The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Indiana Department of Environmental Management a $6,428,333 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.460) program for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026. The grant supports Indiana's implementation of its Nonpoint Source Management Program through projects focusing on watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution. Projects include best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring,...
This $6,650,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's (IDEM) efforts to improve water quality in the state. The grant funds a range of activities, including: Developing and implementing watershed management plans to address water quality impairments caused by nonpoint source pollution Installing structural and...
This $6,295,000 EPA Region 5 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant (CFDA 66.460) supports the State of Indiana's efforts to implement its nonpoint source management program. Key activities include: Improving water quality and reducing pollutant loads (nutrients, bacteria, sediment) through best management practices (BMPs) like riparian buffers, livestock exclusion, and cover crops. Developing watershed management plans and conducting water quality monitoring and assessments. Increasing education,...
This five-year, $290,227 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management supports Indiana's program to maintain, protect, and improve state water quality through September 2026. Funded under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419), the award enables IDEM to conduct aquatic life use assessments, collect and analyze water samples from coolwater sites for general chemistry,...
This $742,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) supports the State of Indiana's efforts to improve water quality across the state. Key activities include: Developing nine-element watershed management plans for impaired watersheds, including the Iroquois River, School Branch, and Beanblossom Creek, as well as monitoring water quality in those watersheds. The award will also fund updates to...
This $168,775 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Indiana's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities supported by this grant include: Enhancing IDEM's data entry mobile application, purchasing electronic...
This $6,155,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) in implementing the state's Nonpoint Source Management Program. The grant funds fourteen projects that will focus on reducing nutrient pollution, strengthening interagency cooperation, providing technical assistance, improving water quality for aquatic life and...
This $6.93 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency provides funding to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to implement nonpoint source pollution control projects through June 2026 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460). The funding supports a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices across eleven sub-awards to reduce nonpoint source runoff in impaired watersheds across Illinois. Projects...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Indiana Department of Environmental Management a $738,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 30, 2027. The grant will fund water quality management planning activities in four watersheds across Indiana to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters. At least 40% of the funding, or $295,200, will be provided to five regional...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Iowa Department of Natural Resources a $6,420,000 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (CFDA #66.460) program for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. This funding will support Iowa's Nonpoint Source Management Program, with a focus on implementing best management practices and education/outreach programs to reduce water pollution from nonpoint sources in watersheds with water quality...