This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) provides $852,500 in funding to the American Water Works Association (Awwa) to accelerate career pathways and expand access to workforce opportunities in the water utilities sector.
Specifically, the funded activities include establishing leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, and cross-training programs to ensure incumbent...
The American Water Works Association (Awwa) received a $806,300 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on September 1, 2022 under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761). The grant will support Awwa's delivery of annual technical assistance and training services to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas. Services will also assist grant applicants in...
This $760,463 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), will fund Multiplier, a non-profit organization, to accelerate career development within the water utilities sector.
Specifically, the award will enable Multiplier to establish leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, and cross-training programs to prepare incumbent drinking water and...
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...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office for Water totals $314,079 under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The grant supports the Institute for Future Water Leaders, a collaboration between Syracuse University, Wichita State University, and the University of New Mexico. Products include instructional content and training modules addressing foundational and emerging topics for water and wastewater...
The Environmental Protection Agency's Office for Water awarded a $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Water Tower Institute, Inc. 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 internships, apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, and post-secondary bridge programs for...
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's Office of Water awarded a $414,250 Cooperative Agreement to Wichita State University under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The agreement funds activities to accelerate career paths in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing education programs for students at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels, as well as...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and increase access to water utility workforce opportunities.
The key activities funded under this award include establishing education and training programs, including...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and increase access to water utility workforce opportunities.
The $999,520 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support the establishment of regional industry and...