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Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program
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To support strategically protecting healthy watersheds across the country. The focus of the grant program is to protect freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems and their watersheds. Additional background information on the Healthy Watersheds Program and priorities can be found at the following website: https://www.epa.gov/hwp.
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EPA funded a cooperative agreement to an organization to provide subawards to eligible subawardees for projects to support strategic protection of freshwater ecosystems through capacity development and local demonstration and training projects. Examples of subaward projects include: projects that help the states/tribes identify healthy watersheds through assessments; projects to develop and support healthy watersheds conservation plans; projects on public outreach and education on the importance of healthy watersheds; local conservation demonstration (new or experimental) projects related to healthy watershed protection; and training projects related to healthy watersheds protection. EPA continued to funded a cooperative agreement to an organization to provide subawards to eligible subawardees for projects to support strategic protection of freshwater ecosystems through capacity development and local demonstration and training projects. Examples of subaward projects include: projects that help the states/tribes identify healthy watersheds through assessments; projects to develop and support healthy watersheds conservation plans; projects on public outreach and education on the importance of healthy watersheds; local conservation demonstration (new or experimental) projects related to healthy watershed protection; and training projects related to healthy watersheds protection.
The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program’s second-year of awards expands the pace of proactive watershed protection in the U.S. through conservation and improved stewardship of hundreds of thousands of acres of lands that provide drinking water, flood risk reduction, and an array of economic and environmental benefits. The sixteen awards total $2.75 million and will benefit organizations and partnerships in 18 states.
The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program’s third-year of awards expands the pace of proactive watershed protection in the U.S. through conservation and improved stewardship of thousands of acres of lands that provide drinking water, flood risk reduction, and an array of economic and environmental benefits. The 22 awards total $4.168 million and will benefit organizations and partnerships in 20 states.
The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program’s fourth year of subawards expanded the pace of proactive watershed protection in the U.S. through conservation and improved stewardship of thousands of acres of lands that provide drinking water, flood risk reduction, and an array of economic and environmental benefits. The 31 subawards totaled $5.668 million and benefited organizations and partnerships in 20 states.
EPA funded a cooperative agreement to an organization to provide subawards to eligible subawardees for projects to support strategic protection of freshwater ecosystems through capacity development and local demonstration and training projects. The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program subaward grants have been awarded. There is no additional funding available in 2021.
EPA funded a cooperative agreement to an organization to provide subawards to eligible subawardees for projects to support strategic protection of freshwater ecosystems through capacity development and local demonstration and training projects. The Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program subaward grants were awarded. There was no additional funding available in 2022.
There was no additional funding available in 2024. You can view summaries of projects funded in previous years at https://www.epa.gov/hwp/healthy-watersheds-consortium-grants-hwcg.
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.
