Project Grant ED24ATL0G0215

This $420,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of Massachusetts to explore the use of oxygenic photogranules (OPGs) for enhanced nutrient removal from secondary wastewater effluent. The project aims to develop an affordable and energy-efficient technology to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater, which can contribute to harmful algal blooms in surface waters. The research will investigate how...

The Town of Rotterdam, NY was awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The funding supports the rehabilitation and improvement of the town's aging wastewater treatment plant infrastructure. Key activities include: Rehabilitating the existing belt filter press Relocating the 6' thickened sludge force main Installing baffles within the primary clarifier tanks...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $360,222 to Georgia Tech Research Corp to advance novel biological treatment strategies that leverage comammox and anammox bacteria for sustainable nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment. The research objectives include evaluating the synergy between these specialized bacteria, determining the impact of dissolved oxygen on nitrite provision for anammox bacteria, and conducting pilot-scale...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,500,000 in funding to the Okarche Public Works Authority to construct a new water treatment plant facility for nitrate removal from the town's existing groundwater wells. The project will involve constructing a 50'x60'x16' metal building with a foundation, two water softening units, two ion exchange units for nitrate removal, plumbing,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,250,000.00 in funding to the Village of Seville to implement a project to expand the existing wastewater treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include wastewater treatment plant improvements, such as the addition of an SBR, new lab building, and rehabilitation of controls, pumps, valves, blowers, and the final...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,500,000.00 in funding to the Town of Winterport Water District to implement a project to upgrade the town's wastewater treatment facility. The key activities to be performed include the addition of an activated sludge secondary treatment system, the retrofit of the current Imhoff tank to an aerobic sludge digester, upgrades to the...

This EPA Region 5 Cooperative Agreement award provides $2,000,000 in funding to the City of Streator, IL to implement a project to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant's oxidation ditch. The key activities funded include: removing 12 existing aeration rotors and installing 10 new mixer/aerator units, completing related electrical and PLC integration work, and replacing the facility's roofing. These infrastructure improvements are expected to enhance the plant's energy efficiency, operational...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.5 million Project Grant to the Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey on April 12, 2022 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support expanding the treatment capacity of the Paulsboro Water Treatment Plant by 1,000 gallons per minute, bringing the total capacity to 2,500 gallons per minute. This increased capacity will allow the borough to fully utilize its water allocation...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $5,000,000 in funding to the Wewoka Public Works Authority (PWA) to implement a project to abandon the existing water treatment plant and construct a new high rate solids contact clarification/filtration water treatment plant. The key project components to be funded include site work, utility infrastructure, pump stations, treatment...

This Cooperative Agreement, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,199,696.00 to the York Sewer District in Maine to implement a project to optimize key areas of the York Sewer District Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF). The project activities include: replacing influent screens, evaluating screening technologies, and analyzing the blower and aeration system to determine appropriate equipment...