The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $4,593,333 five-year Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant (CFDA 66.460) to the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR). The grant supports the state's efforts to implement its Nonpoint Source Management Program, which focuses on improving water quality through projects addressing pollution from nonpoint sources in impaired watersheds. Key activities include structural and non-structural best management...
This $3.3 million formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the State of South Dakota's implementation of its Nonpoint Source Management Program under the EPA's Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.460) program through May 2026. The grant focuses on watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution and will fund a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and...
This $4,406,666 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the State of South Dakota's efforts to implement its nonpoint source management program. The key products and services delivered through this 5-year grant, which began on July 10, 2024, include: The implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to reduce sediment, nutrient, and bacterial loads in impaired watersheds, such as...
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Danr) received a $150,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454). The funding will support Danr's statewide water quality management planning program through September 2024. Danr will allocate 40% of the award to regional watershed agencies for developing and implementing water quality management plans. Activities include developing...
This $168,775 federal Formula Grant award under the EPA's Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in the state's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the state's stream reference site network and increasing biological monitoring...
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) was awarded $100,000 under the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8's Water Quality Management Planning Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.454) to fund the State of South Dakota's water quality management planning program from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The program is designed to increase public awareness and understanding of water quality protection and improvement across the state. DANR will provide $40,000...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality a $10,845,334 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460). The grant provides funding from June 2022 through June 2027 to implement North Dakota's Nonpoint Source Management Program focusing on watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution. Through 11 subawards, the grant will fund on-the-ground projects, outreach, education, capacity building, and...
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) received a $6,062,910 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. The grant funds will be used by DANR to perform delegated program activities, quality assurance, and maintain regional/national databases associated with environmental programs addressing clean air, clean water, hazardous/solid waste, drinking water, underground...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality a $6.778 million Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to implement North Dakota's Nonpoint Source Management Program from May 2021 through May 2026. The grant focuses on watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution from runoff and supports a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $9.6 million Formula Grant to the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458) to capitalize the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The grant period runs from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2029. Through this grant, the state will provide low-interest financing to multiple subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water...