This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund program (DWSRF)

This $13,187,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, provides capitalization funding to the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) to support drinking water infrastructure improvements across the state. The grant is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and aims to address emerging contaminants, with a focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in public water systems.

IFA will use the grant funds to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing drinking water projects that enhance public health protection. Eligible activities include water treatment facility upgrades, lead service line replacements, and technical assistance to small water systems. The grant also allows IFA to utilize a portion of the funds for set-asides, such as providing technical support to small systems and conducting source water protection activities. The grant period runs from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2028.

These funds are for DWSRF-eligible projects that address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The award furthers the public health protection objectives of the safe drinking water act (SDWA).activities:the recipient of these funds will provide low interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for the costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible drinking water improvement projects. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific set-asides, including but not limited to providing technical assistance to small systems, for operator certification activities, and source water protection activities. Subrecipient:drinking water state revolving fund program is exempt from 2 CFE 200.332 subrecipient monitoring requirements as provided in 2 CFR 1500. Program provides assistance in the form of loans.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible emerging contaminant-focused, public health-related projects. Deliverables will also be used to increase the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems. The expected outcome is public health protection. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.