This agreement funds a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund program.activities:the…

This $35,593,200 formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program will provide capitalization funding to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) to operate their Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.

The grant will enable DNER to offer low-interest financing to multiple sub-recipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across Puerto Rico. Key deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of projects to improve and protect water quality and public health for citizens throughout the Commonwealth. DNER will also be responsible for maintaining the accounting system, fiscal and financial records, and providing required reports on the program's transactions and operations.

This agreement funds a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund program.activities:the recipient of these funds provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients.subrecipient:sub award activities include planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. Also, the puerto rico infrastructure and financing authority receives capitalization grant funds and deposits them into the cwsrf accounts, maintains the accounting system for the operation of the program; maintains fiscal and financial records, and provides prdner (as required) with reports summarizing all transactions with the cwsrf.outcomes:the 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 puerto rico.