The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting proposals for projects aimed at reducing nonpoint source pollution in impaired waterways.
Eligible impaired waterways are listed as either Category 4 or 5 in the DWR Modeling and Assessment Branch’s latest draft Integrated Reports as well as the 2020 and 2022 Integrated Reports.
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Applicants eligible for watershed restoration projects funding include state and local governments, including councils of government, interstate and intrastate agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and tribal groups with an up-to-date U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved Tribal nonpoint source management program plan.
DEQ expects to be able to award $1.5 million from the EPA in fiscal 2025 for watershed restoration projects through the Clean Water Act-Section 319 (h) Nonpoint Source Grant funding program.
Draft applications may be submitted no later than April 4 for preliminary review and comments from Division of Water Resources staff. Final applications will be accepted until midnight May 30.
Visit DEQ’s 319 grant program website for additional information, including requirements, eligibility, forms and scoring criteria.
For questions, contact Rishi Bastakoti at rishi.bastakoti@deq.nc.gov.
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