This agreement will provide water environmental finance expertise and outreach to regulated communities to help them meet environmental requirements and developing solutions to the difficult…

This agreement will provide water environmental finance expertise and outreach to regulated communities to help them meet environmental requirements and developing solutions to the difficult 'how-to-pay' issues associated with meeting environmental standard. This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to support the environmental finance center (EFC) at EPA region 7. The wichita state university environmental finance center will provide technical assistance and training to water, wastewater, and stormwater utility systems focusing on disadvantaged, underserved, small, rural, municipal, and tribal communities to increase wise and equitable infrastructure planning to access state revolving fund programs to meet the environmental challenges that impact their communities in iowa, kansas, missouri and nebraska. Activities:the activities include development and implementation of technical assistance, training, durable resources, and tools to build capacity to utility systems focusing on disadvantaged, underserved, small, rural, municipal and tribal communities to access funding through the state revolving fund program to address the environmental challenges in their respective communities. This support will promote safe and reliable drinking water; improve wastewater and stormwater services; increase opportunities to achieve and maintain regulatory compliance; increase climate resiliency; advance environmental justice equity that will benefit disadvantaged, underserved, small, rural, municipal and tribal communities in the state of iowa, kansas, missouri and nebraska., subrecipient:the subrecipients are the iowa association of municipal utilities, kansas municipal utilities, and missouri public utility alliance. In collaboration with WSU EFC, the subrecipients will provide technical assistance, training and work with the small and underserved, disadvantaged, rural, municipal, and tribal communities to access state revolving funds to address the environmental challenges within their respective communities. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include monthly state meetings, quarterly progress reports and a final report. The expected outcomes will include improve access to the state revolving funds; improved technical, managerial, and financial capabilities; better resiliency and sustainability. The intended beneficiaries include the disadvantaged, underserved, small, rural, municipal and tribal communities in the four state region: iowa, kansas, missouri and nebraska. .