This $20,489,000 EPA-administered Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA #66.458) Formula Grant award to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality provides capitalization funding for the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The purpose is to offer low-interest financing to subrecipients for water quality improvement and protection projects across Mississippi. Key activities to be supported include providing technical assistance to small systems, administering loans for...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will provide $1,200,000 to the City of Thomasville, Georgia to replace aging wastewater infrastructure. The project will replace vitrified clay pipes, asbestos-concrete pipes, manholes, and existing sanitary sewer services to address inflow and infiltration issues that are impacting the city's wastewater treatment plant. The anticipated...
The City of Fayette received a $124,715 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development (CFDA 90.201) program. The grant funding will be used over a 2-year period ending in November 2025 to address issues with a compromised sewer lagoon in Fayette, MS. Specifically, the grant will be used to repair breaks in the dam of the sewer lagoon that had allowed raw, untreated waste to flow into a nearby creek due to problems with the city's sewer collection...
The City of Fayette received a $124,715 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development (CFDA 90.201) program. The funding will be used over a 2-year period ending in November 2025 to address issues with a compromised sewer lagoon, where raw, untreated waste had been flowing through breaks in the dam into a nearby creek due to problems with the city's sewer collection system. The grant will enable the city to make necessary improvements and repairs to...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,000,000.00 in funding to the City of Parsons, WV to implement a sanitary sewer improvement project. The award will support the removal and replacement of approximately 11,850 linear feet of gravity sewer pipe, installation of 35 new manholes, 130 service connections, and purchase of a new vacuum tanker truck. These activities are...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $305,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the City of Winona, Mississippi. This funding will support community infrastructure development projects over a 3-year period from October 2023 to October 2026. The grant aims to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity in Appalachia by investing in critical infrastructure, such as enhancing water supply, pressure, and backup resources....
The Economic Development Administration awarded the City of Winona, Mississippi a $800,000 project grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on September 7, 2022. The funding supports increasing water pressure and supply in the city by drilling a new deep water well and installing a 250,000-gallon elevated water tank. This will enhance the city's water infrastructure, boost economic resiliency, and provide backup clean water supply...
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) a $6,849,784 Project Grant under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051). The funding will support the Water Quality Improvement Program for Coastal Mississippi Waters, a 5-year initiative to address water quality degradation in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. Key program activities include planning, engineering and design,...
This $28,785,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) provides capitalization funding to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing drinking water infrastructure improvement projects. The grant supports activities such as providing technical assistance to small water systems, operator...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund a $950,000.00 infrastructure improvement project undertaken by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). The project involves milling and overlaying approximately 0.5 miles of Interstate 59 from the Louisiana state line to the town of McNeill in Pearl River County, Mississippi. The award was made on...