Project Grant 040107382

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,250,000 Project Grant to the Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District in Maine under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The funding will support the construction, upgrade, and repair of the district's drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste management systems, and stormwater infrastructure. The goal is to ensure reasonable user costs for rural...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded the Government of the Virgin Islands a $4.95 million Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works formula grant to fund stormwater and sewer infrastructure projects through September 2028. Under the grant, the Department of Planning & Natural Resources will carry out repairs, replacements, rehabilitation and upgrades to sewer interceptors, force mains and pump stations across the U.S. Virgin Islands. Subawards will support public...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446) provides $666,399 to the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) to develop and deliver on-demand, onsite/decentralized wastewater systems training programs across Iowa. The key activities include offering 30 in-person regional or county-level training courses for local officials, regulatory...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to the New Creek Public Service District in West Virginia. The grant will fund the development and improvement of water and waste disposal infrastructure to ensure reasonable user costs for rural residents, businesses, and other rural users in the New Creek service area. The project aims to construct, upgrade, or...

This $1,751,521 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on May 19, 2025 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will fund the City of Waseca, Minnesota to implement a comprehensive sewer system upgrade project. The key deliverables include: Approximately 2,700 linear feet of 8" PVC sanitary sewer, 350 linear feet of 15" PVC, and 1,100 linear feet of 24" PVC, as well as reinforced concrete manholes and service pipe...

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) was awarded a $1.1 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424) to provide technical assistance and training to small publicly owned wastewater treatment systems and communities/individuals served by onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. RCAP will collaborate with six regional partners and the...

This $1,000,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water under the Section 104(b)(3) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436) supports the Environmental Finance Center Network in increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. The University of New Mexico serves as the lead awardee coordinating seven...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of South Florida (USF) to develop innovative decentralized wastewater management technologies and strategies for U.S. Pacific islands. The project, titled "Towards Resilient, Equitable, Safe and Sustainable Water for Islands (RESSI-H2O)", assembles a multi-disciplinary team from USF, the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2,949,000 Project Grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department in Alaska. The grant will fund the development and improvement of water and waste disposal infrastructure in financially needy rural areas, including the construction, upgrade, or repair of drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing education and training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships,...