The agreement provides funding to support the ohio environmental protection agency's project to provide subawards to local municipalities in ohio for costs associated with the planning, design, and…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $2.8M to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2029. Through this formula grant mechanism, Ohio EPA serves as the pass-through entity distributing subawards to eligible municipal entities throughout Ohio for planning, design, and construction of water quality infrastructure projects. The funding specifically addresses combined sewer overflow (CSO), sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), water reuse, and stormwater management needs in both urban and rural communities, including disadvantaged areas.

The anticipated deliverables include comprehensive engineering plans, technical design documents, integrated stormwater management master plans, and constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure systems with associated sanitary sewer overflow control solutions. Expected outcomes focus on protecting public health and improving water quality through the reduction of sewer overflows via enhanced stormwater management. Notably, Ohio EPA incurs no direct costs under this award, as all project costs are associated with subaward selection and management for local government infrastructure improvements.

The agreement provides funding to support the ohio environmental protection agency's project to provide subawards to local municipalities in ohio for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. EPA has conditionally approved the current workplan to allow the recipient to proceed to work on approved workplan components. As all the costs ($5,882,100) are associated with the selection of subrecipients, ohio environmental protection agency (OEPA) should not incur any costs until a final revised workplan has been approved by EPA.activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and development of overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects. Subrecipient:the awarded funds will be used to make subawards to eligible entities to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), water reuse, and stormwater management.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: plans, designs, and/or constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure. Additional deliverables may include: integrated stormwater management master plan; technical design documents; sanitary sewer overflow control solutions, including plans and specifications for the sanitary sewer overflow project to correct and reduce inflow and infiltration. The expected outcomes are: the outcomes provided from this grant are expected to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater. The intended beneficiaries are: municipal entities, of which, may be rural and/or disadvantaged communities.