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, outreach, and community engagement to promote adoption of conservation practices.
The grant provides sub-awards to various state agencies, soil/water conservation districts, non-profit organizations, and universities to carry out these initiatives across priority watersheds with impaired water quality from nonpoint sources. Anticipated outcomes include reductions in phosphorus, nitrogen, total suspended solids, and E. coli.
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