba.gov/financing/frpollute.html.
Assistance • SB A guarantees up to $1,000,000 for Pollution Control Loans to eligible
Provided businesses (normal SBA loans are guaranteed up to $750,000). SBA loan
programs are intended to encourage longer term small business financing but
actual loan maturities are based on the ability to repay, the purpose of the
loan proceeds, and the useful life of the assets financed. However, maximum
loan maturities have been established: twenty-five years for real estate, ten
(10) years for equipment; and seven (7) years for working capital.
Funding Funds listed include those authorized for the overall SBA loan program, which is
Level available for general business purposes. Pollution Control Loans comprise a
small portion of allocated funds. Unless the applicant needs the additional
$250,000 guaranteed under the pollution control program, the loan may not be
specified and recorded as a Pollution Control Loan.
• FY98 $9 billion
• FY99 $10.1 billion
• FYOO $11 billion
• Small Business Act, section 7(a)(12)
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Address Please contact your regional (Appendix A) or local SBA office
Headquarters: Small Business Administration
409 3rd Street, SW, Washington DC 20416
Telephone (800) U-ASK-SBA
E-mail Select "Comments" bar on SBA Web site (http://www.sba.gov)
Internet http://www.sba.gov/financing/frpollute.html
Keywords • air quality, drinking/source water, economic development, pollution
prevention, solid waste
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Pollution Prevention ana" Control
Clean Vessel Act Grant Program
Overview The Clean Vessel Act Grant Program is intended to prevent recreational
boat sewage from entering U.S. waters. The program provides grants to coastal
states for surveying and planning pumpout/dump stations for wastewater. The
program also provides funds to all states for construction and renovation of
' pumpout/dump stations, as well for educational programs about disposing of
human waste in an environmentally safe manner.
• January 3rd of each year
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Applicant All states, as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, America Samoa,
and Washington, DC
Beneficiary Eligible states, territories, commonwealths, or district, and
municipalities and private marinas within them
• Project grants (federal share of total project costs is not to exceed
75 percent)
• 50 grants were awarded in FY99, ranging from $14,000 to $790,000
• FY98 $0
• FY99 $9.4 million
• FYOO $10 million
• Clean Vessel Act of 1992, sec. 5604, Public Law 102-587, Subtitle F
Address Contact state or regional office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Aid
1951 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (703) 358-2435
E-mail iesha_fields@fws.gov
Internet http://fa.r9.fws.gov/cva/cva.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gOV/cfda/p 15616.htm
Keywords • education, outreach, planning, pollution prevention
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Pollution Prevention and Control
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
Technical Assistance Grants
Overview The Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention (CEPP) program
provides financial assistance to states, local agencies, and Indian tribes for
(1) chemical accident prevention activities that relate to the Risk Management
Program under Clean Air Act section 1 12(r), (2) chemical emergency planning,
and (3) community right-to-know programs that are established to prevent or
eliminate unreasonable risk to the health and environment of communities. The
CEPP program builds on the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act of 1986 which established requirements for federal, state,
and local governments and industry regarding emergency planning and
"community right-to-know" reporting on hazardous and toxic chemicals.
Application • End of May (applications available early spring)
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • States, local governments, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin
Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and federally recognized Indian tribes
• !
Assistance • Project grants (cooperative agreements)
Provided • EPA awarded 33 grants in FY98, ranging from $10,000 to $150,000.
Funding • FY98 $1.1 million
Level • FY99 varied: grants awarded by EPA regional offices
• FYOO varies: grants to be awarded by EPA regional offices
Legislative • Clean Air Act, sees. 103(b)(3) and 1 12(L)(4)
Authority • Toxic Substances Control Act, sees. 10(a) and 28(d): Public Law 94-469, 15
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Contacts Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO)
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5104)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-0030
E-mail Please contact by phone or mail
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p668 10.htm
http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/
Keywords • planning, pollution prevention, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Pollution Prevention and Control
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Grants
&EPA
Overview The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) forms voluntary
partnerships with pesticide users to reduce the risks from pesticides in agricultural
and non-agricultural settings, and implement pollution prevention measures. All
organizations with a commitment to pesticide risk reduction are eligible to join
PESP, either as Partners or as Supporters. Membership is completely voluntary.
Organizations that use pesticides or represent pesticide users are eligible to join
PESP as Partners. Such organizations include commodity groups, associations of
pesticide users, and individual companies that apply pesticides. Organizations
that do not use pesticides, but are involved in pesticide issues or have influence
over the pest management practices of pesticide users, are eligible to join PESP as
Supporters. Supporters may include public interest groups whose constituencies
have a strong interest in pesticide risk reduction. Partners and Supporters agree
to develop and implement formal strategies to reduce pesticide risk and to
annually report on the progress they have made toward achieving those strategies.
• Applications for PESP membership are accepted on an ongoing basis
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Open only to PESP Partners and Supporters
Grants up to $50,000; 11 grants awarded in FY98
As funds allow, Partners and Supporters compete for seed money to help
support pest management practices that reduce pesticide risk.
FY 98 $347,220
FY 99 $413,080
FY 00 minimum of $300,000
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
Office of Pesticides, PESP (7511C)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (703) 308-7035
E-mail pesp.info@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/oppbppdl/PESP/
http ://w w w .pesp.org
Keywords • pollution prevention
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Pollution Prevention and Control
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States
x-xEPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
This grant program provides project grants to states to implement pollution
prevention projects. The grant program is focused on institutionalizing
multimedia (air, water, land) pollution prevention as an environmental
management priority, establishing prevention goals, providing direct technical
assistance to businesses, conducting outreach, and collecting and analyzing
data.
• FYOO deadline is February/March. Annual application deadlines will vary
from region to region. Consult regional pollution prevention contacts for
exact date (contact information available on Internet site below).
Applicant
Beneficiary
States
Indian tribes
Keywords
• State and local governments
• Indian tribes
• Nonprofit organizations
(Local governments and nonprofit agencies, although not eligible to submit
applications directly, are encouraged to work with state agencies to implement
pollution prevention programs.)
• Individual grants are awarded based on requests (59 grants were awarded in
FY98, ranging from $25,000 to $100,000)
• States are required to provide at least 50 percent of total project costs
• FY98 $5 million
• FY99 $5 million
• FYOO $5 million
• Pollution Prevention Act, section 6605
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances
Pollution Prevention Division (7409)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-3480
E-mail kent.christopher@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/p2/ppis.htm
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66708.htm
• best management practices, education, outreach, pollution prevention, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program USD A
Overview Also known as the "Small Watershed Program" or the "PL 566 Program," this
program provides technical and financial assistance to address resource and
related economic problems on a watershed basis. Projects related to watershed
protection, flood prevention, water supply, water quality, erosion and sediment
control, wetland creation and restoration, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement,
and public recreation are eligible for assistance. Technical and financial
assistance is also available for planning and installation of works of improvement
to protect, develop, and use land and water resources in small watersheds.
Application • Eligible project sponsors may submit formal requests for assistance to the
Deadline(s) NRCS state Conservationist in each state at any time.
Eligibility • Local or state agency, county, municipality, town or township, soil and water
conservation district, flood prevention/flood control district, Indian tribe or
tribal organization, or other subunit of state government with the authority
and capacity to carry out, operate, and maintain installed works of
improvement. Projects are limited to watersheds containing < 250,000 acres.
Assistance • Technical assistance and cost sharing (amount varies) for implementation of
Provided NRCS-authorized watershed plans. Technical assistance on watershed
surveys and planning. Although projects vary significantly in scope and
complexity, typical projects entail $3.5 million to $5 million in federal
financial assistance.
