Project Grant 84116701
- 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,...
- The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded $2 million under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Pacific International Center For High Technology Research (Pichtr) for a project grant concluding January 2025. The grant aims to address Hawaii's critical technician workforce shortage required to replace cesspools by 2050 through three goals: strengthening wastewater career pathways by engaging employers to align skills...
- This $1,375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.436) will enable the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) and its six regional partners, along with the University of Illinois, to provide training and technical assistance to improve the operational performance of small publicly owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) and communities/individuals served by...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.446) provides $3,000,000 in funding to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) to deliver technical assistance and training to owners, operators, and managers of small publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. The activities include in-person and remote capacity building in technical, managerial,...
- This $261,879 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Hawaii Department of Health to carry out a comprehensive program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Hawaii's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include near-shore and off-shore surface water chemistry monitoring, continuous...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $1,153,803 will support wastewater technician training programs at the University of Hawai'i Maui College and Hawai'i Community College from July 2022 through June 2025. The grant funds the development of an advanced professional certificate program in wastewater management through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The certificate program aims to address Hawaii's critical shortage of skilled wastewater technicians needed to replace 88,000...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,200,000 in funding to the County of Kauai, Hawaii to conduct inspections and engineering studies of the Wailua-Kapaa sewer collection system. The activities to be performed include sewer line cleaning, camera inspection, flow metering, and a final engineering report detailing the condition and capacity of the sewer collection system....
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446), will provide $1,003,441.00 in funding to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028. The funding will support NEIWPCC in delivering training and technical assistance to improve water quality and ensure...
- 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 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water, under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446), provides $4,000,000 in funding to the Pacific International Center For High Technology Research (PICHTR) from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Developing and implementing a 12-week hybrid training program to educate community leaders, service providers, and regulatory officials on developing and managing decentralized wastewater systems; 2) Facilitating stakeholder engagement to help communities in Maui and Hawaii County establish responsible management entities (RMEs) to improve decentralized wastewater system management in rural areas; and 3) Conducting community outreach and public education on cesspool issues and decentralized wastewater management through meetings and workshops in Maui and Hawaii Counties. The intended outcomes include increased community understanding of decentralized system maintenance requirements and capacity to financially sustain these systems, particularly in underserved rural, small, and tribal communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.0m | 8/19/25 |