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 (dwsrf) program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 7, awarded Kansas Department of Health & Environment $33.3 million through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468) on August 1, 2025, to capitalize the state's low-interest financing mechanism for drinking water infrastructure improvements. Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this formula grant enables the state to provide below-market-rate loans and grants to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water projects, while supporting set-aside activities including technical assistance to small systems, operator certification, and source water protection. The award extends through July 30, 2030, and furthers the public health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act across Kansas.

Through subawards to four Kansas municipalities—the Cities of Caney, Iuka, Osborne, and Osawatomie—the DWSRF funding addresses critical water infrastructure needs. Subgrantees are implementing projects including construction of approximately 14 miles of waterline infrastructure with booster pump stations (City of Caney), installation of point-of-use nitrate treatment units and water system upgrades (City of Iuka), construction of new water treatment plants with elevated storage tanks (Cities of Osborne and Osawatomie), and replacement of aging cast iron and steel waterlines with modern PVC piping. These infrastructure investments build technical, managerial, and financial capacity of participating public water systems while protecting public health for citizens throughout Kansas.

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 are included in this assistance agreement as loans and grants.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible 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.