Funding • FY98 $99.4 million
Level • FY99 $99.4 million
• FYOO $99.4 million (estimated)
Legislative • Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-566
Authority • Hood Control Act of 1944, Public Law 78-534
Contacts Address For funding information contact state NRCS office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 2890
Washington, DC 20013-9770
Telephone (202) 720-3534
E-mail rcollett@usda.gov
Internet http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gOv/cfda/p 10904.htm
Keywords • best management practices, floodplains and riparian zones, nonpoint source
control, outreach, planning, pollution prevention, wetlands, wildlife
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century—
Funding Programs
©DOT
Overview The Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (TEA-21) funds numerous
transportation programs to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure,
enhance economic growth, and protect the environment. Through increased
funding to the Surface Transportation Program (STP) and the National Highway
System (NHS), TEA-21 allows for more environmental projects. States may spend
up to 20 percent of their STP dollars (used for transportation facility
reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration projects) for
environmental restoration and pollution abatement projects, including the
construction of stormwater treatment systems. Additionally, each state sets aside
10 percent of STP funds for transportation enhancement projects, which can
include acquisition of conservation and scenic easements, wetland mitigation, and
pollution abatement, as well as scenic beautification, pedestrian and bicycle trails,
archaeological planning, and historic preservation. These varied project types can
be used to protect source water areas during construction of transportation
corridors.
Application • Varies. Contact your state Department of Transportation.
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Transportation enhancement funds are available through local and state DOT
for public or private, profit or nonprofit entities or individuals, local
government agencies, universities, colleges, technical schools, and institutes
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Assistance • Transportation enhancement project grants (cooperative agreements)
Provided • Matching funds might be required
Funding • FY98 $4.7 billion = STP
Level • FY99 $5.5 billion = STP; $4.7 billion = NHS (authorized)
• FYOO $5.6 billion = STP; $4.88 billion = NHS (authorized)
Legislative • Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century
Authority • National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997
Contacts Address Contact state office (Appendix A)
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590
Telephone (202) 366-5004
E-mail istea.reauthorization@fhwa.dot.gov
Internet http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/
Keywords • drinking/source water, easements, nonpoint source control, planning,
pollution prevention, stormwater management, wetlands
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States
DOI
Overview The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) uses offshore oil leasing
revenues to support the creation of state and local park and recreation areas that
guarantee perpetual public outdoor recreation opportunities. LWCF grant funds
may be used for state planning and for the acquisition and development of state
and local facilities that provide active and/or passive recreation opportunities.
Recreation enhancement may be accomplished through the preservation of open
space, estuaries, forests, wildlife and natural resource area.
• Contact state office
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
States, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern
Mariana Islands and the District of Columbia. Entities must have an
acceptable Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan to receive
funds from the National Park Service
Local governments apply to their state or territorial government for funding
Matching grants
FYOO $40 million (individual state apportionments are determined by
formula)
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
Address Contact state office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service, Recreation Programs
Room MIB-MS 3622
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (202) 565-1200
E-mail wayne_strum@nps.gov
Internet http://www.ncrc.nps.gov/lwcf/
Keywords • coastal waters, forests, floodplains and riparian zones, land acquisition,
planning, restoration, wildlife
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State
Revolving Funds
&EPA
Overview EPA awards grants to states to capitalize their Clean Water State Revolving Funds
(CWSRFs). The states, through the CWSRF, make loans for high-priority water
quality activities. As loan recipients make payments back into the fund, money is
available for new loans to be issued to other recipients. Although traditionally used
to build wastewater treatment facilities, loans are also used for other water quality
management and source water protection activities, including (1) agricultural,
silviculture, rural, and urban runoff control; (2) estuary improvement projects;
(3) wet weather flow control, including stormwater and sewer overflows;
(4) alternative wastewater treatment technologies; and (5) landfills and riparian
buffers.
• Varies. Contact your state CWSRF for state-specific application schedule.
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• Capitalization grant funds are available to states and Puerto Rico. Territories
and District of Columbia receive construction grants for wastewater treatment.
• States and Puerto Rico lend money to municipalities for wastewater treatment
systems and to municipalities, communities, citizens' groups, nonprofit
organizations, and citizens implementing NPS and estuary management
activities (provided for in state plans developed under CWA sees. 319 and 320)
• Loans provided by-states to eligible recipients (approx. $3 billion annually)
• 20 percent state match is required
• FY98$ 1.35 billion
• FY99 $1.35 billion
• FYOO $1.35 billion
• Clean Water Act, sees. 601-607, Public Law 95-217
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater
Management, SRF Branch, Municipal Support Division (4204)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-7360
E-mail srfinfo@epa.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66458.htm
http://www.epa.gov/owm/finan.htm
Keywords • coastal waters, drinking/source water, floodplains and riparian zones, ground
water, land acquisition, mining, nonpoint source control, point source control,
restoration, solid waste, stormwater management, wastewater
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Federa/ Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund
&EPA
Overview EPA awards grants to states to capitalize their Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund (DWSRF). States use a portion of their capitalization grants to set up a
revolving fund from which loans and other types of assistance are provided to
eligible public water systems (publicly and privately owned) to finance the costs of
infrastructure projects. Loan repayments made by assistance recipients provide a
continuing source of infrastructure financing. States may also use a portion of their
capitalization grants to fund set-aside activities that help to prevent contamination
problems of surface and ground water drinking water supplies, as well as enhance
water system management through source water protection, capacity development,
and operator certification programs.
Application • Financial assistance application needed to receive capitalization grant
Deadline(s) • Procedures to receive state assistance vary by state
Eligibility • Capitalization grant funds available to all states and Puerto Rico
• States provide loans and other types of assistance to eligible public water
systems and other recipients
• Direct grants to tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia for public water
system improvements
• 20 percent state match of the capitalization grant is required
• States provide loans and other types of assistance to eligible recipients
• State may use up to 31 percent of the capitalization grant for set-asides
• In FY98, states received a range of grant amounts ($7.1 to $77.1 million)
• FY98 $725 million
• FY99 $775 million
• FYOO $820 million
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 1996 Amendments
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone SDWA hotline: (800) 426-4791
E-mail hotline-sdwa@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwsrf.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66468.htm
Keywords • drinking/source water, ground water, land acquisition, tribes
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Great Lakes Program
vvEPA
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
EPA's Great Lakes Program issues awards to monitor Great Lakes ecosystem
indicators; provides public access to Great Lakes data; helps communities address
contaminated sediments in their harbors; supports local protection and restoration
of important habitats; promotes pollution prevention through activities and projects
such as the Canada-U.S. Binational Toxics Strategy; and provides assistance to
implement community-based Remedial Action Plans for Areas of Concern and for
development of Lakewide Management Plans and the reduction of critical
pollutants pursuant to those plans.
• Preproposals are due February 18, 2000. An annual competitive solicitation is
distributed by mail and noticed in the Federal Register. To join mailing list,
send organization name and address to the contact identified below.
• State water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, other public or
nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations.
• Project grants (Cooperative Agreements), use of property and equipment
(GLNPO vessels for open-lake monitoring or harbor sediment sampling),
provision of specialized services, and dissemination of technical information.
• In FY99, GLNPO issued $6.4 million for 70 projects, ranging from $ 10,000 to
$250,000
• FY98$11.7 million
• FY99$11.7 million
• FYOO $10.8 million
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
Clean Water Act, sections 104 and 118
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office (G-17J)
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, EL 60604-3590
Telephone (312) 886-4013
E-mail russ.michael@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66469.htm
• coastal waters, monitoring, pollution prevention, restoration, wetlands
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants
(319 Program)
&EPA
Overview The 319 program provides formula grants to the states and tribes to implement
nonpoint source projects and programs in accordance with section 319 of the
Clean Water Act (CWA). Nonpoint source pollution reduction projects can be
used to protect source water areas and the general quality of water resources in a
watershed. Examples of previously funded projects include installation of best
management practices (BMPs) for animal waste; design and implementation of
BMP systems for stream, lake, and estuary watersheds; basinwide landowner
education programs; and lake projects previously funded under the CWA section
314 Clean Lakes Program.
• Consult the lead nonpoint source (NPS) agency in your state.
