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Find similar grantsFive Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). This program supports community-based projects that restore wetlands and streams, aiming to develop community stewardship of natural resources and address water quality issues.
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Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program | US EPA Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program EPA and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership are proud to co-sponsor the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grants Program.
This program seeks to develop community capacity by providing modest assistance to diverse local partnerships for river, wetland, riparian, forest and coastal restoration, and wildlife conservation. Water monitoring, stormwater management, source water protection, urban tree canopy restoration, and projects designed to prevent trash from entering waterways are just some of the types of projects that are awarded grants.
The grants are administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program which supports projects that develop community stewardship of natural resources and address water quality issues.
Support for the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program is provided by the Wildlife Habitat Council, and major funding by EPA, USDA-Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, FedEx, Shell Oil Company, Southern Company and BNSF Railway. More information about the grant program can be found on the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's website.
Since 1999, the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program has supported more than a thousand projects, with more than $13. 4 million in federal funds, $11. 6 million in private and corporate contributions, and $81 million in matching funds at the local level.
EPA has partnered with NFWF since the inception of the program, supporting community-based conservation and partnerships across the United States and its territories. Learn more about the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program. See a full listing of the most recent grant winners.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State and local governments, U. S. territories, tribal governments, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 to $40,000 (average $35,000, 1:1 match required). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The North American Wetlands Conservation Act funds wetland and migratory-bird habitat through two tracks — U.S. Small Grants (up to $250,000, closing June 25, 2026) and the larger U.S. Standard Grants. Both require a 1:1 non-federal match, and that match is where most applications are won or lost. Here is how the program works, who is eligible, and why land trusts and Tribes should care.
Read articleOn June 29, 2026, EPA announced it will waive the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the credit processing fee — averaging roughly $156,000 per loan — for communities of 25,000 or fewer residents in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Combined, that removes nearly $200,000 in upfront cost from the single most affordable federal water-infrastructure financing program, which carries roughly $11 billion in available capacity and can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs at Treasury-rate pricing. For small towns, rural utilities, and the nonprofits and districts that serve them, this is a rare instance of the federal government lowering the barrier to a program that has historically been out of reach for exactly the communities that need it most. Here is what changed, who qualifies, and how to move on a letter of interest before the window closes.
Read articleFor FY2026 and FY2027, EPA is waiving the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the ~$156,000 credit-processing fee for water systems serving 25,000 or fewer people — a near-$200,000 discount on access to an $11 billion pool of low-cost federal financing. The waiver removes the single barrier that kept small and rural utilities out of WIFIA for a decade. Here is how WIFIA actually works, who qualifies, why the letter of interest is the real gate, and how a town of 8,000 should think about a program built for billion-dollar projects.
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