1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Section 319 Grants is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (administered by state environmental agencies). These grants, provided through the federal Clean Water Act, assist states in funding their Nonpoint Source Management Plan for watershed-based planning and implementation of best practices to reduce nonpoint source pollution and improve water quality.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
319 Grant Program for States and Territories | US EPA 319 Grant Program for States and Territories The 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) established the Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Program Section 319 addresses the need for greater federal leadership to help focus state and local nonpoint source efforts.
Under Section 319, states, territories and tribes receive grant money that supports a wide variety of activities including technical assistance, financial assistance, education, training, technology transfer, demonstration projects and monitoring to assess the success of specific nonpoint source implementation projects.
For detailed year by year funding from 1990 to current funding year, you can download the spreadsheet: Historic 319 Funding (xlsx) Values for most years are rounded to the nearest $100,000. Additional resources, reports and evaluations for those working on 319 grants.
Success Stories and other completed work are also included in the Restoration and Protection section Tribal Nonpoint Source Programs: Working to Solve Water Quality Problems (pdf) (10. 03 MB, August 2019, 840-R-19-001) This report illustrates the diverse work and accomplishments of tribal NPS programs supported by §319, including spotlights of projects and staff contributing to tribal NPS successes.
National Nonpoint Source Program - a Catalyst for Water Quality Improvements (pdf) (17. 95 MB, October, 2016, 841-R-16-009) This report offers a glimpse of NPS activities underway across the United States supported by §319 and the people who are making it happen. Applying for and Administering CWA Section 319 Grants: A Guide for State Nonpoint Source Agencies (pdf) (884.
18 KB, September 2019) This manual provides an overview of federal grant requirements that will guide state and territory nonpoint source agency staff when applying for and administering grants awarded under the Clean Water Act Section 319.
A National Evaluation of the Clean Water Act Section 319 Program (pdf) This national program evaluation was conducted by EPA to improve understanding of how states utilize and leverage their 319 funds to achieve nonpoint source management program goals and to identify opportunities for improvement of the 319 program.
Section 319 Nonpoint Source National Monitoring Program Successes and Recommendations - (pdf) The Section 319 National Monitoring Program projects have quantified water quality improvements from nonpoint source controls and strengthened strategies for effective future watershed programs. Highlights are given from 23 Section 319 National Monitoring Program projects.
Section 319 Final Project Reports Workshop (pdf) This document describes the purpose of Section 319 final reports, the information that should be included in the report, examples of especially effective elements from 319 reports, and ways to expand the final report to be used for outreach and education, building partnerships, and many other uses.
Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Contact Us about Nonpoint Source Pollution Contact Us about Nonpoint Source Pollution to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. Last updated on July 21, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State agencies, local governments, public universities, soil and water conservation districts, regional planning commissions, watershed organizations, and nonprofit organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Section 319 Grants is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (administered by state environmental agencies). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
On June 11, 2026, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel ruled that the EPA's February 2025 termination of the $2.8 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program — created by Section 60201 of the Inflation Reduction Act — was arbitrary, capricious, and unlawful. The ruling voids the termination but does not order the EPA to resume the program, leaving the September 30, 2026 statutory deadline as the binding constraint. For the 116 grantees and the coalition of nonprofits, cities, and tribal partners that were already in award negotiations, the next 105 days will determine whether the program survives in any operational form or migrates entirely to the Court of Federal Claims as a damages action.
Read articleEPA faces a 54% budget cut from $9.14B to $4.16B, with water infrastructure slashed 90% and nearly all state grants eliminated. Strategic analysis for grant seekers.
Read articleEPA's own watchdog found $1.5 billion in Community Change Grants were properly awarded — no fraud, no waste, no issues. The Trump administration had already terminated all 80 of them. Here's what environmental justice organizations should do now.
Read article