Project Grant ED15HDQ0200026

This $421,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The funding supports the "Water Sector Mentoring and Employment for High School Students and Clubs" (WSMAE) program, which aims to improve...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $79.9 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) capitalization grant (CFDA 66.458) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this award establishes low-interest financing mechanisms that enable the state to provide loan assistance to municipalities and local government entities for planning,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $37.5 million Formula Grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The grant capitalizes Wisconsin's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. This will help establish and manage an...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a capitalization grant of $22.4 million under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This Formula Grant enables the state to provide low-interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure improvements. The...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $52,927,600 Formula Grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458). The grant will capitalize Wisconsin's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for costs associated with planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects through June 2026. Subrecipient loans from the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a formula grant of $13.224 million under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This award supports Wisconsin's implementation of emerging contaminant remediation initiatives targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $605,960 from the US Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes federal grant program to conduct a project titled "Do Freshwater Species Invasions Alter Ecosystem Responses to External Drivers." The funding will support research analyzing long-term limnological data and time series metagenomics from Lakes Mendota and Monona in Wisconsin, which were invaded by spiny water flea in 2009 and zebra...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $33.7 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund formula grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5. The grant period runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026. Under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.468), funding will be used to capitalize Wisconsin's DWSRF program and provide low-interest financing to public water systems for eligible drinking water infrastructure projects that protect...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $5.749 million formula grant on July 1, 2025, under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458). This capitalization grant was transferred to Wisconsin's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Emerging Contaminants Grant to address emerging contaminants in the state's drinking water infrastructure. The award authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to...

This $359,261 federal Formula Grant award under the EPA's Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Wisconsin's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Enhancements to web-based data visualization tools to improve public access to Wisconsin's water quality data, development of a...