This agreement provides support to the state of massachusetts to implement its nonpoint source management program to restore impaired caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources and protect…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) a nonpoint source implementation grant totaling $3,479,246 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. This formula grant supports the implementation of Massachusetts' EPA-approved Section 319 nonpoint source management program to restore impaired waters and protect healthy waters from pollution caused by runoff from nonpoint sources.

Under this award, MassDEP will fund sub-recipients through open competition to implement a comprehensive portfolio of water quality improvement activities, including structural and non-structural best management practices (BMPs), watershed planning, water quality monitoring, technology demonstrations, and education and outreach programs aligned with the Massachusetts Nonpoint Source Management Plan. Key deliverables include annual reports, annual work plans, and reports documenting sub-recipient activities and outcomes. The grant is designed to achieve measurable improvements in water quality through pollutant reduction, expanded public engagement in water protection activities, and coordination with partner agencies, with benefits extending to residents and environmental resources across targeted Massachusetts watersheds and downstream areas.

This agreement provides support to the state of massachusetts to implement its nonpoint source management program to restore impaired caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources and protect healthy waters. The massachusetts department of environmental protection (massdep) will fund its sub-recipients to implement nonpoint source projects which include a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices (bmps), watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and education/outreach programs.activities:the proposed work in this agreement includes projects that will support the priorities in the massachusetts nonpoint source management plan as well as yearly work plans. Focused activities include pollution reduction through structural and non-structural best management practices, education of and greater involvement in water pollution reduction activities by the public, and coordination with partner agencies.subrecipient:subawards will be selected via open competition (request for proposals) during the grant period. As such, the subawardee entities are not yet known. Subawardee activities will support the goals of the massachusetts nonpoint source program.outcomes:outcomes will include improvement and restoration of water quality in polluted waters and protection of threatened, but not yet impaired, waters; completed restoration plans; and great understanding of water quality issues and participation in improvement activities by the public. Deliverables include annual reports, annual work plans, and reports on sub-recipient activities. Beneficiaries of statewide projects include the residents and environment of the state of massachusetts. Beneficiaries of area-specific sub-recipient projects include the residents and environment of the targeted watershed, and those downstream of the proposed work area.