FFY2022

Deadline Monday, Oct. 18, 2021.

• FY2022 Section 319 Subaward Request for Proposals
• Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program Grant Application

Deadline Friday, June 18, 2021.

• Request for Proposals - Assistance Grants for Developing 9-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategies in the Ohio River Watershed
• Grant Application - 9-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategy Development
• Priority Watershed List for Request for Proposals (RFP)

Section 319 Subgrant Guidance Sheets

• Submission and Review of Publications
• Workplan Revisions
• Requests to Sub-Contract
• Required Reports
• Preparing a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
• Payment Requests
• Best Management Practices (BMPs); Operation & Maintenance Requirements

Section 319 Subgrant Success Stories

• Grants to Help Study, Protect and Improve Water Quality at Buckeye Lake - Fact Sheet
• Restoring and Protecting the Olentangy River
  • Biological and Habitat Study of the Olentangy River, 2005 and 2009
• Wetland Restoration in the Sandusky Watershed
• Middle Cuyahoga Watershed Restoration Project
• Bokes Creek Water Quality Enhancement Project
• People and projects making a difference. More Section 319 Success Stories

Previous Year's Section 319 Grant Application Materials

FFY2021

• FY2021 Section 319 Subaward Request for Proposals
• Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program Grant Application

FFY2020

• FFY2020 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• FFY2020 Section 319 Application Form

FFY2019

• FFY2019 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• FFY2019 Section 319 Application Form (REVISED 2/4/2019)

FFY2017

• FFY2017 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• FFY2017 Section 319 Application Form
• FFY2017 Watershed Planning Application Form [PDF] [DOCX]

FFY2016

• FFY2016 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• FFY2016 Section 319 Application Form

FFY2015

• FFY2015 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• FFY2015 Section 319 Application Form (PDF) (DOC)

FFY2014

• FFY2014 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• FFY2014 Section 319 Application Form (PDF) (DOC)

FFY2013

• Supplemental FFY13 Request for Proposals (RFPs) Section 319 Grants
• Supplemental FFY2013 Section 319 Application Form (PDF) (DOC)
• Other Match Form (DOC)

General Section 319 Grant Documents

• FAQs - Local Match Contributions for 319 Grants
• USEPA Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP)
  If new, quantitative environmental data or direct environmental measurements are taken as part of a 319 implementation grant, and the data will be used to draw environmental conclusions (such as, but not limited to: pollutant loading reductions, design criteria for management practice implementation, environmental management decisions, restoration options, mapping, field verification of data, etc.), the subgrantee must submit a QAPP to consistent with the above-referenced guidance.
• 2003 Health and Safety Checklist
  This checklist is provided to outline key information to recognize and plan for potential field hazards when conducting water resource sampling and evaluation work per an Ohio EPA approved QAPP.

Background

In 1987 the federal Clean Water Act amendments created a national program to control nonpoint source pollution, established under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C 1329). Ohio EPA is the designated water quality agency responsible for administering the Ohio 319 program. Since 1990, Ohio EPA has annually applied for, received and distributed Section 319 grant funds to correct NPS caused water quality impairment to Ohio’s surface water resources. Section 319(h) implementation grant funding is targeted to Ohio waters where NPS pollution is a significant cause of aquatic life use impairments. The cornerstone of Ohio’s 319 program is working with watershed groups and others who are implementing locally developed watershed management plans and restoring surface waters impaired by NPS pollution.

Contact

John Mathews 

Nonpoint Source Section Manger 

(614) 265-6685