This $1,065,000 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) will enable the Washington State Department of Health to implement a program to provide drinking water assistance to small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities. The key products and services to be delivered include the design and installation of a water main...
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will support the tribe's development of an Integrated Water Resources Management Plan to address domestic water supply issues, including supply interruptions and connections for residents relying on low-producing, seawater-impacted wells....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water awarded a $15,400,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (CFDA 66.424) program to Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated. Through this funding, the organization will provide technical, managerial, and financial capacity-building training and technical assistance to operators, board members, and managers of tribal and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $2.97 million Project Grant to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico from August 2021 to January 2024 under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The funding supports increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small public water systems through comprehensive training and technical assistance...
This $1,014,670 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to implement activities that assist public water systems serving tribes to comply with drinking water regulations or further the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The key activities include: 1) Identifying and categorizing all service lines in the water...
This $275,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District in Bellingham, Washington to implement its Division 7 Water Reservoir Replacement Project. The project activities include designing, permitting, acquiring utility easements, and constructing two new 237,900-gallon concrete water reservoirs to replace the existing,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,250,000 in full federal funding to the San Juan Water District (SJWD) to implement the Kokila Reservoir Replacement Project. The project activities include constructing a replacement reservoir by taking the existing reservoir offline, draining it, and regrading the site to accommodate a fixed-wall tank. The anticipated...
This Project Grant award, valued at $2,100,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424). The purpose of the award is to provide training and expand the capabilities of state and tribal Underground Injection Control (UIC) and Source Water Protection (SWP) programs. Key activities include: Providing leadership and support to states and tribes on...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program (CFDA 66.448) provides $569,955 in funding to Public Water Supply District #8 of Platte County, Missouri. The award, effective May 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will support the replacement of 14,000 linear feet of 2-inch PVC main transmission line and 800 linear feet of service lines. This infrastructure upgrade is expected to...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608), will enable the Spokane Tribe of Indians' Fisheries and Water Resources Division to develop two key deliverables: A field-based mobile application for electronic data entry and transfer to a central database. This will modernize the tribe's data collection process, facilitating more efficient data flow and saving staff time and...