These funds for the north american development bank (nadb) will provide assistance to implement the recipient's border environment infrastructure fund (beif) program

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $17,500,000, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA #66.202). The funds will be used by the North American Development Bank (NADB) to implement the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF) program, which provides grant assistance to multiple sub-recipients for the construction and transition of eligible safe drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects along the U.S.-Mexico border region. Specifically, the award will support wastewater expansion, collection system rehabilitation, and first-time wastewater service projects in the border communities of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Tornillo, Texas; Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and Rio Grande City, Texas. These infrastructure improvements are expected to benefit over 152,000 households and eliminate the risk of waterborne diseases and surface/groundwater contamination in the region.

The activities are to provide grant financial assistance to numerous subrecipients for costs associated with the construction and transition assistance of their eligible safe drinking water and water quality improvement and protection projects. The expected outcomes are to manage an effective comprehensive border environment infrastructure fund (beif) program and to implement projects that address safe drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects that improve and protect water quality and public health for citizens throughout the region 6 united states/mexico border area up to (62 miles on each side of the border). The north american development bank (nadb) will use the funds to implement the border environment infrastructure fund (beif) program in accordance with the objectives, responsibilities, and procedures described in the standard operating procedures dated may 2011 or its latest revision. The projects identified in the work plan meet the category 1 priority and will be developed by north american development bank using project development assistance program (pdap) funding for certification. The north american development bank (nadb) will provide assistance in the form of subawards to four communities in the united states/mexico border area for the award of construction contracts and implement the construction of wastewater infrastructure for its service areas. Projects included are as follows; 1. Nuevo laredo, tamaulipas, mexico will implement a wastewater expansion project developed to eliminate untreated wastewater discharges and prevent the potential contamination of groundwater and surface water, including the RIO grande river. 2. Tornillo, texas project will consist of extending wastewater collection infrastructure to provide first-time services while eliminating the risk of waterborne diseases from untreated or inadequately treated wastewater. 3. RIO bravo, tamaulipas, mexico project consists of the rehabilitation of the wastewater collection system while eliminating untreated discharges and transboundary flows due to failure of aging and deteriorated infrastructure. 4. RIO grande city, texas project consists of first-time wastewater services to approximately 400 homes at 9 colonias located northwestern areas of RIO grande city, and the rehabilitation of the international RGC wastewater treatment plant. This project will eliminate the risk of waterborne diseases from untreated or inadequately treated wastewater. Over 152,000 households in the four border communities (nuevo laredo; RIO grande city; RIO bravo and tornillo) will benefit from improved wastewater services. In addition, many of the residents in these communities will benefit from first-time wastewater service which will prevent waterborne diseases and contamination of surface and groundwater sources.activities:the north american development bank will oversee and administer the implementation of construction and/or transition assistance to four communities in nuevo laredo, tamaulipas, mexico; tornillo, texas; RIO grande city, texas and RIO bravo, tamaulipas, mexico. The communities through subawards will procure and issue construction oversight and construction contracts to implement high priority wastewater projects to benefit the residents in each community.subrecipient:the communities will procure and award construction oversight and construction contracts to implement the construction of high priority wastewater projects to benefit the community residents.outcomes:the north american development bank (nadb) will provide progress construction schedules on a monthly basis and ongoing and projected project disbursements on a quarterly basis as part of their oversight and project administration. As part of the nadb's oversight activities, mont