Formula Grant 01E03525

DESCRIPTION:THE PRIMARY PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CAPITALIZE ILLINOIS CLEAN WATER (CW) STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM FOR FUNDING EMERGING CONTAMINANTS PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT CW EMERGING CONTAMINANTS APPROPRIATION. SECTION 302 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996, 42 U.S.C. 300J-12, AND SUBSEQUENT PUB. L.109-54, TITLE II, AUG 2, 2005, 119 STAT. 530 ALLOWS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THESE FUNDS TO THE DRINKING WATER (DW) STATE REVOLVING FUND AT THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S (IEPA) REQUEST. THE IEPA HAS PROVIDED SUCH A REQUEST AND HAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. THE CW FUNDS WILL BE AWARDED AS EPA IN-KIND AND AFTER GRANT ACCEPTANCE THE FUNDS WILL BE REPROGRAMMED AND AWARDED TO IEPA IN THE DW EMERGING CONTAMINANTS GRANT. THE IEPA WILL LOAN THE FUNDS OUT IN ILLINOIS ENTIRELY AS ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY, CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW, TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN ILLINOIS 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:THE FULL ALLOTMENT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DWSRF EMERGING CONTAMINANT GRANT WITH THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. THE ACTIVITIES ARE TO PROVIDE LOW INTEREST FINANCING TO NUMEROUS SUBRECIPIENTS FOR COST ELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 1452 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) AND THE PRIMARY PURPOSE MUST BE TO ADDRESS EMERGING CONTAMINANTS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.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. THESE PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS WILL BE STATEWIDE.