The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan will receive $5.7 million through March 2025 under an Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant award to reduce lead exposure from drinking water. Funded by EPA's Reducing Lead in Drinking Water program (CFDA 66.443), the City will replace hundreds of lead service lines to improve drinking water infrastructure and protect public health. This EPA grant program aims to address lead in water systems serving disadvantaged communities through...
The City of Detroit was awarded a $5 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water program (CFDA #66.443) to replace approximately 400 lead service lines and conduct related public education activities from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. The grant funds will support the Detroit Water and Sewer Department's replacement of lead pipes in disadvantaged communities, including providing certified filters and flushing instructions during...
This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides funding to the City of Benton Harbor, Michigan to implement a drinking water infrastructure improvement project. The project involves the rehabilitation and replacement of non-operating valves and associated hydrants in the city's water distribution system to restore system capacity and improve community safety through enhanced...
The City of Fall River, MA was awarded a $10 million Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water program (CFDA #66.443) to replace lead service lines and reduce lead exposure from drinking water. Over a three-year period through December 2026, the City will replace approximately 1,211 full or partial lead service lines serving an estimated 3,900 residents. Houses with children and lower financial resources will be prioritized....
This $68,031,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to support lead service line replacement and associated infrastructure projects. The grant will enable MDEGLE to offer low-interest loans to eligible public water systems in Michigan for planning, designing, and constructing lead...
This $1,930,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides assistance to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (MDEGLE) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Michigan. The key activities include: 1) Initial testing of 250 of the most vulnerable child...
This $12,760,800 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to support drinking water infrastructure improvements across the state. The primary activities under this grant include offering low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing projects...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment a $2.7 million Project Grant under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water program (CFDA 66.443) to develop and implement improvement investments that will reduce lead exposure in drinking water. Specifically, the Department will replace 780 faucets in 730 schools and childcare facilities across the District with assistance from subrecipients the District of Columbia Public Charter...
This $20,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a comprehensive community resilience initiative in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The key project activities include: Transforming the Bobo Brazil Community Center and Garden House into resilience hubs with energy efficiency upgrades, alternative energy sources, and community-based programming. Developing a pilot...
This $13,520,400 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will capitalize the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (MDEGLE) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The bulk of the DWSRF funding will be used to provide low-interest loans and other authorized financial assistance to public water systems in Michigan for infrastructure improvements, such as upgrading...