Formula Grant 02F45601

This $869,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) will provide funding to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) to assist small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities in Arkansas with meeting Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) compliance.

The key activities to be performed under this grant include evaluating options to help make small drinking water systems in these communities sustainable, potentially through regionalization and consolidation. The anticipated deliverables are to provide the necessary technical assistance to drinking water systems with a history of non-compliance, so they can effectively allocate their limited resources to improve water quality and compliance. This is expected to result in small and disadvantaged communities being better able to consistently provide safe drinking water, while also allowing regulatory agencies to focus resources on improving overall water quality standards statewide. The grant has a performance period from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025.