Region 08 Fiscal Year 2025 Wetland Program Development Grants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications from state agencies, Tribal governments, territories, local government agencies, interstate agencies, intertribal consortia, and university agencies to develop or refine comprehensive wetland protection, management, and restoration programs within EPA Region 08. Applicants must demonstrate a minimum 25 percent cost share of total project costs and are limited to requesting no more than $500,000 per application. Eligible activities include developing or updating Wetland Program Plans (Track One for states, Tribes, and territories) or conducting grant-eligible actions from the Core Element Framework or EPA-approved plans (Track Two for other eligible applicants). Evaluation will be conducted on 100 total points across nine criteria including project need, task design, timeline, budget adequacy, results transfer plans, environmental outcomes, programmatic capability, partnerships, and past performance. Applications are due April 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET, with anticipated selection notification in June 2026 and award notification in October 2026.

Total anticipated funding ranges from $1,481,000 to $2,962,000 distributed across 10 to 15 awards, with approximately $1,777,200 allocated for Track One applicants and $1,184,800 for Track Two applicants. Projects must have performance periods of one to four years but not exceed five years in total duration. The project narrative is limited to 26 double-spaced pages (or 13 single-spaced pages) and must address water quality and wetland protection needs within EPA Region 08, which encompasses Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.