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

This $27,582,000.00 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) formula grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 on January 1, 2025, provides capitalization funding for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality's (NDDEQ) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program. The grant supports NDDEQ in offering low-interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure improvement projects, such as upgrading treatment, replacing distribution, and improving water supplies. The grant also allows NDDEQ to use funding for technical assistance, operator certification, and source water protection activities. Sub-awards have been made to cities like Fargo, Dickinson, and Grand Forks for lead service line replacement, water main upgrades, and drinking water treatment plant expansions, furthering the program's public health protection objectives under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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:the bulk of the SRF will be used for loans and other authorized assistance to public water systems for eligible projects, including improving drinking water treatment, replacing water distribution, improving source of water supply, replacing or constructing finished water storage tanks, and other infrastructure projects needed to protect public health and implement the safe drinking water act.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.