Project Grant 83319701

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's Office of Water awarded a $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement to The Water Tower Institute, Inc. under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The funding supports the institute's efforts to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and...

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy was awarded a $672,500 project grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to collaborate with the Western States Water Council (WSWC) and develop an interoperable water data hub for the western United States. The project aims to leverage the technologies of the Internet of Water Coalition to provide stakeholders with standardized access to integrated water data, supporting the Bureau of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,946 to Wetx Inc., a small disadvantaged business in Salt Lake City, UT, to refine and test a digital water management and transaction platform. This Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to develop a transformative solution that leverages distributed ledger technology, IoT and SCADA sensors to enable...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under their Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), is funding the development of an open and extensible artificial intelligence (AI) platform to address critical financing and operational challenges in managing water infrastructure. The $989,932 project aims to enhance operational decision-making and facilitate innovative financing for essential water infrastructure by integrating...

The Western States Water Council (WSWC) was awarded a $914,401 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant will be used to develop a web-based water conservation tool that integrates the WESTDAAT system with the OPENET platform. This tool will streamline applications for voluntary, compensated water conservation measures across the Western United States. The project aims to support water conservation...

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 AWWA 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...

The Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) provides $414,250 in funding to Wichita State University. The award aims to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing education programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education students, as well as...

The Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) was awarded a $123,672 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The funding will support training for up to 15 GWA employees in financial management and water/wastewater operational capacity building through attendance at relevant industry conferences from August 2022 through September 2025. Conferences typically offered by...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $163,856.18 from the Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) supports the Illinois State Water Survey (ILSWS) to provide data services and add water quality sites to the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN), CFDA 15.980, over a 2-year period from 9/30/2023 to 9/29/2025. Under this award, the ILSWS will: 1) ensure its water-level network data continues to flow to the NGWMN data portal; 2) update its database and web services to...