This agreement provides funding in the amount of $19,257,000 to the state of alabama department of environmental management to achieve the goals of their workplan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $19.257 million to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) on October 1, 2025, to provide low-interest financing and technical assistance for drinking water infrastructure improvements throughout Alabama. The primary deliverable is low-cost, long-term financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water improvement projects. The recipient also administers set-aside funding for technical assistance to small water systems, operator certification activities, and source water protection initiatives. The award obligated total federal and matching funds of $23.108 million with a completion date of September 30, 2032.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management executes this financing program through subawards to water system operators and contractors who administer loans, manage program implementation, and provide technical capacity building to public water systems statewide. For example, the Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile (Mobile Area Water and Sewer System) received a subaward in April 2026 for the Mobile Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners Master Plan Phase II Supplemental project. The grant's anticipated outcomes include increased technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems and public health protection for Alabama citizens.

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 will be made for activities such as administering loans for projects, providing technical assistance to small systems, program administration, and state program management to address drinking water projects throughout the state. 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. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, designing, and constructing 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.