Project Grant R18AP00084

This Project Grant award, totaling $1,538,523, was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Technology Grant Program (CFDA 66.521). The project aims to evaluate costs, performance, and residuals handling/disposal for manganese treatment technologies, particularly targeting small water systems (less than 10,000 population). Key activities include providing technical assistance for deploying innovative, affordable, and easily operated manganese treatment...

The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment awarded a $12.4 million Project Grant under the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA 12.600) to the United Water Conservation District for the EL RIO IRON MANGANESE TREATMENT PROJECT (PHASE 1). The two-year project, running from September 2021 through August 2023, will provide assistance authorized under the statute governing the Community Investment program. The United Water Conservation...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services a $305,000 Formula Grant under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) for the period of August 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. The funding will support the installation of an iron and manganese treatment facility for the Limerick Water District to reduce levels of these contaminants in drinking water and...

This $8,125,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the City of Aurora, MN to implement a project to replace the existing water treatment plant, install a new surface water intake from the Embarrass Mine Pit and associated raw water transmission line, as well as connect to the Scenic Acres development in the Town of White. The project activities include planning,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $2,510,000.00 in funding to the City of Jackson, Michigan, to install approximately 3,600 feet of new 16-inch ductile iron transmission mains. The project aims to replace aging transmission infrastructure and improve the reliability and safety of the city's drinking water system. The anticipated outcomes include a more reliable...

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...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Financial Management Division was awarded a $913,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). This grant provides funding to the State of Minnesota to assist the underserved community of Elysian, Minnesota in meeting and complying with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations. Specifically,...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) supports research at South Dakota State University to develop advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for controlling iodinated disinfection byproducts (I-DBPs) in drinking water. The $209,472 award will fund a 3-year collaborative effort to investigate the use of oxidants like ferrate, ozone, and UV photolysis to efficiently...

This $499,995 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under CFDA Program 47.041 - Engineering, aims to develop an integrated treatment system to remove, reduce, and detoxify selenium contamination in wastewater. The principal investigators at the University of Alabama will test the integration of a flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) ion separation process with a bioelectrochemical...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $1.0 million to the City of Lafayette under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) on February 2, 2026, for implementation of reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment infrastructure. The award funds construction of a building addition to the city's existing wastewater treatment facility to house the RO treatment system, which will address elevated chloride levels exceeding...