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Submit through the department's Funding Opportunities Portal (https://dnr.mo.gov/financial-assistance-opportunities/funding-portal). New users must first file a Funding Opportunities Portal Access Request and select Water Protection. Instructions are in the FFY2026 Request for Implementation Project Proposals.

Deadline text on the page: 'The department currently is accepting applications for Section 319 Nonpoint Source Subgrants through Dec. 31, 2026.' Also: 'In early January each year, the department issues a request for proposals'.

Section 319 Nonpoint Source Unit

Water Protection Program, Water Pollution Control Branch

Missouri DNR passes federal Clean Water Act Section 319 money to local sponsors, such as soil and water conservation districts, local governments, nonprofits and universities, for watershed projects that install nonpoint-source pollution controls under an EPA-accepted watershed-based plan. Individual farmers cannot apply; you benefit when your SWCD or watershed group wins a subgrant and cost-shares practices on your land. Subgrants run $50,000 to $400,000 with a 60/40 federal/non-federal match, and the department is accepting applications through December 31, 2026.



- 'Eligible applicants include cities, municipal and county governments, state agencies, non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, higher education institutions, soil and water conservation districts and Missouri Regional Planning Commissions and Councils of Government.'
- 'Private individuals are not eligible.'
- Implementation projects must follow a department- and EPA-accepted 9-element watershed based plan and show strong partnerships, a monitoring or modeling component, load-reduction tracking, and administrative costs of no more than 10%.
- Not eligible: research, NPDES permit obligations, land purchase.

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

60/40 federal/non-federal match (cash or in-kind), kept on a semiannual basis. Projects run up to three years. Selection is competitive, with priority for prioritized watersheds and underserved communities. Funding restrictions apply if milestones slip.

Published amounts: 'Under this request for proposals, eligible projects may receive $50,000 to $400,000 in funding.' 'The project sponsor is required to provide match to the federal grant amount in a 60/40 (federal/non-federal) match ratio.' Projects last up to three years.

'Contact your local soil and water conservation district office to see what cost-share practices are available in your district. Qualified landowners may apply at the local office.' A certified technician checks the site and designs the practice. A cost-share contract signed by the landowner and technician goes to the district board for approval. After approval the landowner installs the practice, sends in expenditure documentation, and the district submits the payment document to the Soil and Water Conservation Program. 'Reimbursement from the state is direct-deposited in the landowner's bank account following approval by the Soil and Water Conservation Program.' District directory: https://mosoilandwater.land. Step-by-step guide: https://dnr.mo.gov/land-geology/businesses-landowners-permittees/soil-water-conservation-cost-share-practices/how-apply

Deadline text on the page: No statewide deadline; landowners sign up year-round at their SWCD office and funds are allocated per state fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). Some practices have district sign-up deadlines, e.g. Gentry County SWCD: 'Signup deadlines for mixes with Turnips/Radishes is August 14th. Signup for all other mixes is September 15th.'

General office

Soil and Water Conservation Program (Missouri Geological Survey)

Missouri's state&#x2004;cost-share program pays agricultural landowners back for part of the cost of installing soil and water conservation practices. It is funded by the one-tenth-of-one-percent Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax. The Soil and Water Districts Commission approves more than 50 eligible practices, such as terraces, rotational grazing systems, sediment retention structures, water impoundments, cover crops and nutrient management. Landowners apply through their county soil and water conservation district, and the state reimburses them directly after the practice is certified complete.



Missouri's state cost-share program pays agricultural landowners back for part of the cost of installing soil and water conservation practices. It is funded by the one-tenth-of-one-percent Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax. The Soil and Water Districts Commission approves more than 50 eligible practices, such as terraces, rotational grazing systems, sediment retention structures, water impoundments, cover crops and nutrient management. Landowners apply through their county soil and water conservation district, and the state reimburses them directly after the practice is certified complete.

- 'With a few exceptions, you must be the legal owner of private farmland within the established soil and water conservation district to be eligible for cost-share funds.' (PUB0624)
- 'The cooperator must have an active conservation plan approved by the district.' (PUB0624)
- The Cooperator Authorization Form says the cooperator must match the legal landowner for all practices except N340 (cover crops), N590 and N595, which the FSA operator can sign up for.
- District pages add that you need a Farm Service Agency farm number, the land must be assessed as agricultural, and the contract must be board-approved before work starts (Platte County SWCD).
- 'Effective July 1, 2026, all landowners signing up for state cost-share assistance will have to register in MissouriBUYS powered by MOVERS' (Gentry County SWCD notice).
- Not every district offers every practice, and districts rank practices by local priority.

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

Paid as reimbursement: the landowner pays 100% of invoices first, then claims payment with proof of expenditures. Commission maximum rates are generally up to 75% of the state average cost per component, and district boards may set lower rates. Practices must be maintained for their life span (Platte County SWCD: 10 years, pasture seedings 5 years). Payments go by direct deposit and are reported on an IRS 1099. Resource concern categories: sheet, rill and gully erosion; grazing management; irrigation management; animal waste management; nutrient and pest management; sensitive areas; woodland erosion.

Published amounts: PUB0624: 'Maximum cost share rates are set by the Soil and Water Districts Commission and generally provide up to 75% of state average cost for eligible components.' and 'The cost-share program provides up to $50 million annually to Missouri farmers.' Gentry County SWCD notice (district-level, not a statewide page): 'Cost-Share limit per landowner per year - $50,000 for terraces, waterways, diversions, basins.' 'State Cost-Share Maximum for Structures is $26,000.' 'Cover Crops - Yearly state maximum is $5,000.' FY2026 (DNR news, July 14, 2026): 'nearly $45 million in funding provided a total of 5,736 cost-share contracts'.

List of Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) Funding Opportunities