The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) awarded a $5,594,866 Cooperative Agreement to the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) to accelerate career pathways in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The funding supports NRWA's establishment of targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs for skilled water utility trades....
The Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water awarded Grand Rapids Community College $500,000 under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to develop a water utility outreach and education program for students and others in Grand Rapids, Michigan from January 2022 through December 2024. Subawards will support the City of Grand Rapids and Bay College to design training programs addressing skill needs and providing on-the-job training and career...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $499,878 Environmental Justice Small Grant to Collaborative Effort Inc., doing business as Readiness Acceleration & Innovation Network, to develop and deliver a water systems workforce development program. The program will provide career training, curriculum development, and education related to environmental justice and safe drinking water operation in Pierce County, Washington from January 2022 to December 2022. Specifically, the...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $8,800,000 Project Grant to the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424). Through this one-year grant, NRWA will deliver training and technical assistance to small public water systems (PWSs) serving populations under 10,000 people in small, rural, and disadvantaged communities. The goal is to promote compliance with the Safe Drinking Water...
The American Water Works Association (Awwa) received a $291,122 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water through the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E) to implement a water leadership training program. The grant period is from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2024. Under the award, Awwa will train 50 current water utility employees from around the country to prepare them for leadership roles through an experiential water...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...
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 (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) on August 1, 2024. The purpose of the grant is to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water...
This $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides funding to The Water Tower Institute, Inc. to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $852,500 Cooperative Agreement to the American Water Works Association (AWWA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The agreement provides funding to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, and cross-training programs to...