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 award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $6,554,952 to assist rural Alaska communities in building and maintaining technical capacity to successfully operate water or sanitation utilities. The award will fund Remote Maintenance Worker (RMW) positions to provide training and technical assistance to 137 villages across six regional service areas, with the goal of reducing...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $1.8 million cooperative agreement to the Alaska Department of Commerce Community and Economic Development under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA #66.202) to provide management training and technical assistance to rural water and sanitation utilities in Alaska from July 2021 through September 2022. The recipient will deliver on-site job training, classroom workshops in areas such as budgeting, accounting and revenue...
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...
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 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...
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...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,875,000.00 in funding to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska to implement a drinking water infrastructure project. The key activities to be performed include the design and installation of new water distribution mains, hydrants, and valves. The expected outcomes include a more reliable drinking water system due to a reduction...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $5,625,000 in funding to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska to implement the Powder Reserve Access Project. The project activities include preliminary and final engineering design, permitting, replacement of 2,025 feet of sewer main, upgrading an existing pump station, and installation of 250 feet of sewer force main. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), is funding the City of Seldovia, Alaska to implement a $1,450,000 project to replace 1,050 feet of leaking drinking water main. The project activities include engineering design, permit approvals, procurement of construction contracts, and installation of the new 10-inch water main and associated accessories. The expected outcomes are...