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Applicant Lead state and territorial NPS agencies and eligible tribes
Beneficiary State and local governments; Indian tribes, nonprofit
organizations (may submit applications to states for funds in
accordance with the state's work program)
• Formula grants are awarded to a lead agency in each state and territory.
Eligible tribes may also receive funds
• States/tribes/local organizations are usually required to provide 40 percent of
total project or program cost
• FY98 $105 million
• FY99 $200 million
• FYOO $200 million
• Clean Water Act, section 319(h)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Nonpoint Source Control Branch (4503F)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-7100
E-mail ow-general@epa.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66460.htm
http://www.epa.gov/owow/NPS
Keywords • drinking/source water, nonpoint source control, restoration
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements
vvEPA
Overview Grants are provided to support the creation of unique and new approaches to
meeting stormwater, sanitary sewer, and combined sewer outflows, biosolids,
and pretreatment requirements, as well as enhancing state capabilities. Eligible
projects include research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations,
surveys, and studies related to the causes, effects, extent, and prevention of
pollution.
• Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
• State water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, local public
agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit institutions, organizations, and individuals
• Grants; a match is encouraged
• Headquarters and regional EPA offices awarded a total of 170 grants in
FY98, including provision of additional funds for ongoing projects
• FY98 $19 million
• FY99 $19 million
• FYOO $19 million
• Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3)
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Waste water Management (4203)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-9545
E-mail benroth.barry@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/owm/wm042000.htm
Keywords • best management practices, education, mining, monitoring, nonpoint source
control, planning, point source control, pollution prevention, stormwater
management, tribes, wastewater
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FederaJ Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Watershed and Drinking Water Source Protection
Watershed Assistance Grants
&EPA
Overview Today's water quality challenges include habitat loss and nonpoint source
pollution from urban, rural, and rapidly growing areas. This pollution impacts the
quality of surface and ground water supplies, many of which serve as drinking
, water sources. Solving such challenges requires partnerships and community-led
solutions. To address this need, EPA establishes a cooperative agreement with
one or more nonprofit organization(s) or other eligible entities to support
watershed partnership organizational development and long-term effectiveness.
Funding supports organizational development and capacity building for watershed
partnerships with diverse membership.
• Varies
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Nonprofits, tribes, and local governments.
Grants (match is encouraged but not required)
• FY98 $0.3 million
• FY99 $0.5 million
• FYOO $0.6 million (estimated)
Maximum funds for individual watershed partnership: $30,000
• Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (4501F)
Ariel Rids Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-4538
E-mail cole.james@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/owow/wag.html
Keywords • drinking/source water, education, monitoring, outreach, partnerships,
planning, pollution prevention, restoration
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Wetlands
Wetlands Reserve Program
USDA
Overview This voluntary program provides landowners with financial incentives to restore
and protect wetlands in exchange for retiring marginal agricultural land.
Landowners may sell a conservation easement or enter into a cost-share
restoration agreement. Landowners voluntarily limit future use of the land, but
retain private ownership. Landowners and the Natural Resources Conservation
Service develop a plan for the restoration and maintenance of the wetland.
Application • Continuous sign-up
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • Easement participant must have owned the land for at least 1 year. Owner
may be an individual, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust,
business, or other legal entity; a state (when applicable); a political
subdivision of a state; or any agency thereof owning private land.
• Land must be restorable and be suitable for wildlife benefits.
Assistance WRP provides three options to the landowner:
Provided • Permanent Easement: USDA purchases easement (price is lesser of the
appraised agricultural or raw land value, payment cap, or amount offered by
the landowner). USDA pays 100 percent of restoration costs.
• 30-year Easement: Easement payment will be 75 percent of what would be
paid for a permanent easement. USDA pays 75 percent of restoration costs.
• Restoration Cost-Share Agreement: Agreement (min. 10 yr) to restore
degraded wetland habitat. USDA pays 75 percent of restoration costs.
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Funding The program requires acreage authorization levels, not funding levels. Funds are
Level provided to meet acreage levels. Authorizations include: FY98—212,000 acres;
FY99—120,000 acres; and FYOO—150,000 acres.
Legislative • Food Security Act of 1985, Title XII, Public Law 99-198, as amended
Authority • Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1996
Contacts Address Contact local or state NRCS office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Watersheds and Wetlands Division
P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013
Telephone (202) 690-0848
E-mail robert.misso@usda.gov
Internet http://www.wl.fb-net.org
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0072.htm
Keywords • disaster relief, easements, floodplain and riparian zones, land acquisition,
nonpoint source control, planning, restoration, wetlands, wildlife
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federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Wetlands
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and
Restoration Act Program
Overview This program, also known as National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants,
provides funds to assist states in pursuing coastal wetland conservation projects.
Funds can be used for acquisition of easements in coastal lands or waters and for
restoration, enhancement, or management of coastal wetland ecosystems. Eligible
programs will provide for long-term conservation of such lands or waters and the
hydrology, water quality, and fish and wildlife.
Application • June 8 target date. Call state office to confirm.
Deadline(s)
Eligibility • All states bordering on the Atlantic, Gulf (except Louisiana), and Pacific
coasts and the Great Lakes, as well as Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territories of the
Pacific Islands, and America Samoa
Assistance • Project grants: 18 were awarded in FY99, ranging from $45,000 to
Provided $940,000
• Federal share of costs not to exceed 50 percent; federal share may be
increased to 75 percent if a coastal state has established a fund (1) for the
acquisition of coastal wetlands, other natural areas, or open spaces, or
(2) derived from a dedicated recurring source of monies.
Funding • FY98 $10 million
Level • FY99 $9.4 million
• FYOO $11.8 million (estimated)
Legislative • Coastal Wetlands, Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, section 305,
Authority Title III, Public Law 101-646, 16 U.S.C. 3954
Contacts . Address Contact state or regional office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Aid
1951 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20240
Telephone (703) 358-2435
E-mail iesha_fields@fws.gov
sally_valdes-cogliano@fws.gov
Internet http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl5614.htm
http://fa.r9.fws.gov/
Keywords • coastal waters, easements, restoration, wetlands, wildlife
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Wetlands
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program g
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Keywords
The National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program provides
matching grants for the acquisition, restoration, management, or enhancement
of coastal wetlands. The selection of proposals is a competitive process, based
on their national importance and giving priority to such factors as (1)
consistency with the National Wetlands Priority Plan, (2) conservation of
maritime forests on coastal barriers, (3) benefits to threatened and endangered
species, and (4) encouraging cooperative efforts.
• State proposals are received by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
regional offices no later than June 8 of each year.
• Designated state, territorial or commonwealth resource agencies of coastal
states, including states that border the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of
Mexico, and the Great Lakes. Louisiana is excluded because it has its own
program (http://www.LAcoast.gov/programs/cwppra/index.htm).
• Other organizations may partner with state agencies for project
implementation. (Contact your regional FWS office or designated state,
territorial, or commonwealth resource agency for more information.)
• Matching grants to state agencies. (75 percent of the total project funds can be
granted if the state has a special fund designated for the purpose of acquiring
coastal wetlands, natural areas, or open spaces.)
• FY98 $9.9 million
• FY99 $9.7 million
• FYOO $12 million (dependent on excise taxes)
• The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990, 16
U.S.C. 3951-3956
Address Contact regional office (Appendix A)
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Habitat Restoration, Division of Habitat Conservation
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, VA 22203
Telephone (703)358-2201
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.fws.gov/cep/cwgcover.html
• coastal waters, easements, floodplains and riparian zones, land acquisition,
restoration, wetlands, wildlife
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Wetlands
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants
Program
Overview The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 provides matching grants
to carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United states, Canada, and
Mexico. The act was passed, in part, to support activities under the North
American Waterfowl Management Plan. This plan is an international agreement
between the three countries for the long-term protection of wetland/upland habitats
on which waterfowl and other migratory birds in North America depend. Both the
Standard and Small Grants programs help deliver funding to on-the-ground
projects through the protection, restoration, or enhancement of an array of wetland
habitats. The act requires that U.S. and Canadian partners focus on these three
activities; Mexican partners may also develop training, educational, and
management programs and conduct sustainable use studies.
