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 not being accepted at this time.
Applications closed Dec. 16, 2025.
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 2027 draft offer list
Past grant recipients
- Fiscal Year 2026
- Fiscal Year 2025
- Fiscal Year 2024
- Fiscal Year 2023
- Fiscal Year 2021
- Fiscal Year 2019
Related links
Contact information
Joseph Teresi
Aquatic Invasive and Algae Control grants manager
joseph.teresi@ecy.wa.gov
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