The Section 319(h) grants program is designed to reduce nonpoint source pollution across the country. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) grants funds to the states. Most states then pass the funds through to beneficiaries of their own grant programs. Everyone from state and local governments to Tribes to nonprofit organizations are eligible for these grants.
Section 319(h) grants are used to protect or restore waters polluted or threatened by nonpoint source pollution. Grants can be used to implement pollution reduction practices (known as best management practices or BMPs), to survey nonpoint source pollution problems, to conduct education campaigns designed to reduce pollution, or for other activities.