Application • The last Friday in March and July, annually, for Standard Grants; the first
Deadline(s) Friday in December for Small Grants. However, proposals may be
submitted at any time. Early submissions are encouraged.
Eligibility • Public or private, profit or nonprofit entities or individuals establishing
public-private sector partnerships
Assistance • Project grants (Range: standard = $50,000 to $1 million; small = less than
Provided $50,000)
• Cost-share partners must match grant funds 1:1 with U.S. non-federal dollars
Funding • FY98 standard = $41.5 million (89 projects); small = $0.5 million (15 projects)
Level • FY99 standard = $37.7 million (76 projects); small = $0.7 million (21 projects)
• FYOO standard = $43.8 million (65 projects); small = $0.75 million (20 projects)
(estimated)
Legislative • North American Wetlands Conservation Act
Authority • Coastal Wetlands, Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act
Contacts Address U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
North American Waterfowl and Wetlands Office (NAWWO)
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203
Telephone (703) 358-1784
E-mail r9arw_nawwo@fws.gov
Internet http://www.fws.gov/r9nawwo/granpro.html
Keywords • coastal waters, floodplains and riparian zones, land acquisition, partnerships,
restoration, wetlands, wildlife
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Wetlands
Five-Star Restoration Program
Overview The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supports the Five-Star Restoration
Program by providing funds to four intermediary organizations—the National
Association of Counties, the National Association of Service and Conservation
Corps, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the Wildlife Habitat
Council, which then make subgrants to support community-based wetland and
riparian restoration projects. The Five-Star program seeks to support
restoration projects in 500 watersheds by 2005, a key action of the Clean Water
Action Plan. Competitive projects will have a strong on-the-ground habitat
restoration component that provides long-term ecological, educational, and/or
socioeconomic benefits to the people and their community. Preference will be
given to projects that are part of a larger watershed or community stewardship
effort and include a description of long-term management activities. Projects
must involve contributions from multiple and diverse partners, including
citizen volunteer organizations, corporations, private landowners, local
conservation organizations, youth groups, charitable foundations, and other
federal, state, and tribal agencies and local governments. Each project would
ideally involve at least five partners who are expected to contribute funding,
land, technical assistance, workforce support, or other in-kind services that are
equivalent to the federal contribution.
• January/February
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Any public or private entity that engages in community-based restoration
Subgrants (average $10,000) through the intermediary organizations for projects
Technical support and peer information exchange
FY99 $500,000
FYOO $500,000
Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3)
Address U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (4502F)
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone (202) 260-8076
E-mail pai.john@epa.gov
Internet http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/restore/5star/
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Keywords • floodplains and riparian zones, forests, outreach, partnerships, restoration,
wetlands, wildlife
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Wetlands Program Development Grants
&EPA
Overview The Wetlands Program Development Grants provide financial assistance to
states, federally-recognized Indian tribes, and local governments to support
development of new, or augmentation and enhancement of existing wetland
programs. Projects must clearly demonstrate a direct link to an increase in the
state's, tribe's, or local government's ability to protect its wetland resources.
Application • Varies by EPA region. Refer to Internet site for deadlines and regional
Deadline(s) contact information (http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/2000grant/).
Eligibility • States
• Federally recognized Indian tribes
• Local governments
• Intergovernmental organizations
• Project grants are used to fund individual projects
• Recipients must provide a 25 percent match of the total project cost
• EPA awarded 160 grants in FY98, ranging from $10,000 to $500,000
• FY98 $15 million
• FY99 $15 million
• FYOO $15 million
• Clean Water Act, Public Law 92-500, section 104(b)(3), 33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3)
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts Address Contact regional office (Appendix A) or
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Wetlands Division (4502F),
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone Please contact EPA regional wetland coordinator (Appendix A)
Hotline (800) 832-7828 (contractor operated)
E-mail wetlands-hotline@epa.gov (contractor operated)
Internet http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/2000grant/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/p66461.htm
Keywords • coastal waters, data analysis, education, enforcement/compliance, floodplains
and riparian zones, forests, monitoring, nonpoint source control, outreach,
planning, restoration, tribes, wetlands, wildlife
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Bring Back the Natives Grant Program
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Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
This program provides funds to restore damaged or degraded riverine
habitats and their native aquatic species through watershed restoration and
improved land management. Funding is provided by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), USDA Forest Service (FS), and National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation (NFWF). Successful projects will provide greater than 2 to 1 non-
federal match to federal match and will support the applied ecosystem strategy of
BLM, BOR, FWS, FS, and NFWF and address (1) revised land management
practices to eliminate causes of habitat degradation; (2) multiple species benefits,
(3) direct benefits to native fish and aquatic community resources in watersheds
with land managed by BLM, BOR, or FS; (4) multiple resource management
objectives, (5) multiple project partners and innovative partnerships; (6) where
appropriate, demonstration of a landscape ecosystem approach; and (7) innovative
projects that develop new technology that can be shared with others.
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• Applications accepted throughout the year
Local governments, states, and local nonprofit organizations
Project grants
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded 23 grants in FY99,
ranging from $21,400 to $450,000
FY98 $4.3 million total (of which $1.3 million are federal funds)
FY99 $3.4 million total (of which $1.1 million are federal funds)
FYOO $4.5 million (total estimated)
• None
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Internet
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 857-0166
bbn@nfwf.org
http://www.nfwf.org/
Keywords
fishery, floodplains and riparian zones, partnerships, restoration
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Wildlife
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
USDA
Overview The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program for
people who want to develop and improve wildlife habitat on private lands. It
provides both technical assistance and cost sharing to help establish and
improve fish and wildlife habitat. Participants work with USDA's Natural
Resources Conservation Service to prepare a wildlife habitat development plan
in consultation with a local conservation district. The plan describes the
landowner's goals for improving wildlife habitat, includes a list of practices and
a schedule for installing them, and details the steps necessary to maintain the
habitat for the life of the agreement.
• Continuous sign-up process
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
• Individuals must own or have control of the land under consideration and
cannot have the land already enrolled in programs that have a wildlife focus,
such as the Wetlands Reserve Program, or use the land for mitigation
• Cost-share assistance: USDA pays up to 75 percent (usually no more than
$10,000) of the cost of installing wildlife practices,
• Technical assistance for establishing habitat development projects
• In FY98, 4,600 agreements were signed, enrolling 672,000 acres (average
reimbursement = $4,600; average size of agreement =146 acres)
• FY98 $30 million
• FY99 $20 million
• FYOO $0 (funding is expected to resume in 2001 or 2002)
• Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1996
Address Contact local or state NRCS office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890
Telephone (202) 720-3534
E-mail leslie.deavers@usda.gov
Internet http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/NRCSProg.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl0914.htm
Keywords • fishery, forests, restoration, wetlands, wildlife
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
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Wildlife
Community-Based Restoration Program
Overview The Community-Based Restoration Program (CRP) provides funds for small-scale,
locally driven habitat restoration projects that foster natural resource stewardship
within communities. The program emphasizes the use of a grassroots, bottom-up
approach to restoring fishery habitat across coastal America. The program's
objective is to bring together citizen groups, public and nonprofit organizations,
industry, businesses, students, landowners, and local government, state and federal
agencies to implement habitat restoration projects to benefit living marine
resources. Projects might include restoring wetlands, mangroves, and other coastal
habitats; improving fish passage and habitat quality for anadromous species;
restoring oyster reefs removing exotic vegetation and replanting with native
species; removing dams; and similar projects to restore habitat or improve habitat
quality for populations of marine organisms. Partnerships are sought at the
national and local level to contribute funding, land, technical assistance, workforce
support, or other in-kind services.
