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NEP Watersheds Grant ~ Restore America's Estuaries Now more than ever, our nation’s most environmentally, economically, and culturally important waters need your help. A host of threats loom over the future of our coasts and the communities that rely on them. Sea-level rise, flooding, erosion and other impacts from a changing climate are impacting an increasing number of areas with increasing frequency.
Restore America’s Estuaries works to counter these and other threats with a host of partners nationwide. Your donation will help us engage local communities to bring about on-the-ground results, advance science and policy to conserve endangered areas across the country, and ensure the benefits of coastal restoration are shared by all communities.
If you prefer to donate by check, you may download our Donation Form and mail a check to: Restore America’s Estuaries 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 603 Federal Employees: Our Combined Federal Campaign number is 12070. For a list of state nonprofit disclosures, please click here . If you have any questions, please call 703-524-0248 or email Lance Speidell.
National Estuary Program Watersheds Grant Program Geographic Eligibility Map NEP Watersheds Grants Home NEP Watershed Grants Funded Projects Applicant and Grantee Resources NEP Watershed Grants News About the NEP Watersheds Grant Program Restore America’s Estuaries, in close coordination with and financial support from EPA, administer s the National Estuaries Program (NEP) Watersheds Grants.
The Program is a nationally competitive grants program designed to support projects that address urgent, emerging, and challenging issues threatening the well-being of estuaries within the 28 NEP boundary areas ( List of NEP Directors ).
This grant program funds projects aimed at addressing the following Congressionally-set priorities: Loss of key habitats resulting in significant impacts on fisheries and water quality such as seagrass, mangroves, tidal and freshwater wetlands, forested wetlands, kelp beds, shellfish beds, and coral reefs; Coastal resilience and extreme weather events including flooding and coastal erosion related to sea level rise, changing precipitation, warmer waters, or salt marsh, seagrass, or wetland degradation or loss and accelerated land loss; Impacts of nutrients and warmer water temperatures on aquatic life and ecosystems, including low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters; Stormwater runoff which not only can erode stream banks but can carry nutrients, sediment, and trash into rivers and streams that flow into estuaries; Recurring harmful algae blooms; Unusual or unexplained marine mammal mortalities; and Proliferation or invasion of species that limit recreational uses, threaten wastewater systems, or cause other ecosystem damage.
About the National Estuary Program Established in 1987 through the Clean Water Act, the National Estuary Program (NEP) is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) place-based program dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality and ecological integrity of 28 estuaries across the country. EPA’s NEP is a non-regulatory program that improves the waters, habitats, and living resources within these estuaries.
In overseeing and managing the national program, EPA provides annual funding, national guidance, and technical assistance to the local NEPs. Applicants are encouraged to schedule one-on-one discussions with Program Director Suzanne Simon via email or the Calendly app . This scheduling app is user-friendly and allows prospective applicants to find time to get feedback on aspects of their project and application.
To prepare for these discussions, we recommend potential applicants review the RFP completely and come with project ideas or key questions to make effective use of the time. LOIs and full proposals will be evaluated by an independent panel comprised of individuals with expertise in the priorities for this RFP, in accordance with the criteria in Sections B and C.
Following consultation with the review panel regarding the LOIs, RAE will invite a subset of applicants to submit full proposals. In some cases, RAE may suggest changes or clarifications for inclusion in full proposals. Awards will range from $200,000-500,000 and will be completed within a four year period.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State and local agencies in Hawaii. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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This opportunity targets applicants in Hawaii. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
On 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.
Read articleFor FY2026 and FY2027, EPA is waiving the WIFIA application and credit-processing fees for communities of 25,000 or fewer — saving nearly $200,000 per loan — against roughly $11 billion in flexible financing that covers up to 80 percent of project costs. Here is why WIFIA has been underused by small systems, how the loan actually works, and how a rural utility should build a WIFIA strategy in 2026.
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