This action provides funding in the amount of $3,094,000 to mississippi department of environmental quality

Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $3.094 million to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on November 1, 2025, under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to implement Mississippi's nonpoint source management program focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments from polluted runoff. The award obligates $5.156 million total through October 31, 2030, and covers program administration, development of statewide collaborative strategies, implementation of education and outreach programs, statewide monitoring and assessments, and watershed restoration and protection plans. Deliverables include structural and non-structural best management practices, watershed planning, technology demonstrations, annual and final reports, and education and outreach activities benefiting all Mississippi state residents.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality passes funding to sub-recipients implementing 319 nonpoint source projects. The Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission received a sub-award on May 4, 2026, to install selected best management practices in the Bell Creek–West Prong Muddy Creek Watershed. The Mississippi Forestry Foundation, Inc., received a sub-award on March 31, 2026, to provide personnel, facilities, and materials to conduct the Project Learning Tree Program, a forestry education initiative. Performance occurs statewide in Mississippi.

The purpose of this project is to provide support to the state of mississippi to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation projects include a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices (BMPS), watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and a variety of education/outreach programs. Activities include program administration, development of statewide collaborative strategies, implementation of education and outreach programs, statewide monitoring and assessments, and watershed restoration and protection plans. Anticipated deliverables include annual and final reports and expected outcomes include best management practices to improve water quality and reduce pollutants in the state. Direct beneficiaries of this program include all state residents and occupants, both permanent and temporary.activities:.subrecipient:subawards entities are pending state procurement and solicitation process for 319 implementation projects.outcomes:.