This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (public law 117-58), for the state of oklahoma's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf)…

This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (public law 117-58), for the state of oklahoma's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf) program. 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:the 'subawards' will be in the form of infrastructure assistance loans from the oklahoma drinking water state revolving fund to lower income communities and communities in need of upgrading their drinking water systems to achieve or maintain compliance with both state and national DW standards. They are not subawards to the communities. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible 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 of oklahoma.