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Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

66.436

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

To support the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects (including health and welfare effects), extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. Funding priorities include, but are not limited to training, surveys, studies, investigations, and demonstration projects to support water quality improvement, watershed planning and management, nonpoint source planning, wetlands protection, coastal and estuarine planning, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Competitions are held throughout the year at Headquarters and in the Regions based on available funds and Agency priorities. The number of applications and the number of awards made is dependent on the competitive announcement issued. The announcement will typically include the number of anticipated awards. In FY 16, EPA will continue to fund projects to support training, surveys, studies, investigations, and demonstrations for water quality improvement, watershed planning and management, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems Competitions are held throughout the year at Headquarters and in the Regions based on available funds and Agency priorities. The number of applications and the number of awards made is dependent on the competitive announcement issued. The announcement will typically include the number of anticipated awards. In FY 16, EPA funded 6 projects to support training, surveys, studies, investigations, and demonstrations for water quality improvement, watershed planning and management, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems.

  2. 2017

    Competitions are held throughout the year at Headquarters and in the Regions based on available funds and Agency priorities. The number of applications and the number of awards made is dependent on the competitive announcement issued. The announcement will typically include the number of anticipated awards. In FY 17, EPA funded projects to support training, surveys, studies, investigations, and demonstrations for water quality improvement, watershed planning and management, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems.

  3. 2018

    Competitions are held throughout the year at Headquarters and in the Regions based on available funds and Agency priorities. The number of applications and the number of awards made is dependent on the competitive announcement issued. The announcement will typically include the number of anticipated awards. In FY 18, EPA will continue to fund projects to support training, surveys, studies, investigations, and demonstrations for water quality improvement, watershed planning and management, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems.

  4. 2024

    Competitions are held throughout the year at Headquarters and in the Regions based on available funds and Agency priorities. The number of applications and the number of awards made is dependent on the competitive announcement issued. The announcement will typically include the number of anticipated awards. In FY 2024, EPA continued to fund projects to support training, surveys, studies, investigations, and demonstrations for water quality improvement, watershed planning and management, treatment technologies, water efficiency, and environmental management systems.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

2 CFR Part 1500; 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs); 40 CFR Part 45 (Training Assistance).

  1. 104(b)(3), as amended (33 USC 1254 et seq.), Clean Water Act.
  2. Section 102(2)(I) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA §102(2)(I).