The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality posted its Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for nonpoint source projects under the Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant Program.
Donor Name: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2022
Details:
Who Is Eligible?
All nonprofit organizations, and all state agencies or political subdivisions of the State of Texas—including cities, counties, school districts, state universities, and special districts—are eligible. Individuals and for-profit business organizations may participate in projects as partners or contractors but may not apply for direct funding.
Eligible Activities
Priority is given to the development and implementation of watershed protection plans (WPPs). Local stakeholder groups guide the development of these plans to restore and protect water quality in specific Texas waterways. This planning process commonly involves gathering and/or assessing water quality data, determining the probable causes and sources of pollution, and selection of management measures designed to reduce pollution through voluntary efforts. Half of this grant program’s funding must be spent to implement federally accepted WPPs. For more information about WPPs please refer to Watershed Protection Plan Web page, and the NPS Web viewerExit the TCEQ, an interactive mapping application for Texas WPPs and projects that are protecting and restoring specific rivers, lakes, and bays.
Other eligible activities include:
- Education and outreach designed to motivate changes in behavior that reduce NPS pollution.
- Implementation of both technology-based and water quality–based management measures to address NPS pollution – for example, low impact development installations, riparian or shoreline restoration, and repair or replacement of failing septic systems.
- Project designed to protect unimpaired waters.
For more information, visit TCEQ.