Cooperative Agreement AID182A1400001

This $999,520 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) will support the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. in accelerating career tracks and providing access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs, coordinating candidate development in areas...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Alabama Department of Environmental Management a $61.1 million Formula Grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468). The grant capitalizes Alabama's DWSRF to fund projects emphasizing the identification and replacement of lead service lines and related activities to improve drinking water infrastructure. The state will provide subsidies to water systems for lead service line replacement and projects to increase...

This $19,257,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, provides funding to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to support low-interest financing for public water system infrastructure improvements throughout the state. The key products and services to be delivered include planning, designing, and constructing eligible drinking water projects, as well as providing...

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 $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides funding to The Water Tower Institute, Inc. to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Alabama Department of Environmental Management a $42.7 million Formula Grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468) to capitalize Alabama's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The funds will be used primarily to provide low-interest loans and other assistance to public water systems for eligible drinking water infrastructure projects that improve public health. Projects may include water treatment upgrades,...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing education and training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships,...

The American Water Works Association (Awwa) received a $291,122 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water through the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E) to implement a water leadership training program. The grant period is from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2024. Under the award, Awwa will train 50 current water utility employees from around the country to prepare them for leadership roles through an experiential water...

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $28.7 million capitalization grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.468) to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will provide low-interest loans to public water systems throughout Alabama for drinking water infrastructure projects that ensure the provision of safe drinking water and protect public health. Two sub-awards were provided...