The primary purpose/objective of this program is to capitalize minnesota's dwsrf program for funding emerging contaminants projects consistent with the infrastructure investment and jobs act DW…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority a $13.25 million Formula Grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468) on March 1, 2023. The grant will capitalize Minnesota's DWSRF to fund emerging contaminants projects consistent with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's drinking water appropriation. Approximately $12.56 million will be provided to Minnesota Public Facilities as loans per their Intended Use Plan to address emerging contaminants like PFAS. An additional $461,320 and $230,660 will support the administration and state program management set-asides, respectively. The funding aims to increase technical, financial, and managerial capacity of public water systems and ensure a cleaner, safer drinking water supply through infrastructure improvements.

The primary purpose/objective of this program is to capitalize minnesota's dwsrf program for funding emerging contaminants projects consistent with the infrastructure investment and jobs act DW emerging contaminants appropriation. In addition, the minnesota public facilities authority has provided a request and all the necessary documentation to transfer the full CW EC grant to DW EC. The CW EC funds of $1,719,000 are awarded as EPA in-kind in (4X-00E03333) and will be awarded to minnesota in this, the DW emerging contaminants grant. The minnesota public facilities authority will provide the funds in minnesota entirely as additional subsidy, consistent with the law, to protect water quality and public health in minnesota and to vitalize the economy through the creation of jobs. This process satisfies the statutory requirement that the cwsrf award be made prior to the funds transfer.activities:section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (sdwa) authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa. 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 emerging contaminants that 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. Minnesota public facilities will fund $12,560,050 toward loans in their intended use plan (site project code DA), $461,320 for the administration set-aside (site project code DD), and $230,660 for the state program management set-aside (site project code DF).outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's dwsrf with primary purpose to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS. The fund can then 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.