Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention and Reduction Grant

Grant funds are available to nonprofit or government organizations for:

• On-The-Ground Projects: To reduce or prevent nonpoint source pollution and implement activities or practices in a locally developed watershed restoration plan or Tribal nonpoint source plan. $10,000 – $300,000 per project
• Capacity Building / Education and Outreach Projects: To help increase organizational capacity, assist with watershed planning, or address nonpoint source pollution through education and outreach efforts. $10,000 – $30,000 per project

• Up to $500,000 of the total available funding may be allocated to projects located in the Lower Gallatin or Shields River watersheds. (Lower Gallatin is a DEQ Nonpoint Source Focus watershed; Shields is an NRCS National Water Quality Initiative watershed). Each year, DEQ focuses a portion of available funding on specific watersheds. This targeted approach maximizes the cumulative impacts of water quality restoration projects within a watershed.
• Match: 10-40% of total project costs must be matched with non-federal funds.