This $1,437,000 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The grant aims to assist small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities in Wisconsin to meet and comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations. Through this award, WDNR will...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Geological Survey, under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes federal program (CFDA 15.805), provides $500,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison from December 2022 through December 2025. The funding supports research to quantify per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) bioaccumulation and potential health impacts in economically important plants and animals associated with aquatic ecosystems in ceded territories of the Great Lakes...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), is intended to train public water system operators in Delaware on new maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and provide guidance on cost-effective PFAS treatment technologies. The $260,000 award will fund the installation of a PFAS pilot-scale unit and bench-scale system at a public water system in...
This $419,080 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) assists the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in developing and implementing a comprehensive public water system supervision program. The key activities and deliverables under this award include: Developing state drinking water regulations at least as stringent as federal requirements, maintaining an...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $120,000.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) will fund research at the University of Delaware to determine the public's response to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an emerging environmental pollutant. The project will use experimental economics techniques to explore the public's willingness to purchase at-home water filters and the impact of receiving...
This $682,436 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) assists the State of Delaware to develop and implement a comprehensive public water system supervision program. The key activities funded include: Developing state drinking water regulations, maintaining an inventory of public water systems, managing drinking water system data, ensuring public participation, providing technical...
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 public drinking water supervision program. The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year award (effective January 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027) include: Developing and maintaining state...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The funding will be used to provide outreach, education, and community engagement to improve awareness of water quality, fish consumption, and related health issues among Hmong, Hispanic, tribal, and rural communities in central Wisconsin. Key activities under the...
This $558,203 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) supports research at Purdue University to study the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquatic environments. Key project activities include: Integrating microfluidic sensors for rapid PFAS detection, field sampling of biofilms and macroinvertebrates, identifying factors influencing...
This $359,261 federal Formula Grant award under the EPA's Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Wisconsin's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Enhancements to web-based data visualization tools to improve public access to Wisconsin's water quality data, development of a...