Project Grant 047907400

Under a $1,026,220 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA #66.446), the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) will provide training and technical assistance to help rural, small, and tribal wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) in the Northeast region achieve regulatory compliance and improve water quality. NEIWPCC will develop six online, self-paced training courses on technical,...

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...

This $2,445,846 Formula Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418) will provide additional funding to rehabilitate and structurally improve approximately 13,800 linear feet of combined sewer pipes in the Piney Branch sewershed located in the upper northwest section of Washington, D.C. The grant will supplement previous EPA funding for this project, which uses trenchless rehabilitation...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $483,623.40 and funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Desalination Research and Development Program (CFDA 15.506), aims to optimize the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water and wastewater through enhanced coagulation and flocculation processes. The project, led by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), will investigate the use of hydrophobic ion-pairing as a...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $419,999 project grant to the Missouri University of Science and Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant will support research to advance solutions for reducing aeration energy requirements in activated sludge wastewater treatment processes. Specifically, the university will conduct experimental and modeling work to characterize the physico-chemical and biological factors influencing...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $250,000 in funding to the Village of Clinton, Michigan to implement upgrades and rehabilitation to its wastewater treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include repairing cracks in the oxidation ditch, replacing the storage tank roof, installing a cavity pump, purchasing an aeration motor drive and gear box...

The Town of Rotterdam, NY was awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The funding supports the rehabilitation and improvement of the town's aging wastewater treatment plant infrastructure. Key activities include: Rehabilitating the existing belt filter press Relocating the 6' thickened sludge force main Installing baffles within the primary clarifier tanks...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,250,000.00 in funding to the Village of Seville to implement a project to expand the existing wastewater treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include wastewater treatment plant improvements, such as the addition of an SBR, new lab building, and rehabilitation of controls, pumps, valves, blowers, and the final...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water awarded $1,003,441 to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.446) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. NEIWPCC will deliver comprehensive training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) across seven states in the New England region....

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,320,000.00 to the City of Richmond, Michigan to rehabilitate their existing wastewater treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include the replacement of three raw sewage pumps and the installation of a sludge press to handle bio-solids. The expected outcomes are improved wastewater treatment and processing of...