Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program

The Clean Water Act was amended in 2016 to include Section 123 (33 U.S.C. §1275) which established the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program, a collaborative program for environmental protection and restoration activities throughout the Columbia River Basin. 

In addition, the Act directed EPA to: 

1. Assess trends in water quality, including trends that affect uses of the water of the Columbia River Basin.
2. Collect, characterize, and assess data on water quality to identify possible causes of environmental problems.
3. Provide grants that assist in eliminating or reducing pollution, cleaning up contaminated sites, improving water quality,
   monitoring to evaluate trends, reducing runoff, protecting habitat, or promoting citizen engagement or knowledge. 

The program supports two of EPA Administrator Zeldin’s five pillars:

• Pillar 1: Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American. 
• Pillar 3: Permitting Reform, Cooperative Federalism, Cross-Agency Partnership.

For questions, please email us at ColumbiaRiverBasinGrant@epa.gov.