• Application deadline information will be posted on the NOAA Restoration
Center home page under the Community-Based Restoration Program
• State, territorial, local, or tribal governments; regional governmental bodies;
public or private agencies or organizations; universities and colleges;
private profit and nonprofit organizations
• Project grants (cooperative agreements)
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
• FY98 $0.38 million
• FY99 $0.45 million
• FYOO up to $2 million
• Multiple authorizations, including the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Address U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Habitat Conservation, FHC3
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone (301) 713-0174
E-mail chris.doley@noaa.gov orrobin.brucker@noaa.gov
Internet http://www.nmfs.gov/habitat/restoration/
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pll463.htm
Keywords • coastal waters, education, fishery, fioodplains and riparian zones, monitoring,
outreach, partnerships, restoration, wetlands
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Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and
Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Program
Overview This program, also known as the Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) grant program,
provides funds for fisheries research and development projects to benefit U.S.
commercial and recreational fisheries and fishing communities. Proposals
submitted must address one of the funding priorities outlined in the annual
Federal Register solicitation notice. Acceptable research and development
activities include applied research, demonstration projects, pilot or field testing,
and business plan development. Projects that primarily involve infrastructure
construction, port and harbor development, and private business start-up will not
be considered.
Application • Annual Federal Register solicitation for proposals is expected early in the
Deadline(s) calendar year
Eligibility • Any U.S. citizen or national, corporations, partnerships, associations, Indian
tribes, state and local governments, and other non-federal entities. Federal
employees and Fishery Management Councils (and their employees) are not
eligible.
• Project grants and cooperative agreements
• In FY99, 28 out of 190 applications were funded
• FY98 $3.35 million
• FY99 $3.05 million
• FYOO $1.5 million (estimated)
• Saltonstall-Kennedy Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 713c-3
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
Address Contact regional office (Appendix A)
Headquarters: U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone (301)713-2358
E-mail Please see homepage (below) for regional E-mail addresses
Internet http://www.nmfs.gov/sfweb/skhome.html
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pll427.htm
Keywords • coastal waters, fishery
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration
Program
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Overview The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program, through
partnerships with conservation groups and federal/state/tribal/local government
agencies, provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners
interested in voluntarily restoring or otherwise improving native habitats for fish
and wildlife on their lands. This program focuses on restoring former and degraded
wetlands, native grasslands, stream and riparian areas, and other habitats to
conditions as natural as feasible. Under cooperative agreements, private landowners
agree to maintain restoration projects, but otherwise retain full control of the land.
Since 1987, the program has partnered with more than 19,000 landowners to restore
over 409,000 acres of wetlands, 333,000 acres of prairie grassland, and 2,030 miles
of in-stream aquatic and riparian habitat. In addition, the program has reopened
more than 200 miles of stream habitat for fish and other aquatic species by
removing barriers to passage.
Application • Not applicable
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
• Private landowners (must enter into a cooperative agreement for a fixed
term of at least 10 years)
• Project cost-share; service cost-share (generally limited to less than $25,000)
• Technical assistance: habitat assessment and restoration expertise
• In FY98, the Program provided financial assistance to 1,781 private landowners
and restored more than 46,000 acres of wetlands, 51,000 acres of native
grasslands, and 430 miles of riparian and in-stream habitats.
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Funding • FY98 $12.8 million
Level • FY99 $16.3 million
• FYOO $18 million
Legislative • Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 742(a)-754
Authority • Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-667(e)
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Contacts Address U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Habitat Restoration, Division of Habitat Conservation
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, VA 22203
Telephone (703) 358-2201
E-mail Please contact by telephone or mail
Internet http://www.fws.gov/r9dhcpfw/index.htm
http://www.fws.gov/cep/coastweb.html
Keywords • floodplains and riparian zones, fishery, forests, nonpoint source control,
partnerships, restoration, tribes, wetlands, wildlife
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Wildlife
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program
Overview
Application
Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance
Provided
Funding
Level
Legislative
Authority
Contacts
The Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program provides grants to
fund projects that bring together the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state agencies,
and private organizations and individuals. Projects include identification of
significant problems that can adversely affect fish and wildlife and their habitats,
actions to conserve species and their habitats, actions that will provide
opportunities for the public to use and enjoy fish and wildlife through
nonconsumptive activities, monitoring of species, and identification of significant
habitats.
• Applications due to regional U.S. FWS offices by September 1 of each
year
• State fish and wildlife agencies are eligible for funding
• Private organizations and individuals must work with their state agency
• Project grants
FY98 $768,000
FY99 $768,000
FYOO $768,000 (estimated)
Partnerships for Wildlife Act, Title VII, section 7105(g), Public Law 102-
587; 106 Stat. 5098; 16 U.S.C. 3741
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Internet
Contact regional office (Appendix A)
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Federal Aid
4401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 358-1852
Please contact by telephone or mail
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/pl5617.htm
http://www.fws.gov
Keywords
data analysis, fishery, monitoring, restoration, wildlife
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Index by Department/Agency
Index by Department/Agency
Corporation for National Service
Learn and Serve America Program 31
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Project Impact Grant Program 20
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (partner with several federal agencies)
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
Small Business Administration
Pollution Control Loans 52
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) .. 21
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education 32
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
Farm Service
Conservation Reserve Program 9
Emergency Conservation Program 22
Forest Service
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Forestry Incentives Program 39
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
Rural Utilities Service
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 24
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program 75
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index by Department/Agency
National Sea Grant College Program 13
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration of Native Americans
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental
Quality 40
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
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U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Clean Vessel Act Grant Program 53
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration 76
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
National Park Service
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
Office of Surface Mining
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) 58
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots 27
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots 28
Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots 29
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program 45
Drinking Water SRFTribal Set-Aside Program 46
Environmental Education Grants Program 34
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
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Index by Department/Agency
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Great Lakes Program 62
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
National Estuary Program 17
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants 63
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Grants 55
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 56
Science to Achieve Results 35
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites 23
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants , 30
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants 48
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
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Index by Keyword
Index by Keyword
Keyword List
air quality
best management practices
coastal waters
data analysis
disaster relief
drinking/source water
easements
economic development
education
environmental justice
enforcement/compliance
fishery
floodplains and riparian zones
forests
ground water
land acquisition
mining
monitoring
nonpoint source control
outreach
partnerships
planning
point source control
pollution prevention
restoration
solid waste
stormwater management
tribes
wastewater
wetlands
wildlife
Funding programs are grouped by keywords to indicate the broad topics that the program will
support.
