This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA)

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458), will capitalize the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's (KDHE) CWSRF program with a focus on addressing emerging contaminants. The $1,920,000 grant will enable KDHE to provide low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients, such as municipalities and utilities, for eligible projects under Section 603(c) of the Clean Water Act that primarily target emerging contaminants in water. The funding will establish and manage an effective, self-sustaining CWSRF program to improve and protect water quality and public health for citizens across the state of Kansas. The award period spans from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2029.

The purpose of the project is for a capitalization grant which provides funds for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund (cwsrf) program with a primary purpose to address emerging contaminants. Emerging contaminants refer to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or RE-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These substances, microorganisms or materials can include many different types of natural or manufactured chemicals and substances - such as those in some compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics. Activities:the activities are to provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients for costs eligible under section 603(c) of the clean water act and the primary purpose must be to address emerging contaminants. Subrecipient:subawards are included as loans in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's cwsrf with a primary focus on emerging contaminants. The expected outcomes are to establish and manage an effective comprehensive cwsrf program and to maintain a self-sustaining revolving fund to improve and protect water quality and public health for citizens throughout the state.