This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to southern indian health council, INC

Southern Indian Health Council, Inc. received a $351,935 Formula Grant award effective October 1, 2025, from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). The funding supports the design and construction of an anion exchange treatment system housed in a dedicated treatment building at Alpine Clinic to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the tribal health clinic's drinking water supply, with project completion anticipated by December 31, 2027.

The grant directly addresses emerging contaminant remediation in a small, underserved tribal community by delivering a fully functional PFAS treatment system that will provide safe drinking water to clinic visitors and staff. No subrecipients or subawards are included in this assistance agreement. This award represents one component of Southern Indian Health Council's federal portfolio supporting tribal health infrastructure and represents the EPA Region 9's ongoing commitment to funding drinking water contamination remediation projects in disadvantaged communities under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriations.

To address PFAS contamination at alpine clinic in the tribal health clinic's water system. The grant will support the construction of an anion exchange treatment system that removes PFAS from drinking water. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $472,648. See terms and conditions.activities:the activities include constructing an anion exchange treatment system housed in a treatment building to remove PFAS from the system's drinking water. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the construction of an anion exchange treatment system housed in a treatment building. The expected outcomes include a functional treatment system that removes PFAS from the drinking water. The intended beneficiaries include visitors and staff at the health clinic.