This agreement funds a capitalization grant for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $19.026 million capitalization grant to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2032. This formula grant establishes a long-term state revolving loan fund mechanism that provides low-interest financing to eligible subrecipients for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects. Rather than traditional grant disbursements, all CWSRF assistance is provided as loans, enabling the fund to generate repayments that sustain ongoing financing availability. The anticipated deliverables include financing for eligible water infrastructure activities, with expected outcomes focused on improving and protecting water quality and public health for citizens throughout New Hampshire.

The grant has supported two significant water infrastructure projects through sub-awards to local municipalities. The North Conway Water Precinct received funding (awarded January 7, 2026) for design and reconstruction of the Saco River adjacent to its wastewater treatment facility, addressing riverbank erosion that poses risk to the facility. The Town of Warner's Village Water District received a sub-award (December 17, 2025) for wastewater treatment facility upgrades, including design and construction of improvements to address emerging contaminants such as copper removal, as recommended in the project's preliminary design report. These sub-awards demonstrate the CWSRF program's mechanism for deploying federal capitalization funding through state revolving loan programs to local infrastructure needs.

Activities:the recipients of these funds provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients. Subrecipient:N/a - all SRF assistance will be provided as 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 and public health. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.