Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a call for proposals under its program, Innovative Solutions for Improving Water Quality and Strengthening Local Economies in the Gulf of America Watershed.
This opportunity is part of the Gulf of America Division (GAD), which is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Gulf’s health and productivity while supporting regional economic well-being. GAD prioritizes water quality improvement, habitat restoration and protection, and strengthening resilience to storm events.
The funding supports the “Powering the Great American Comeback” initiative, encouraging demonstration projects that address nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms (HABs). It also promotes the responsible use of taxpayer dollars to advance environmental goals.
Applicants must propose nutrient reduction and/or estuarine or marine HAB mitigation demonstration projects using innovative technology. Projects should aim to reduce costs and create future economic benefits while aligning with GAD priorities.
Proposals must target one or more of the following focus areas within the contiguous United States section of the Gulf of America watershed: enhancing or restoring habitats to reduce nutrient pollution; capturing, storing, reusing, or infiltrating water to improve water quality; and preventing or reducing the impact of marine and estuarine HABs through innovative solutions.
The EPA expects to distribute approximately $6 million under this program. The maximum funding per award is $1 million, with project periods expected to last between three to five years.
Eligible applicants include Indian tribes, state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education. International organizations are not eligible. Only qualified non-federal entities such as state agencies, tribal organizations, colleges, and nonprofit institutions may apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