air quality
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality .. 40
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
National Estuary Program 17
Pollution Control Loans • 52
Science to Achieve Results 35
best management practices
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Conservation Reserve Program 9
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
National Estuary Program 17
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 56
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 32
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
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Index by Keyword
coastal waters
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program ;.. 16
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program 75
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program .18
Great Lakes Program 62
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
National Estuary Program 17
National Sea Grant College Program 13
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Project Impact Grant Program 20
Science to Achieve Results 35
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
data analysis
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
disaster relief
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Emergency Conservation Program 22
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Project Impact Grant Program 21
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites 23
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
drinking/source water
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Conservation Reserve Program 9
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Index by Keyword
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Drinking Water SRFTribal Set-Aside Program 46
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants 63
Pollution Control Loans • 52
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants 48
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Watershed Assistance Grants • 65
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
easements
Coastal Program • 14
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Wetlands Reserve Program • 66
economic development
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots 27
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots 28
Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots 29
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Drinking Water SRFTribal Set-Aside Program 46
Pollution Control Loans • 52
Project Impact Grant Program 20
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 24
education
Clean Vessel Act Program 53
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Environmental Education Grants Program 34
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grant Program 37
Environmental Quality Incentives Program • 10
Learn and Serve America Program • 31
National Sea Grant College Program 13
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States „ 56
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Index by Keyword
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 32
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
enforcement/compliance
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality . . 40
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
environmental justice
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
fishery
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program 75
National Sea Grant College Program 13
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
floodplains and riparian zones
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Index by Keyword
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Project Impact Grant Program 20
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
forests
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Forestry Incentives Program 39
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
ground water
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
land acquisition
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Hood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
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mining
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
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Index by Keyword
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund ... 60
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
monitoring
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Great Lakes Program 62
National Estuary Program 17
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Resources on Indian Lands .. 44
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
nonpoint source control
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Conservation Reserve Program 9
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality .. 40
National Estuary Program 17
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants 63
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
outreach
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Clean Vessel Act Program 53
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
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Index by Keyword
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Environmental Education Grants Program 34
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
Learn and Serve America Program 31
National Sea Grant College Program 13
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 56
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
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partnerships
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots 28
Coastal Program '. 14
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking ..'. 51
Five-Star Restoration Program '. 70
Learn and Serve America Program 31
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 32
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
planning
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots 27
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants '. 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Clean Vessel Act Program 53
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality .. 40
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program '.'. 41
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
National Estuary Program 17
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Index by Keyword
Project Impact Grant Program 20
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites 23
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
point source control
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program 45
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality . . 40
National Estuary Program 17
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
pollution prevention
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grant Program 16
Clean Vessel Act Program 53
Conservation Reserve Program 9
Environmental Education Grants Program 34
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Great Lakes Program 62
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
National Estuary Program 17
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Grants 55
Pollution Control Loans 52
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 56
Project Impact Grant Program 20
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 32
Science to Achieve Results 35
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites 23
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program ". 33
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Index by Keyword
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
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restoration
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Forestry Incentives Program 39
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Great Lakes Program 62
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
National Estuary Program 17
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants 63
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
solid waste
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
Pollution Control Loans 52
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 57
stormwater management
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
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Index by Keyword
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
National Estuary Program 17
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Science to Achieve Results 35
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 24
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
tribes
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program 45
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Drinking Water SRF Tribal Set-Aside Program 46
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality .. 40
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 56
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants 48
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
wastewater
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program 45
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 24
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
wetlands
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
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Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
Index by Keyword
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 1 18
Great Lakes Program 62
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
National Estuary Program 17
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 1 69
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program '. 76
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 58
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
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wildlife
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Conservation Reserve Program '. 9
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Land and Water Conservation Fund 59
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
National Estuary Program 17
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Program 76
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program '. 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
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Index by Statute
Index by Statute
15 U.S.C. 1540
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
16 U.S.C. 1456C
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
33 U.S.C. 1442 and 883(a-e)
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
42 U.S.C. 9604 and 42 U.S.C. 9660
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots 27
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots 28
Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots 29
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978
Emergency Conservation Program 22
American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
Clean Air Act
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Clean Vessel Act of 1992
Clean Vessel Act Grant Program 53
Clean Water Act
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grants Program 16
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program 45
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Great Lakes Program 62
National Estuary Program 17
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants 63
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
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Index by Statute
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots 27
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots 28
Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots 29
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Science to Achieve Results 35
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites 23
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 24
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Forestry Incentives Program 39
Economic Development Administration Reform Act
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
EO 12898
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Conservation Reserve Program 9
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program 55
Science to Achieve Results 35
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Index by Statute
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants ; 30
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
Coastal Program 14
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration 76
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Coastal Program 14
Community-Based Restoration Program 74
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration 76
Flood Control Act of 1964
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Food Security Act of 1985
Conservation Reserve Program 9
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1996 (Farm Bill of 1996)
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Forestry Incentives Program 39
