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Nonpoint Source Management Program :: Section 319 NPS Grant Program

By amendment to the Clean Water Act Section in 1987, the Section 319 Grant program was established to provide funding for efforts to reduce nonpoint source (NPS) pollution, including that which occurs though stormwater runoff. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides funds to state and tribal agencies, which are then allocated via a competitive grant process to organizations to address current or potential NPS concerns. Funds may be used to demonstrate innovative best management practices (BMPs), support education and outreach programs, establish Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for a watershed, or to restore impaired streams or other water resources. In North Carolina, the 319 Grant Program is administered by the Division of Water Quality of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Each fiscal year North Carolina is awarded nearly 4.5 million dollars to address nonpoint source pollution through its 319 Grant program. Forty percent of the funding supports ongoing state nonpoint source programs. The remaining sixty percent is made available through a competitive grants process.  In early November the NC 319 Program issues a request for proposals with an open response period of three months. Grants are divided into two categories: Base and Incremental. Base Projects concern research-oriented, demonstrative, or educational purposes for identifying and preventing potential NPS areas in the state, where waters may be at risk of becoming impaired. Incremental projects seek to restore streams or other portions of watersheds that are already impaired and not presently satisfying their intended uses. State and local governments, interstate and intrastate agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions are eligible to apply for Section 319 monies. An interagency workgroup reviews the proposals and selects those of merit to be funded.

 

Applying for 319 Funding

The FY2010 319 Grant RFP is now available, all applications are due by 5pm on April 29, 2010. Applications received after 5pm on April 29, 2010 will not be accepted.

NC DWQ releases the FY 2010 RFP on February 2, 2010.

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General Information

A one-page Statement of Qualifications must accompany applications to confirm that anyone designing, installing, or monitoring the proposed project is qualified to do so.

Current and Past Projects

 

EPA 319 Grant Program Success Stories

EPA Region 4 Nonpoint Source Pollution NC Webpage

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