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

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality $32.496 million on October 1, 2025, under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458), a capitalization grant funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The funding provides low-interest financing through Louisiana's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to municipalities and wastewater utilities across the state for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects. The LDEQ issues loans to municipalities as subawards, maintaining a self-sustaining revolving fund while improving water quality and public health throughout Louisiana.

The award period runs through September 30, 2027, with performance occurring statewide in Louisiana. St. John the Baptist Parish Council received a sub-award on May 29, 2026, to fund lift station rehabilitation, inflow/infiltration reduction, Reserve wastewater treatment plant pond expansion, and decommissioning of the Woodland wastewater treatment plant.

Activities:the activities are to provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients such as communities and wastewater utilities in the state of louisiana for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects.subrecipient:loans will be provided to municipalities through the state revolving fund programs to fund direct infrastructure projects. For the state revolving fund programs, loans issued to municipalities are considered subawards. However, the grantee will issue these as loans and not grants.outcomes:anticipated deliverables include financing planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects for the louisiana department of environmental quality's clean water state revolving fund (CWSRF). The expected outcomes are to improve and protect water quality and public health, to manage an effective comprehensive CWSRF program, and to maintain a self-sustaining revolving fund. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state of louisiana.