This agreement funds a capitalization grant for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund program with a primary purpose to address emerging contaminants

EPA Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy $9.144 million on October 1, 2025, under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) to capitalize the state's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program with primary purpose to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with focus on projects addressing PFAS.

The award funds low-interest financing through the DWSRF to numerous sub-recipients for cost-eligible projects under Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act where the primary purpose addresses emerging contaminants—substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, known or anticipated in the environment that may pose newly identified or re-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. Examples include compounds in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics.

Performance occurs in Michigan, with benefits to the state. The period of performance runs through March 31, 2026. The assistance type is formula grant. No sub-awards are included in this agreement; the full allotment transfers to the DWSRF Emerging Contaminant Grant with EGLE for pass-through financing to multiple water systems statewide.

Emerging contaminants refer to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or RE-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These substances, microorganisms or materials can include many different types of natural or manufactured chemicals and substances - such as those in some compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics. Activities:the full allotment will be transferred to the dwsrf emerging contaminant grant with egle. The activities are to provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients for cost eligible under section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (SDWA) and the primary purpose must be to address emerging contaminants.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's dwsrf with primary purpose to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS. These public health benefits will be statewide.