This agreement provides a capitalization grant for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf) program

EPA Region 5 awarded $19.796 million to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority on January 1, 2026, as a capitalization grant for the recipient's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program under CFDA 66.468, with a performance period through June 30, 2029. The funding will support low-interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure improvements. The recipient may also use designated set-asides to provide technical assistance to small systems, support operator certification activities, and fund source water protection activities. The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority will utilize $16.497 million of the grant amount for loans to public water systems as specified in Minnesota's Intended Use Plan. Performance takes place in Minnesota. The anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible public health-related projects, with outcomes focused on increasing technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems and protecting public health for citizens throughout the state.

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 setasides, including but not limited to providing technical assistance to small systems, for operator certification activities, and source water protection activities. Subrecipient:of this grant amount, the minnesota public facilities authority will utilize $16,497,000 as loans (DA) as per minnesota's intended use plan. Assistance provided in the form of loans within the drinking water state revolving fund program is exempt from 2 CFR 200.332 subrecipient management requirements for subawards as provided in 2 CFR 1500.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.