FITS

FUNDING INTEGRATION TOOL
FOR SOURCE WATER

BUILD A PLAN THAT FITS!

WHAT IS FITS?

FITS is a one-stop-shop tool that
explains how users can integrate
various federal funding sources to
support activities that protect
sources of drinking water.

The tool uses the steps of a source water
assessment and protection program
(e.g., delineation of a source water
protection area), and real-life examples
to demonstrate how federal funding
sources may be used for activities that
protect sources of drinking water.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

FITS: Funding Integration Tool for Source Water

Funding Sources for
Activities that Protect
Sources of Drinking Water

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Planning and Funding
Coordination



For additional information on Source Water Protection and FITS, please visit

https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection/FITS.

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FUNDING SOURCES

Get useful information on eleven federal funding sources!

Click on a program title for more information

EPA Funds	Other Federal Funds

Water Infrastructure Finance
and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
Program

ng Underg
ink (LUST)

TanK (LUST)Trust Fund

Nonpoint Source Management
Grants Program (Clean Water
Act Section 319 Program)

Water Pollution Control Grants
Program (Clean Water Act
Section 106 Program)

Indian Environmental General
Assistance Program (GAP)

Wetland Program
Development Grants (WPDG)
Program

USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
Conservation Program

FEMA Hazard Mitigation
Assistance Program

USFS Landscape Scale
Restoration Program

Uses

Eligibility

Annual Funding
Information

Funding Structure

Limitations of Funding

Additional Program
Information

USEFUL GUIDES

Find out how each funding source FITS into the components of a source water protection program.
Then learn about real-world examples of these funding sources in action.

•	Plan for the future and leverage multiple
funding sources throughout your source
water protection program.

•	Get planning consideration tips within
each step.

Examples

Pick a Program Component

Choose an Example

Delineate the SWPA

Inventory known and potential sources of
contamination

Determine susceptibility of PWS to
contaminant sources

Engage the public about threats identified in
the assessment

•	Read examples where one or more funding sources were utilized.

•	Learn how local and state stakeholders collaborated.

•	See what actions were taken to implement activities that protect source
of water.

•	Easily access practical solutions throughout ail of FITS.

For additional information on Source Water Protection and FITS, please visit

https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection/FITS.

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