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...
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...
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 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides $414,250 in funding to Wichita State University (WSU) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this award include establishing education programs designed for elementary, secondary, and higher education...
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...
The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) has been awarded a $7,051,574 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water under the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program (CFDA 66.203). The central goal of this award is for EPIC to establish a National Environmental Finance Center that will provide direct water technical assistance to 45 underserved and disadvantaged communities over the first two years. This technical assistance aims...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program (CFDA 66.203) provides $469,684 in funding to the Local First Arizona Foundation. The purpose is to support the delivery of technical assistance, training, and related services to rural and tribal communities in Arizona. The key activities include: Providing data fluency training, education, and technical assistance to help underserved communities develop...
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 Wichita State University was awarded a $305,068 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The award will support development of a national network of career guidance counselors to connect K-12 students to career exploration opportunities in the water utility sector through 2025. A key component is an online portal housing resources for educators and counselors,...
The University of New Mexico received a $3,000,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water - Funding Office under the Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(8) "Technical Assistance for Treatment Works" program (CFDA 66.446). The grant will fund the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) team to provide training and technical assistance across all 50 U.S. states, 5 territories, and tribal communities on topics such as decentralized wastewater systems,...
DESCRIPTION: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. .