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

Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Oregon Health Authority–Public Health Division $11.493 million on July 1, 2026, under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468), a capitalization grant funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support the State's drinking water infrastructure financing program with a focus on emerging contaminants, particularly perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The recipient will provide low-interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction costs associated with drinking water improvement projects addressing emerging contaminants. The recipient may also allocate funding to set-asides including technical assistance to small systems, operator certification activities, and source water protection activities. Sub-awards will be issued as project loans to water systems for emerging contaminant remediation. The anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of PFAS-focused public health projects and increased technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems serving citizens throughout Oregon.

Performance period runs July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, with all work performed in Oregon. The funding furthers public health protection objectives under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

These funds are for DWSRF-eligible projects that address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 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:subawards will be given as project loans to water systems for addressing emerging contaminants.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible emerging contaminant-focused, 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.