The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality a $1,399,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA #66.454) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds the State of Texas' water quality management planning program to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters by conducting planning to inform and support Clean Water Act program implementation. At least 40% of the...
This $1,549,094 federal formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund comprehensive water quality management planning activities conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and several regional sub-awardees. The key products and services to be delivered include: Coastal and estuarine monitoring and assessment activities, such as long-term seagrass monitoring,...
This $4,906,463.00 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on September 1, 2023. The grant supports TCEQ's implementation of its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff. Key products and services to be delivered include: Coordinating the Texas Stream Team...
This $326,300 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) supports the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's efforts to maintain and improve water quality in the state. As the awardee, TCEQ will carry out activities including a comprehensive survey of lakes to produce a national report on U.S. lake water quality status and trends. TCEQ will also help states implement wetland...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $290,700 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The grant funds a comprehensive survey of the Texas coastline as part of the National Coastal Condition Assessment, a statistical survey of the coasts of the United States. TCEQ has subcontracted with the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) to provide field...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $4,887,547 Formula Grant under the Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to implement the state's nonpoint source management program. The funding supports watershed protection and restoration projects in Texas focused on reducing water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Key activities include installing best...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality a $7.82 million formula grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2027. The grant provides funding to implement Texas' Nonpoint Source Management Program, focusing on watersheds impaired by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Key activities include best management practice installations, watershed...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from January 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. Funds will support activities to maintain, restore and improve water quality in the Galveston Bay area through land conservation, water quality projects, outreach...
This $6,672,250 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board's nonpoint source pollution management program. Key activities include: Administering and coordinating 13 subprojects that implement the Texas Nonpoint Source Management Plan, focusing on best management practices, watershed planning, water quality...
This $128,000 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency supports Colorado's Water Quality Management Planning Program. The program aims to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state through September 2023. As outlined in the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454), 40% of the funding or $51,200 will be provided as sub-awards to three regional water quality planning organizations for development and implementation of...