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Housing and Urban Development Act
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 47
Indian Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Act
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality .. 40
Indian Forest Resources Management Act of 1990
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
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Index by Statute
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education 32
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National and Community Service Act of 1993
Learn and Serve America Program 31
National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act of 1997
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) 58
National Environmental Education Act
Environmental Education Grants Program 34
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
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National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
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National Sea Grant College Program Act
National Sea Grant College Program 13
Native Amercian Programs Act of 1974
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Governments to Regulate Environmental Quality .. 40
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North American Wetlands Conservation Act
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Partnerships for Wildlife Act
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
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Pollution Prevention Act
Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States !. 56
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as amended by the Hazard
Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act of 1993
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Project Impact Grant Program 20
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Index by Statute
Safe Drinking Water Act
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Drinking Water SRF Tribal Set-Aside Program 46
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants 48
Saltonstall-Kennedy Act
Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program 75
Small Business Act
Pollution Control Loans 52
Solid Waste Disposal Act
Science to Achieve Results , 35
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
Toxics Substances Control Act
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Science to Achieve Results 35
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Funding Programs (TEA-21) 58
Water Quality Initiative of 1990
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
Water Resources Development Act of 1999
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
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Index by Title
Index by Title
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program 50
Bring Back the Natives Grant Program 72
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots ... • 27
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots 28
Brownfields Job Training and Development Demonstration Pilots 29
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Fund 60
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 61
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Grants 54
Chesapeake Bay Program Grants 15
Chesapeake Bay Small Watersheds Grants 16
Clean Vessel Act Grant Program 53
Clean Water Act Indian Set-Aside Grant Program 45
Coastal Program 14
Coastal Services Center Cooperative Agreements 11
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program 67
Coastal Zone Management Administration/Implementation Awards 12
Community-Based Restoration Program 1 74
Conservation Reserve Program '. 9
Community Development Block Grant Program 26
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Programs 38
Drinking Water SRFTribal Set-Aside Program '. 46
Emergency Conservation Program 22
Environmental Education Grants Program 34
Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community Groups 36
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program 37
Environmental Management on Indian Lands 42 -.
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking 51
Environmental Quality Incentives Program 10
Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Program 75
Five-Star Restoration Program 70
Flood Hazard Mitigation and Riverine Ecosystem Restoration Program (Challenge 21) 21
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program 18
Forestry Incentives Program 39
Forestry on Indian Lands 43
Great Lakes Program 62
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 19
Improving the Capability of Indian Tribal Government to Regulate Environmental Quality 40
Indian Community Development Block Grant Program 41
Indian Environmental General Assistance Program >...'. 47
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants to States 59
Learn and Serve America Program 31
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program 68
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Index by Title
National Estuary Program 17
National Sea Grant College Program 13
Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants 63
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program 69
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration 76
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Grants 55
Pollution Control Loans 52
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States 56
Project Impact Grant Program 20
Public Works and Development Facilities Program 25
Science to Achieve Results ..35
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants for Citizen Groups at Priority Sites ...23
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education 32
Sustainable Development Challenge Grants 30
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) 58
Tribal Drinking Water Capacity Building/Source Water Protection Grants 48
Tribal Grants for Groundwater Protection Pesticide Management Planning 49
Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities 24
Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 64
Water Quality Special Research Grants Program 33
Water Resources on Indian Lands 44
Watershed Assistance Grants 65
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program 57
Wetlands Program Development Grants 71
Wetlands Reserve Program 66
Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Program 77
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program 73
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Appendix A
Federal Agency
Regional and State Offices
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Appendix A: Regional and State Offices
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Regional Offices
Region I
J.W. McCormack, Post Office
& Courthouse Building, Room
442, Boston, MA 02109-4595
(617) 223-9540
Region II
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1337
New York, NY 10278-0002
(212) 225-7209
Region III
One Independence Mall, Sixth
Floor, 615 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
(215)931-5608
Region IV
3003 Chamblee-Tucker Road,
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 220-5200
Region V
536 South Clark Street, 6th
Floor, Chicago, DL 60605-1521
(312)408-5501
Region VI
Federal Regional Center
800 North Loop 288
Denton, TX 76201-3698
(817) 898-5399
Region VII
2323 Grand Boulevard, Ste 900
Kansas City, MO 64108-2670
(816)283-7061
Region VIII
Federal Center, Bldg 710, Box
25267, Denver, CO 80225-0267
(303)235-4812
Region IX
Building 105, Presidio of San
Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129-1250
(415) 923-7100
Region X
Federal Regional Center
130-228th Street, SW
Bothell, WA 98021-9796
(425) 487-4604
Small Business Administration
Regional Offices
Boston, Massachusetts
10 Causeway St., Boston, MA
02222-1093
(617) 565-8415
New York, New York
26 Federal Plaza, New York,
NY 10278
(212) 264-1450
Denver, Colorado
721 19th St., Denver, CO 80202
(303) 844-0500
Atlanta, Georgia
1720 Peachtree Rd., NW,
Atlanta, GA 30309-2482
(404) 347-4999
Chicago, Illinois
500 W. Madison St., Chicago,
IL 60661-2511
(312)353-5000
Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas
4300 Amon Carter Blvd, Dallas,
TX 76155
(817) 885-6581
Kansas City, Missouri
323 West 8th St., Ste 307
Kansas City, MO 64105-1500
(816) 374-6380
San Francisco, California
455 Market St., Ste 2200, San
Francisco, CA 94105
(415)744-2118
Seattle, Washington
1200 6th Ave., Ste 1805,
Seattle, WA 98101-1128
(206) 553-5676
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Appendix A: R
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
State Offices
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
334-279-3500
907-745-7982
602-640-5200
501-301-3000
530-792-5520
303-236-2868
860-285-8483
302-678-2657
352-379-4500
706-546-2266
808-541-2644
208-378-5650
217-241-6600
317-290-3030
515-254-1540
785-539-3531
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
606-224-7601
318-473-7721
207-990-9140
410-381-4550
413-256-0232
517-337-6660
651-602-7719
601-965-4300
573-876-0926
406-587-6872
402-437-5581
702-784-5411
603-224-7941
609-298-3446
505-761-4900
315-477-6300
919-875-4800
egional and State Offices
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North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West yirginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
701-239-5224
614-469-6735
405-742-1130
503-692-6830
570-237-2113
401-828-8232
803-806-3830
605-352-1163
615-736-5555
409-260-9424
801-524-5013
802-658-2803
804-287-1500
509-323-3000
304-291-4351
608-276-8732
307-261-5231
Forest Service
Regional Offices
Region I (Northern)
P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, MT
59807
(406)329-3511
Region II (Rocky Mountain)
P.O. Box 25127, Lakewood, CO
80255
(303) 275-5350
Region III (Southwestern)
517GoldAve.,SW,
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 842-3292
Region IV (Intermountain)
324 25th Street, Ogden, UT
84401
(801) 625-5253
Region V (Pacific Southwest)
1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA
94592
(707) 562-8737
Region VI (Pacific Northwest)
P.O. Box 3623, Portland, OR
97208-3623
(503) 326-3694
Region VIII (Southern)
1720 Peachtree Road, NW,
Atlanta, GA 30367
(404) 347-4177
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Region IX (Eastern)
310 West Wisconsin Avenue,
Milwaukee, WI53203
(414) 297-3646
Region X (Alaska)
P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, AK
99803-1628
(907) 568-8863
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Appendix A: Regional and State Offices
Natural Resources Conservation Service
State Offices
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
334-887-4581
907-746-6404
602-280-8801
501-301-3100
530-792-5600
303-236-2910
860-487-4011
302-678-4160
352-338-9500
706-546-2272
808-541-2600
208-378-5700
217-398-5267
317-290-3200
515-284-4260
785-823-4500
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
606-224-7350
318-473-7751
207-866-7241
410-757-0861
413-253-4350
517-337-6905
651-602-7900
601-965-5205
573-876-0900
406-587-6868
402-437-5327
775-784-5863
603-868-7581
732-246-1171
505-761-4408
315-477-6504
919-873-2100
701-250-4421
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pacific Basin
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
614-469-6962
405-742-1200
503-414-3200
671-735-2111
717-237-2200
401-828-1300
803-765-5681
605-353-1783
615-736-5471
254-742-9800
801-524-4550
802-951-6796
804-287-1691
509-323-2900
304-291-4152
608-276-8732
307-261-6453
Rural Utilities Service
State Offices
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
334-279-3400
907-745-2176
601-280-8701
501-301-3200
530-792-5800
303-236-2801
413-253-4302
302-697-4300
352-338-3402
706-546-2162
808-933-3001
208-378-5600
217-398-5412
317-290-3100
515-284-4663
785-271-2700
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
606-224-7300
318-473-7921
207-990-9160
302-697-4300
413-253-4302
517-324-5100
651-602-7801
601-965-4318
570-876-0976
406-585-2580
402-437-5551
775-887-1222
802-828-6002
609-265-3600
505-761-4950
315-477-6435
919-873-2000
701-530-2061
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico '
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
614-469-5606
405-742-1000
503-414-3300
717-237-2183
787-766-5095
413-253-4302
803-253-3725
605-352-1100
615-783-1300
254-742-9710
801-524-4320
802-828-6002
804-287-1552
360-704-7700
304-291-4791
715-345-7600
307-261-6300
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Appendix A: Regional and State Offices
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
Regional Offices
Philadelphia Region
Curtis Center, Suite 140 South
Independence Square West,
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 597-4603
Atlanta Region
401 West Peachtree Street, NW,
Suite 1820
Atlanta, Ga 30308-3510
(404) 730-3002
Chicago Region
111 North Canal Street
Suite 855
Chicago, IL 60606-7204
(312)353-8143
Austin Region
903 San Jacinto Boulevard,
Suite 121
Austin, TX 78701-2450
(512)916-5595
Denver Region
1244 Speer Boulevard
