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

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Department of Public Health Connecticut $13.087 million on October 1, 2025, under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468), a formula grant to capitalize Connecticut's drinking water state revolving fund.

The recipient will provide low-interest-rate financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction costs of eligible drinking water improvement projects. The recipient may also allocate portions of funding to specific set-asides, including but not limited to technical assistance to small systems, operator certification activities, and source water protection activities. All assistance is provided as loans rather than grants; no sub-recipients are identified. The anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible public health-related projects, with expected outcomes centered on public health protection and increased technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems. The intended beneficiaries are citizens throughout the state.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2032. Place of performance is Connecticut.

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:N/a - all SRF assistance will be provided as loansoutcomes: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.