This $74.67 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program capitalizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's DWSRF to provide low-interest financing for drinking water infrastructure projects and activities in Illinois through June 2026. The bulk of funding will be distributed as loans to public water systems for eligible treatment, distribution, and source improvement projects to protect public health. Some funds may also...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) a $103,697,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) formula grant to capitalize the state's CWSRF program. The grant, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will enable IEPA to provide low-interest loans to multiple sub-recipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. Of the...
This $4,229,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) award (CFDA 66.458) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will capitalize the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (IEPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to fund projects addressing emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on PFAS. The funds will be provided to IEPA as an in-kind transfer and then reprogrammed and awarded to IEPA's DWSRF program, which will offer low-interest loans and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency a $88.54 million Formula Grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458) for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The grant capitalizes Illinois' Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to multiple subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. Notable...
This $86.2 million formula grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports Illinois' Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA #66.458) from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. The CWSRF provides low-interest financing to local subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing water quality improvement and protection projects. Key subrecipients include the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the City of Chicago Department of Water...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has received a $40,675,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) to address emerging contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in drinking water supplies serving small or disadvantaged communities in Illinois. The award, effective January 1,...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $31,354,400 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468). The grant capitalizes Iowa's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing for drinking water infrastructure projects that protect public health. Eligible projects include improving drinking water treatment, replacing aging pipes, improving water sources, constructing storage...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) received a $1.385 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 to support water quality management planning activities through September 2027. The funding is provided under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA #66.454) established to assist states and other entities carrying out water quality management planning priorities set forth in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. IEPA will use...
This $1,392,000 formula grant awarded to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 5 office will fund the state's Water Quality Management Planning (CFDA 66.454) program. The award supports a range of planning activities, including updating the Illinois Water Quality Management Program to advance public health and environmental equity concerns, building IEPA's capacity to implement the Water Quality Management Plan, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,042,000 Formula Grant under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). The grant will provide funding to IEPA to issue subawards to local municipalities in Illinois for the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. Specifically, the grant activities will support the execution and...