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

Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Indiana Finance Authority $5.124 million under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.458) on October 1, 2025, to capitalize a state revolving fund that provides low-interest financing to subrecipients for water quality improvement and protection projects with primary emphasis on emerging contaminants. The funding addresses emerging contaminants—substances and microorganisms including those found in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics—that pose newly identified or re-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. The Indiana Finance Authority will finance planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality projects across Indiana through September 30, 2029. The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program is exempt from 2 CFR 200.332 subrecipient management requirements. The City of Columbus Community Development Department received a sub-award on April 14, 2026 for construction of a new dryer building and modifications to the existing wet cake conveyance system to address biosolids volume and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout Indiana.

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 recipients of these funds will provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients for costs eligible under section 603(C) of the clean water act, with the primary purpose of addressing emerging contaminants. Subrecipient:clean water state revolving fund program is exempt from 2 CFR 200.332 subrecipient management requirements as provided in 2 CFR 1500. Program provides assistance in the form of loans.outcomes:anticipated deliverables include financing planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The expected outcomes are to improve and protect water quality with an emphasis on emerging contaminants. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.