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 Benton Harbor, Michigan received a $6.17 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water program (CFDA 66.443). The funding will support the city's efforts to develop and implement improvement investments through projects that will reduce lead exposure in drinking water by replacing hundreds of lead service lines from April 2021 through April 2025. The EPA grant program aims to address lead in drinking water in...
This $68,031,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) capitalization grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 1, 2024, will provide low-interest financing to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) for lead service line replacement projects and associated activities. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to finance planning, design, and construction of eligible lead service line projects, as well as increase...
This $939,370 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) will fund the replacement of approximately 50 lead service lines and 100 associated exploratory test pits in Washington, D.C. as part of Construction Package 10. Approximately 25 lines will require full replacement, while the remaining 25 will have sections of lead pipe replaced that were not addressed in previous service line replacement activities. The grant aims to improve the...
The City of Detroit was awarded a $1,000,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The grant falls under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program (CFDA 10.763), which provides funding to rural communities experiencing water supply problems resulting from drought, earthquakes, hurricanes or other emergency events. Specifically, the grant will help the City address a significant decline in the quantity and quality...
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....
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 $8,907,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3, under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, will provide funding to the DC Water & Sewer Authority (Dcwasa) to replace approximately 400 lead service lines and 500 associated exploratory test pits within the District of Columbia. The award, effective September 4, 2023 through October 15, 2026, will enable Dcwasa to address aging infrastructure and improve the quality,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $5,852,972.00 in funding to the City of Hamtramck, Michigan to replace approximately 580 lead, copper, and other aging water service lines. The project aims to improve drinking water quality and service reliability for the residents of Hamtramck. The award period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2027. This funding supports...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, will fund the replacement of lead service lines in the District of Columbia. The $30,722,472 grant will support two construction contracts that will investigate service line materials in approximately 15,000 homes and replace an estimated 4,500 lead service lines across all eight wards of the District. The replacement of these lead service...