This federal Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) provides $624,928.00 to the State of Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) to develop and implement a comprehensive public water system supervision program. The key activities to be delivered under this award include: Enforcing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and Safe Drinking Water Act requirements through developing...
This $27,582,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468) provides capitalization funding to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to support drinking water infrastructure improvements across the state. The funding will enable the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing drinking water...
This $5,593,200 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) to offer low-interest financing to public water systems in Rhode Island. The grant supports planning, design, and construction of eligible drinking water infrastructure projects that enhance public health protection, such as water treatment facility upgrades,...
This $7,640,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 1) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank. The funds will be used to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing drinking water infrastructure projects focused on addressing emerging contaminants, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services a $1,426,136 Formula Grant under the State Public Water System Supervision federal grant program (CFDA 66.432). The grant assists Maine DHHS's Drinking Water Program in developing and implementing a public drinking water supervision program to enforce national primary drinking water regulations and Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. Key deliverables include developing state drinking water...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Hawaii Department of Health $997,999 under the State Public Water System Supervision Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.432) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The award assists Hawaii in developing and implementing a public water system supervision program to enforce national primary drinking water regulations and requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Specific activities funded include establishing state...
This $9,457,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) provides funding to the State of Rhode Island to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in drinking water. The key activities to be carried out include investigating and treating PFAS in private drinking water...
This $28,650,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468), will provide financing for the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) to execute lead service line replacement projects and associated activities across the state. The grant funds will be used by RIIB to offer low-interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for the planning, design, and construction of drinking...
This $18,324,000 Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program, funds a capitalization grant to the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB). The grant provides low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. Key anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of initiatives such as...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health a $1,097,754 Formula Grant under the State Public Water System Supervision federal grant program (CFDA 66.432). The grant will support the state's implementation and enforcement of the Public Water System Supervision Program from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Specifically, funds will assist the state in developing drinking water regulations, maintaining an...