Water Quality Grants

In January 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected DEQ for a $6 million Toxics Reduction Lead Grant through the Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program to prevent, reduce, and clean up toxics in Oregon's portion of the Columbia River Basin over five years. The grant activities will safeguard waterways, clean up distressed properties, and address per- and polyfluorinated, known as PFAS, compounds to protect human and environmental health.

Visit the Columbia River Basin Restoration Toxic Reduction Lead Grant web page​.

• Columbia River Basin Restoration Toxic Reduction Lead Grant Fact Sheet ​
  
  

The Clean Water Act §319 established a grant program under which states, territories, and tribes may receive funds to support a wide variety of nonpoint source pollution management activities. DEQ is the state agency responsible for administering this grant program in Oregon.

Visit the Nonpoint Source 319 program web page.

• 2023 Nonpoint Source Annual Progress Report​
  

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The Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and stormwater management. DEQ awards subgrants to eligible municipal entities for eligible projects.

• Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program Fact Sheet
• Organization Information Form - available on request
  
• Grant Agreement Example
  
  

The 2021 Oregon Legislature allocated $15 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to DEQ to address problems related to failing and outdated septic systems around the state. DEQ's new Onsite Financial Aid Program provides grants to eligible third parties for programs that provide financial assistance to property owners and small businesses with expenses related to septic system evaluation, repairs, and replacement.

• Onsite Financial Aid Program Fact Sheet

View other onsite septic resources in Oregon.​