Grants
DOING MORE NOW FOR FLORIDA’S ENVIRONMENT
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection launches this online grant portal to provide eligible entities the opportunity to submit proposals that will bolster existing efforts to protect and restore Florida’s water resources.
Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for all grant programs for which they may be eligible. Any information submitted to the department will become a public record, subject to disclosure in accordance with chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and article 1, §24 of the Florida Constitution. Please note that submittal of a project proposal does not create an agreement, nor does it guarantee funding.
The grants portal will open on July 7, 2025.
Grant Programs
Indian River Lagoon and Biscayne Bay Water Quality Improvement Grant Programs
Grants included within this application are the Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Improvement Grant and the Biscayne Bay Water Quality Improvement Grant.
Indian River Lagoon FY 2024-25 Project List Biscayne Bay FY 2024-25 Project List
ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY GRANT Program
This grant is available to local governments and nonstate entities to help communities plan for and implement water conservation, reuse and other water supply and water resource development projects. Priority funding will be given to regional projects in the areas of greatest need and for projects that provide the greatest benefit.
Springs Restoration Grant Program
This grant is available to local governments and nonstate entities for land acquisition to protect springs and for capital projects that protect the quality and quantity of water that flows from springs. Eligible project types include agricultural best management practices, water conservation, hydrologic restoration, reuse, land acquisition, septic-to-sewer, wastewater treatment upgrades and stormwater treatment. Feasibility studies or other types of analysis and data collection are not eligible for this grant.
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS GRANT Program
This grant is available to local governments and nonstate entities for projects that evaluate and implement innovative technologies and short-term solutions to combat harmful algal blooms and nutrient enrichment, restore and preserve Florida’s fresh waterbodies and implement certain water quality treatment technologies.
Nonpoint Source Management Grant Program
This grant is available to local governments and nonstate entities to implement eligible shovel-ready stormwater treatment projects that reduce or eliminate nonpoint source nutrient pollution in verified impaired waterbodies. Funding is also available for projects that implement nonpoint source pollution best management practices, public education programs to prevent pollution and septic abandonment/connection to sewer on private property.
FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF RESTORATION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE GRANT Program
This grant program provides funding for academic and private partnerships to implement Florida's Coral Reef Restoration and Recovery Initiative to establish, expand and maintain in-state propagation and grow-out facilities; develop and implement strategies and site-specific restoration plans including curriculum for a trained workforce; and reinforce and expand restoration efforts across Florida’s Coral Reef.
Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern Grant Program
This grant is available to local governments located in the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern or the City of Key West Area of Critical State Concern. Eligible projects will improve water quality to protect and restore natural resources. Funds may be used for wastewater; protecting, restoring or enhancing nearshore water quality and fisheries, such as stormwater or canal restoration projects; eligible land acquisition, with increased priority given to the acquisitions that achieve a combination of conservation goals, including protecting Florida's water resources and natural groundwater recharge; and other projects that protect water resources in the Florida Keys.
RESILIENT FLORIDA - PLANNING GRANTS
This grant supports counties and municipalities with resilience planning efforts, including further assessment of vulnerabilities of critical assets, feasibility studies and the cost of permitting for nature-based solutions, and other activities eligible under section 380.093, Florida Statutes. Water management districts are also eligible to receive funding through this program to assist the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Science and Innovation in addressing gaps in available data.
RESILIENT FLORIDA - IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
This grant is available to counties, municipalities and certain special districts for infrastructure projects that address risks identified in a local government vulnerability assessment. Funding is also available for water management districts, drainage districts, erosion control districts, flood control districts and regional water supply authorities to mitigate the risks of flooding and storm surge to water supplies or water resources.