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National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS) | US EPA National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS) "We must direct scarce public resources toward improving environmental results, allow […] greater flexibility to achieve those results, and enhance our accountability to the public and taxpayers.
” NEPPS Charter (May 17, 1995) For 30 years, the National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS) has provided flexibility for states and Tribes to take on environmental challenges - from supporting the day-to-day operations of our nation’s public water infrastructure, operation of air quality monitors, and cleaning up Brownfields sites, to ensuring speedy recovery when unexpected environmental disasters strike.
NEPPS empowers states and Tribes to make strategic choices and implement localized solutions based on their greatest needs. Through NEPPS, EPA acts as a supporting partner to achieve environmental results, using two partnership mechanisms: Performance Partnership Agreements (PPAs) and Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs). Performance Partnership Agreements and Grants Which entities are eligible to take part in NEPPS?
All state agencies (including environmental, health, and agriculture agencies), interstate agencies, U.S. territories, federally recognized Tribes (including Alaska Native villages), and intertribal consortia are eligible to take part in NEPPS. What EPA grant programs are eligible for inclusion in a PPG? There are currently 18 PPG-eligible grant programs at EPA.
View a list of all 18 programs . What is the period of performance for a PPG? The period of performance for a PPG is flexible and can be negotiated between EPA and the recipient for up to five years.
A PPA is an agreement on joint commitments that is signed between an EPA Regional Administrator and state or Tribal Official . The PPA ensures stronger, more efficient and cost-effective partnerships to achieve joint success. A PPA can be used by a state or Tribe as the strategic and collaborative underpinning for a PPG .
A PPG is a single grant that combines funds from two or more eligible environmental program grants. PPGs have their own statutory authority distinct from individual program statutes, which provides unique administrative, financial, and programmatic flexibilities to recipients offered by no other grant program at EPA.
PPAs are commitments to achieve joint accountability between EPA and the state or Tribe to meet state, Tribal, and agency environmental goals; PPGs reduce administrative burden and allow EPA to remain a strong steward of taxpayer dollars by emphasizing measuring and reporting of results.
Empowering its implementing partners through cooperative federalism, NEPPS serves as a useful tool in supporting the " Powering the Great American Comeback ” Initiative. More information on how to apply for a PPG can be found in the state and Tribal Best Practices Guides . NEPPS was established on May 17, 1995 (pdf) , in response to the states’ request for a flexible and outcome-focused approach to environmental protection.
In signing the agreement that established NEPPS, EPA and state leaders stated that they sought to "strengthen our protection of public health and the environment by directing scarce public resources toward improving environmental results, allowing states greater flexibility to achieve those results, and enhancing our accountability to the public and taxpayers."
Congress then provided EPA with the authority to implement NEPPS through two statutes, Public Law (PL) 104-134 (commonly referred to as the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act) and PL 105-65 . States and Tribes were provided with an opportunity to participate in NEPPS through these statutes and they remain active partners today.
The Story Map below provides examples of how states and Tribes have utilized the flexibilities of PPGs. A larger version of the Story Map can be viewed here . Contact EPA to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on March 24, 2026
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: All state agencies (including environmental, health, and agriculture agencies), interstate agencies, U.S. territories, federally recognized Tribes (including Alaska Native villages), and intertribal consortia. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program, established under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, awards funding to states, territories, and tribes to assist public water systems in small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities in meeting Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements. Funds can be used for infrastructure projects, reducing lead, addressing PFAS, and building technical, financial, and managerial capacities. Projects must benefit communities that are underserved, small, and disadvantaged, as defined by SDWA 1459A.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR program funds small businesses to develop and commercialize innovative environmental technologies in broad focus areas such as clean and safe water, air quality, and sustainable materials management. Proposals should be responsive to annual topics, and Phase I awards support proof-of-concept projects. Past awards have supported app development for recycling and waste management.