Room 670
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 844-4714
Seattle Region
Jackson Federal Building
915 Second Avenue, Suite 1856,
Seattle, WA 98174
(206) 220-7660
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Offices
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Caribbean
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Washington, DC
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
907-271-4170
205-290-7630
Ext. 1001
501-324-5401
602-379-4434
415-436-6532
787-766-5202
303-672-5440
860-240-4800
Ext. 3 100
302-573-6300
202-275-9206
Ext. 3075
305-536-4456
404-331-5136
808-522-8175
"Ext. 259
515-284-4573
208-334-1990
Ext. 3007
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
312-353-5680
317-226-6322
502-582-6132
504-589-7200
617-565-5236
410-962-2520
Ext. 3474
207-945-0427
313-226-6241
612-370-3289
913-551-5462
601-965-4738
406-441-1298
910-547-4001
402-492-3103
603-666-7682
201-622-7900
Ext. 3102
505-262-6463
Ext. 223
702-388-6525
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
212-264-1161
701-239-5040
614-469-2540
405-553-7500
503-326-2568
215-656-0606
401-528-5352
803-765-5592
605-330-4426
615-736-5213
817-978-9000
801-524-3323
804-278-4507
Ext. 3208
802-951-6290
206-220-5101
414-297-1495
304-347-7036
Ext. 101
307-261-6254
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Appendix A: Regional and State Offices
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Regional Offices
Alaska Region
P.O. Box 25520
Juneau,AK 99802-5520
(907) 586-7177
Eastern Oklahoma Region
Federal Building
101 North 5th Street
Muskogee, OK 74401-6206
(918) 687-2296
Eastern Region
3701 North Fairfax Drive,
MS:260-VASQ
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 235-2571
Great Plains Region
Federal Building
115 4th Avenue, SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401-4384
(605) 226-7343
Midwest Region
One Federal Drive, Room 550
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4007
(612) 713-4400
Navajo Region
P.O. Box 1060
Gallup, NM 87305
(505) 863-8314
Northwest Region
911NE llth Avenue
Portland OR 97232-4169
(503)231-6702
Pacific Region
2800 Cottage Way
RoomW-2550
Sacramento, CA 95825-1846
(916) 978-6000
Rocky Mountain Region
316 North 26th Street
Billings, MT 59101-1397
(406) 247-7943
Southern Plains Region
P.O. Box 368
Anadarko, OK 73005-0368
(405) 247-6673
Southwest Region
615 1st Street, P.O. Box 26567
Albuquerque, NM 87125-6567
(505) 346-7590
Western Region
P.O. Box 10
Phoenix, AZ 85001
(602) 379-6600
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Appendix A: Regional and State Offices
National Park Service
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State NFS Partner Offices
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
334-242-5100
907-269-8700
684-699-9614
602-542-7103
501-682-7743
916-653-1570
303-866-3203
860-424-3001
302-739-4401
850-488-6131
404-656-3500
671-477-7825
808-587-0401
208-334-4199
217-782-0075
317-232-4070
515-281-5385
316-672-2281
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
N. Marianas
Ohio
502-573-2382
504-342-8111
207-287-3821
410-974-8410
617-727-9800
517-373-2329
612-296-4822
601-364-2155
573-751-4422
406-444-3750
402-471-5539
702-687-4384
603-271-2411
609-984-3541
505-827-5950
518-474-0443
919-733-4181
701-328-5357
670-322-9830
614-265-6877
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
Wash DC
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
405-521-2413
503-378-5516
717-783-8834
787-723-8506
401-277-2776
803-734-0170
605-773-3391
615-532-0104
512-912-4802
801-538-7362
802-241-3670
804-786-2123
809-773-2741
360-902-3003
202-673-7665
608-266-5096
304-558-4010
307-777-6324
NPS Regional Offices
Philadelphia Support Office
(ME to VA, NY to WV)
215-597-9195
Southeast Regional Office
(NC to KY, FL to LA)
404-562-3175
Midwest Regional Office
(OH to ND, MI to AR, CO, MT,
UT, WY, NM, AZ, TX, OK)
402-221-3358
Pacific Great Basin Support
Office
(CA, NV & Pacific Islands)
415-427-1444
Columbia Cascades Support
Office
(OR, WA, ID, AK)
206-220-4126
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Offices
Region I
911 NE llth Avenue
Portland, OR 97232-4181
503-231-6121
Region II
P.O. Box 1306
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-248-6282
Region HI
BHW, Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056
612-713-5360
Region IV
1875 Century Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-679-4000
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Region V
300 Westgate Center Drive,
Hadley, MA 01035-9589
413-253-8200
Region VI
P.O. Box 25486
Denver, CO 80025
303-236-7920
Region VII
1011 East Tudor Road,
Anchprage, AK 99503
907-786-3909
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Appendix A: Regional and State Offices
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
State/Division
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Offices
334-223-7370
907-586-7180
501-324-5625
916-498-5014
303-969-6730
860-659-6703
302-734-3819
850-942-9579
404-562-3630
808-541-2700
208-334-1690
217-492-4640
317-226-7475
515-233-7300
785-267-7281
502-223-6720
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
225-389-0464
207-622-8487
410-962-4440
617-494-3657
517-377-1844
651-291-6100
601-965-4215
573-636-7104
406-449-5303
402-437-5521
775-687-1205
603-225-1605
609-637-4200
505-820-2021
518-431-4127
919-856-4346
701-250-4204
614-280-6896
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wash. DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
405-605-6173
503-399-5749
717-221-3461
787-766-5600
401-528-4541
803-765-5411
605-224-8033
615-781-5770
512-916-5511
801-963-0182
802-828-4423
804-775-3320
360-753-9413
202-523-0163
304-347-5928
608-829-7500
307-772-2101
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Offices
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH,
RI, VT)
J.F. Kennedy Federal Building
One Congress Street, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Telephone: (617)918-1111
Region II (NJ, NY, Puerto
Rico, Virgin Islands)
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
Telephone: (212) 637-3000
Region III (DE, MD, PA, VA,
WV, D.C.)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Telephone: (215) 814-2900
Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY,
MS, NC, SC, TN)
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 562-9900
Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN,
OH, WI)
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Telephone: (312)353-2000
Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK,
TX)
First Interstate Bank at Fountain
Place
12th Floor, Suite 1200
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Telephone: (214) 665-2200
Region VII (IA, KS, MO, ME)
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Telephone: (913)551-7003
Region VIII (CO,MT,ND,
SD, UT, WY)
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
Telephone: (303) 312-6312
Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV,
Guam, America Samoa)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 744-1500
Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA)
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206) 553-1200
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EMPACT Metropolitan Areas
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Appendix B: EMPACT Areas
The Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) funding program
provides public access to clearly communicated, time-relevant (timely or real-time), useful, and accurate
environmental monitoring data in 86 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas.
Metropolitan Area: A metropolitan area includes at least one city with 50,000 or more inhabitants, or a
Census Bureau-defined urbanized area (of at least 50,000 inhabitants) and a total metropolitan population
of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). Under this standard, the county (or counties) that contains
the largest city becomes the "central county" (counties), along with any adjacent counties that have at
least 50 percent of their population in the urbanized area surrounding the largest city. Additional
"outlying counties" are included in the metropolitan area if they meet specified requirements of
commuting to the central counties and other selected requirements of metropolitan character (such as
population density and percent urban). In New England, the metropolitan areas are defined in terms of
cities and towns rather than counties.
The following is a list of the EMPACT metropolitan areas:
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA
Anchorage, AK
Atlanta, GA
Austin-San Marcos, TX
Bakersfield, CA
Billings, MT
Birmingham, AL
Boise, ID
Boston, MA-NH
Bridgeport, CT
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
Burlington, VT
Charleston, WV
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC, SC
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL, IN, WI
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH, KY, IN
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Columbus., OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Dayton-Springfield, OH
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
El Paso, TX
Fargo-Moorhead, ND, MN
Fresno, CA
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA
Hartford, CT
Honolulu, HI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Jackson, MS
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO, KS
Knoxville, TN
Las Vegas, NV, AZ
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
Louisville, KY, IN
Memphis, TN, AR, MS
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY, NJ, CT, PA
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA,
NC
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE, IA
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA, NJ,
DE,MD
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, ME
Portland-Salem, OR,WA
Providenqe-Fall River-Warwick, RI, MA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
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Appendix B: EMPACT Areas
Richmond-Petersburg, VA
Rochester, NY
Sacramento-Yolo, CA
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT
San Diego, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
San Juan, PR
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
Sioux Falls, SD
Springfield, MA
St. Louis-E. St. Louis, MO, IL
Stockton-Lodi, CA
Syracuse, NY
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Toledo, OH
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa,OK
Washington-Baltimore, DC, MD, VA, WV
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL
Wichita, KS
Youngstown-Warren, OH
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Appendix C
User Feedback
(User Survey and Submittal Forms)
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Appendix C: User Feedback
Please take a moment' to review the two forms presented in this appendix. The first, "User Survey,"
provides the Catalog user with a means of providing feedback to the authors. The second, "Submittal
Form," is provided for users to correct or update existing funding source information and to submit
information about new funding sources. Thank you for helping us to improve the Catalog of Federal
Funding Sources for Watershed Protection.
Please submit forms to:
Anne Weinberg
Watershed Branch (4503F)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Fax: (202) 260-1977
Email: weinberg.anne@epa.gov
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Appendix C: User Feedback
User Survey
Help us improve the Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection! Please submit
comments and suggestions to Anne Weinberg of the U.S. EPA.
(1) Did the Catalog provide the information you needed? Was the information easy to find?
(2) What did you find most useful about the Catalog?
(3) How can future iterations of the Catalog be improved to best suit your needs?
(4) Please offer any additional comments or suggestions
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Appendix C: User Feedback
Submittal Form
Help us keep the Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection current! Please
submit updates, corrections, and additions to Anne Weinberg of the U.S. EPA.
Title of Fending Source ~
Overview
Application Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance Provided (Type and monetary range of assistance)
Funding Level Past year
Current year
Next year (estimate)
Legislative Authority
Contacts
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Internet
Keywords
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Appendix C: User Feedback
Submittal Form
Help us keep the Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection current! Please
submit updates, corrections, and additions to Anne Weinbers of the U.S. EPA.
Title of Funding Source
Overview
Application Deadline(s)
Eligibility
Assistance Provided (Type and monetary range of assistance)
Funding Level
Past year
Current year
Next year (estimate)
Legislative Authority
Contacts
Address
Telephone
E-mail
Internet
Keywords
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