The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $2.67 million cooperative agreement to the Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support the Rural Utility Business Advisor program, which provides training and technical assistance to rural Alaskan communities to build management and financial capacity for water and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) program provides $2,442,409.00 to the Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development Division to assist rural Alaskan communities in building and maintaining the management and financial capacity needed to successfully operate water or sanitation utility systems. Key activities include on-site training for rural utility operators,...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $2,130,689 in funding to the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development to assist rural Alaskan communities in building and maintaining the management and financial capacity needed to successfully operate water or sanitation utilities. The project will deliver training and technical assistance activities including...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $2,131,532 cooperative agreement to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation under the Congressionally Mandated Projects federal grant program (CFDA #66.202). The purpose of the award is to support the Remote Maintenance Worker Program, which assists rural Alaska communities in building drinking water and wastewater system operations and maintenance capacity through on-site support and operator training. Subawards were provided...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $47.2 million cooperative agreement to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to improve health and sanitation conditions in rural Alaska communities and Alaska Native villages through the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA #66.202). Over a five year period ending June 2027, funding will support water and wastewater infrastructure development and construction projects in 10 communities. This includes design and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $5,929,324 in funding to assist rural Alaska communities in building and maintaining technical capacity to successfully operate their water and sanitation utilities. The key activities include on-site training and technical assistance for rural operators, working with local governing bodies on utility operations and maintenance...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,953,511 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department to support the Remote Maintenance Worker (RMW) Program. This program provides training and technical assistance to rural Alaskan communities to build and maintain the technical capacity needed to operate water and wastewater treatment facilities, protecting human health and the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the State of Alaska $4.6 million under the State Public Water System Supervision federal grant program (CFDA 66.432) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The funding will support Alaska's implementation of a public water system supervision program to enforce national primary drinking water regulations as required under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Specifically, the grant will enable Alaska to develop drinking water...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will fund a $1,875,000 drinking water infrastructure project for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska. The project involves the design, oversight, and installation of new water distribution lines, hydrants, and valves to improve the reliability of the local drinking water system and reduce leaks. The project is expected to be completed...
This Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 provides $2,903,716 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to support the Remote Maintenance Worker (RMW) Program. The purpose of the RMW Program is to build drinking water and wastewater systems operations and maintenance capacity in rural Alaska communities to protect human health and the environment. Key deliverables include on-site operations and maintenance support and operator...