Provide funds to the recipient for IT to provide subawards to local municipalities for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $2.18 million Formula Grant to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447). The Trust will use the funding to provide subawards to eligible municipal entities for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects. Specifically, the Trust will select projects from the Massachusetts 2022 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan to receive approximately $348,800 for green infrastructure projects and $436,000 for projects in financially distressed or rural communities. The funding will support local governments' infrastructure needs to reduce combined and sanitary sewer overflows and improve stormwater management, with the goal of protecting public health and water quality. The award period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026.

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The purpose of this agreement is to provide funds to the recipient for IT to provide subawards to local municipalities for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The expected outcomes are to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater.activities:the OSG program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), and stormwater management. The massachusetts clean water trust (the trust) in coordination with the massachusetts department of environmental protection (MASSDEP), will use the granted funds to make subgrants to eligible municipal entities for eligible projects that are listed in the 2022 intended use plan for the clean water state revolving fund (CWSRF).subrecipient:the OSG program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), and stormwater management. The massachusetts clean water trust (the trust) in coordination with the massachusetts department of environmental protection (MASSDEP), will use the granted funds to make subgrants to eligible municipal entities for eligible projects that are listed in the 2022 intended use plan for the clean water state revolving fund (CWSRF).outcomes:the trust and MASSDEP will select eligible entities with eligible projects to award subgrants from its 2022 CWSRF IUP. Projects selected will meet: #61623; 'prioritization for project sections' noted herein. #61623; 20% of total awarded amount will be for green infrastructure ($348,800). #61623; 25% of total awarded amount will be for a financially distressed community or rural communities ($436,000). The attached table includes eligible projects from massachusetts' 2022 CWSRF IUP. This list will be used to select eligible project(S). Currently, there is not a suitable project for a rural community. The trust and MASSDEP will select a project for a rural community from a future IUP to meet the grant criteria. MASSDEP is developing an outreach program to provide technical assistance to small and rural communities for the purpose of encouraging participation in the CWSRF.