Region 1 Fiscal Year 2025 Wetland Program Development Grants

The EPA's Region 1 Fiscal Year 2025 Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) offers approximately $2,784,000 for 8 to 13 awards, assisting state, Tribal, territory, local government agencies, and interstate/intertribal entities in developing or refining wetland protection and management programs. Applications are due by April 24, 2026, with an anticipated notification in June 2026. Eligible applicants include Indian Tribes, state/local governments, institutions of higher education, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia. Projects must be within EPA Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) and focus on wetland program development or refinement, not implementation. Applicants can apply under Track One: WPP (for Wetland Program Plans) or Track Two: Non-WPP (for other program development actions), with a maximum request of $350,000. A minimum 25% cost-share is required, though waived for Tribes in Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs). The program aligns with the Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3), emphasizing research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies. Applications must include a detailed project narrative, budget, milestone schedule, and address environmental benefits, quality assurance, and invasive species control. Submissions are via Grants.gov, requiring active SAM.gov and Grants.gov accounts.