The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,799,936 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Finance Center Grants program (CFDA 66.203) to Syracuse University to provide direct technical assistance and capacity building to help under-resourced and under-represented municipalities, Native Nations, and water utilities in EPA Region 2 access federal and state funding, including Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding, for projects that address clean and safe water...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $2.97 million Project Grant to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico from August 2021 to January 2024 under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The funding supports increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small public water systems through comprehensive training and technical assistance...
The University of New Mexico received a $6,000,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water - Funding Office under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446). The grant provides funding for the Southwest Environmental Finance Center (SW EFC) to deliver training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal communities. Key activities include community outreach, project development, capacity...
This $1,000,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water under the Section 104(b)(3) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436) supports the Environmental Finance Center Network in increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. The University of New Mexico serves as the lead awardee coordinating seven...
This $1,375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" (CFDA 66.436) program funds the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) to provide training and technical assistance to small publicly owned wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems across the U.S., territories, and tribal lands. The EFCN...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $852,500 Cooperative Agreement to the American Water Works Association (AWWA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The agreement provides funding to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, and cross-training programs to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...
This $469,684 Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center Grants program (CFDA 66.203), provides funding to the Local First Arizona Foundation to deliver technical assistance and related support services to rural and tribal communities in Arizona. The Foundation will provide data fluency training, education, and technical assistance to help underserved communities develop the necessary data management, evaluation,...
This is a Formula Grant award of $46,488,000.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). The grant provides funding to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to implement projects and activities to address emerging contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microcystin in drinking water supplies serving...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $28,650,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) formula grant to the DC Water & Sewer Authority (Dcwasa) to replace approximately 1,600 lead service lines and conduct 3,000 associated exploratory test pits in Washington, D.C. The grant, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aims to improve the quality, quantity, reliability, and safety of the District's drinking water supply by addressing lead service line...