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.
Grants awarded
In 2023, EPA awarded more than $72 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding across 18 projects to reduce toxics in fish and water throughout the Basin.
2023 funding highlights
- Total BIL 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
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.