Freshwater algae control grant program
Toxic algae blooms can make people, pets, and livestock sick. We offer a funding program to address problem blooms. The Freshwater Algae Program (FAP) has an annual funding cycle for projects to manage toxic algae blooms (cyanobacteria).
Funding cycle
- Amount of funding available: $100,000 to $200,000
- Grant award limit: The maximum grant amount for freshwater algae program grants is $50,000.
- Amount of matching funds required: Ecology no longer requires grant recipients to provide matching funds for these grants.
Applications are currently being accepted.
Applications must be submitted by December 16, 2025, at 5 p.m.
Start date: Oct 15, 2025
End date: Dec 16, 2025
Applications are completed, and submitted via Ecology's updated Administration of Grants and Loans (EAGL IGX) system.
Funding is available for the following entities:
- Counties and cities
- Special purpose districts
- State agencies
- Tribes
Eligible activities include, but are not be limited to:
- Education and outreach
- Freshwater algae control and management
- Freshwater algae management plans
- Freshwater algae monitoring programs
- Freshwater algae pilot projects
- Freshwater algae research
- Freshwater algae sampling equipment
- Nutrient reduction activities
Priority is given to lakes that have had harmful freshwater algae blooms in the past three years.
More information about this funding program
State fiscal year 2026 final offer list
Past grant recipients
Related links
Contact information
Joseph Teresi
Aquatic Invasive and Algae Control grants manager
joseph.teresi@ecy.wa.gov
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