State-EPA NPS Partnership
States and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have joined
together to form a new State/EPA Nonpoint Source Partnership. The Partnership
provides an excellent framework for States and EPA to work together
cooperatively to identify, prioritize, and solve nonpoint source problems. The
States and EPA initiated the new partnership at a national nonpoint source
meeting sponsored jointly by The Association of State and Interstate Water
Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) and EPA in April 2000.
The States and EPA have established eight work groups to focus on nonpoint
source topic-specific needs, including: watershed planning and implementation;
rural nonpoint sources; urban nonpoint sources; nonpoint source grants
management; nonpoint source capacity building and funding; information transfer
and outreach; nonpoint source results; and nonpoint source monitoring. The
information and products emerging from these eight work groups should help
States to more effectively implement their nonpoint source management
programs.
Download the file in
Microsoft Word format for further information on the State-EPA NPS
Partnership (DOC, 2.8MB)
Watershed Planning and Implementation Work
Group
Attached here is the final product produced by the Watershed Planning and
Implementation Work Group. The actions articulated in this document are in
various stages of implementation.
Download the
Watershed Planning and Implementation Work Group file in Microsoft Word
format (314KB)
Capacity Building and Funding Work Group
Capacity Building
Resources
This website, put together by the Nonpoint Source Capacity Building and Funding
Work Group, provides watershed groups and local governments links to technical
tools for scientific support, engineering support, information technology,
assistance with legal issues, project management, outreach, and planning
support. It also provides links to legal resources for activities such as
permitting, enforcement, contracting, fund raising, and resource
management.
Building Capacity for NPS Management (PDF, 2.8MB, Best viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 or above.)
The case studies included in this document highlight watershed groups, local governments, and organizations engaged in innovative approaches for building capacity, such as group building and organization (establishing partnerships and soliciting volunteers), organizing capital resources and fiscal management (obtaining private grants and federal funding), and using technical and specialized resources (using experts, developing innovative projects, procuring office space and equipment, etc.).
Grants Management Work Group
Applying for and
Administering CWA Section 319 Grants: A Guide for State Nonpoint Source
Agencies
This manual provides an overview of federal grant requirements that will
guide state and territory nonpoint source agency staff when applying for
and administering grants awarded under the Clean Water Act Section 319.
Nonpoint Source
Minigrants (PDF, 100KB)
This report describes mini-grants programs used by various States, local
agencies, and non-profit organizations to implement efforts to address nonpoint
source pollution and to protect or restore watersheds. Many of these are
implemented as sub-awards, through State grant or contract mechanisms, of funds
received by the State as part of an EPA grant under Section 319 of the Clean
Water Act. Others are purely State-funded. In addition, the report closes with
some examples of similar mini-grants used by estuary programs in the National
Estuary Program under Section 320 of the CWA. The report is a product of the
Grants Workgroup of the State-EPA Nonpoint Source Partnership.
State RFP
Survey (PowerPoint, 526KB)
This PowerPoint presentation, developed by the Nonpoint Source Grants
Management Work Group, provides information on Clean Water Act Section 319 (NPS
grants) Request For Proposals (RFPs). The slides give the basic elements of a
RFP, as well as examples of eligibility criteria, proposal requirements,
evaluation criteria, and other useful information from selected state Section
319 grant RFPs.
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