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

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, will provide $6,696,000.00 to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) to capitalize the state's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. Through this funding, ANRC will offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems in Arkansas for the planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure improvement projects. The grant will also support activities such as providing technical assistance to small water systems, operator certification, and source water protection. The intended outcome is to protect public health by ensuring safe and reliable drinking water infrastructure across the state. The award period runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2028.

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 set-asides, including but not limited to providing technical assistance to small systems, for operator certification activities, and source water protection activities.subrecipient:loans awarded as part of the drinking water state revolving fund program are considered subawards. However, these will be awarded as loans and not subgrants. 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 of arkansas.