Section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (sdwa) authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $43.3 million Formula Grant to the Indiana Finance Authority under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.468) effective July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The grant will capitalize Indiana's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund with a focus on reducing lead in drinking water by funding projects that identify and remove lead service lines. $32.9 million will fund loans for capital projects listed in Indiana's Intended Use Plan, with over $1.7 million for administrative costs and nearly $4.3 million each for state program management and local assistance set-asides. Specific sub-awards were made to nine municipalities - including the cities of Fort Wayne, Elkhart, Butler, Monticello, Logansport, and Rensselaer - for lead service line replacement projects. The grant aims to increase access to safer drinking water and public health protections statewide through infrastructure improvements and capacity building assistance to water systems.

This agreement will provide funds to capitalize the recipient's dwsrf with an emphasis on lead service line replacement and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines. As part of this agreement, the state ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, which are designed to protect public health.activities:the state has submitted an intended use plan (IUP) as part of the application package for this capitalization grant . This IUP contains a list of the capital projects that address lead service line replacement and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines, which may receive funding from this grant. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific 'set-asides' to provide technical assistance to small systems, program administration, state program management and other allowable uses.subrecipient:drinking water state revolving fund program is exempt from 2 CFR 200.332 subrecipient management requirements for subawards as provided in 2 CFR 1500. Program provides assistance in the form of loans. Indiana finance authority will fund $32,933,840 toward loans in their intended use plan (site project code DA), $1,733,360 for the administrative set-aside (site project code DD), $4,333,400 for the state program management set-aside (site project code DF), and $4,333,400 for the local assistance set-aside (site project code DG).outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's dwsrf with primary purpose to reduce lead in drinking water by funding projects emphasizing the identification and removal of lead service lines. The fund may also be used to increase technical, financial and managerial capacity of public water systems, and provide assurance of a cleaner and safer potable water supply by funding improvements to multiple water infrastructure projects. These public health benefits will be statewide.