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Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program
The Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program is a competitive grant program established under the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program. Learn more about the funding assistance program below.
Grants awarded
In 2023, EPA awarded more than $72 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding across 18 projects to reduce toxics in fish and water throughout the Basin.
Other awards
Grants awarded in 2022
Grants awarded in 2020
2023 funding highlights
Total funds:
$72,153,158
Amount going to Toxics Reduction Lead entities:
$56,574,442
Amount going to Tribal government entities:
$15,578,716
Amount of matching funds which leverage community partnerships and resources:
$17,386,816
2023 grant summaries
2023 Toxics Reduction Lead Grants
2023 Tribal Grants
About Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding
In 2021, the EPA received $79 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to grow its Columbia River Basin Restoration Program and significantly increase competitive grants to reduce toxics in the Basin.
About the funding assistance program
Congress amended the Clean Water Act in 2016 by adding Section 123, which required EPA to establish a
Columbia River Basin Restoration Program
Section 123 directs EPA to develop a voluntary, competitive grant program for environmental protection and restoration programs throughout the Basin. The grant program offers funding assistance to eligible entities on a competitive basis.
EPA initiated its first request for applications in 2019 and awarded over $2 million in 14 grants to Tribal, state and local governments, non-profits and community groups throughout the Basin.
Since then, additional rounds of funding have been awarded in 2022 and 2023.
For more information
Please email us at
ColumbiaRiverBasinGrant@epa.gov
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