Watershed Capacity and Planning Funding
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Nonpoint Source and Wetlands Section is seeking to build local capacity for addressing nonpoint source pollution in areas that don’t currently have a DEQ-accepted Watershed Restoration Plan. We are soliciting requests for funding for capacity building and project planning projects in these areas. Projects must lead to reduction or prevention of nonpoint source pollution and must implement actions consistent with an existing state or tribal Nonpoint Source Management Plan.
The intent for these funds is to increase organizational capacity, aid in watershed planning, and/or lead to a grant application(s) for larger on-the-ground project activities that align with new EPA guidance.
Funding Source: USEPA §319 federal funds
Total Funding Available: $80,000
Individual Awards: Recommended $5,000 – $10,000 per applicant, not to exceed $10,000 per applicant
Applicant Eligibility: Government entities (including Tribes), and nonprofit organizations having a tax-exempt declaration of 501(c)(3)
Project Eligibility: Projects must address nonpoint source pollution in areas that do not have an existing, DEQ-accepted Watershed Restoration Plan (see map).
Please notify Meagan Gilmore of your intent to apply as soon as possible.
