{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-35.603","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 35.603","heading":"Competitive process.","body":"EPA will award water quality cooperative agreement funds through a competitive process in accordance with national program guidance. After the competitive process is complete, the recipient can, at its discretion, accept the award as a separate cooperative agreement or add the funds to a Performance Partnership Grant. If the recipient chooses to add the funds to a Performance Partnership Grant, the water quality work plan commitments must be included in the Performance Partnership Grant work plan.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER B—GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE","PART 35—STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE","Subpart B—Environmental Program Grants for Tribes"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"299970d740fb9f008b5f94c9f4e3501e02d264c855266f881471dec3c0386785","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-35.600","next":"us/40-cfr-35.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}