Cooperative Agreement NUE1EH001399

This $1,065,000 Formula Grant award 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) will enable the Washington State Department of Health to implement a program to provide drinking water assistance to small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities. The key products and services to be delivered include the design and installation of a water main...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $17,610,000 Formula Grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program to the Washington State Department of Health. The purpose of this grant is to capitalize the state's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on projects targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The funding will enable the state to provide low-interest loans to public...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $499,878 Environmental Justice Small Grant to Collaborative Effort Inc., doing business as Readiness Acceleration & Innovation Network, to develop and deliver a water systems workforce development program. The program will provide career training, curriculum development, and education related to environmental justice and safe drinking water operation in Pierce County, Washington from January 2022 to December 2022. Specifically, the...

This $758,000 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 will fund drinking water infrastructure projects and technical assistance activities in Washington State through July 2025. The award is being administered through the Washington State Department of Health under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). Approximately $692,000 will continue supporting a water system...

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center awarded a $229,405.32 cooperative agreement to Wayne State University under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630) to develop a low cost device for on-site detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The goal of the project is to support the Department of Defense's mission through contributing technology for environmental...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded the Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) $787,000 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) to support drinking water infrastructure improvements in the Lower Yakima Groundwater Management Area. The formula grant, awarded July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, funds WA DOH to assist...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $557,406.76 Cooperative Agreement to William Marsh Rice University under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The goal of this 18-month project, with an estimated completion date of September 2025, is to further evaluate the effectiveness of boron nitride-based photocatalytic materials for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in brackish groundwater and reverse osmosis...

Hazen and Sawyer, PC was awarded a $202,837.56 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to pilot an electrochemical oxidation system for treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated concentrate from a brackish water desalination facility. The pilot project will operate an electrochemical oxidation skid to treat PFAS impaired membrane concentrate from the Brackish Groundwater National...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Project Grant award of $359,636 to the University of Washington is focused on developing and evaluating novel ferrate-coated sand media for simultaneous oxidation of organic contaminants and adsorption of trace metals in water treatment applications. The key objectives are to: 1) synthesize and characterize the covalent ferrate-sand composite media; 2) investigate the media...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded the Washington State Department of Health a capitalization grant of $18.026 million under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this formula grant provides low-interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure projects...