The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) has been awarded a $18,914,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). This grant funding will enable Maine to implement projects to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in drinking water for small and...
This $9,457,000 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 provide funding to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in drinking water. Key activities include: Sampling private wells in disadvantaged communities...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services a $763,636 Formula Grant under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA #66.442). The funding will support projects and activities to provide drinking water program assistance to underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities in Maine per the terms of the official federal grant program. Specifically,...
This $19,249,000 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 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminant challenges in small or disadvantaged communities. Key activities include providing...
This $7.555 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program will capitalize Maine's DWSRF to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, focusing on projects for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFAs). The July 1, 2022 award to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services will fund the DWSRF through June 30, 2029. The DWSRF capitalization will increase technical, financial, and managerial capacity for public...
This $9,457,000 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) provides funding to the Hawaii Department of Health to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and support communities most in need. The funding will be used for research projects on emerging...
This $18,914,000 Formula Grant award was provided by 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). The funding will support the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) in implementing resources and priorities to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on assisting small and disadvantaged...
This $9,457,000 federal 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 Connecticut Department of Public Health to implement a comprehensive program to address emerging contaminants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in small and disadvantaged communities. Key activities to be funded include:...
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, with a focus on assisting small and disadvantaged communities. Key activities include investigating and...
This $1,445,786 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) assists the Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Drinking Water Program in developing and implementing a comprehensive public drinking water supervision program. Key activities funded include: Developing and maintaining state drinking water regulations, managing an inventory of public drinking water systems, conducting...