Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-04
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,250,000 to $13,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications from organizations with a history of providing effective technical assistance to public water systems. The agency's priorities for this funding opportunity include maximizing benefits for drinking water systems in communities of need, addressing the climate crisis, and advancing environmental justice and equity. The EPA is focused on ensuring more communities have access to federal funding to support water infrastructure and reliable water services. The key requirements include providing training and technical assistance in three National Priority Areas: 1) assisting small public water systems to achieve compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2) supporting small publicly-owned wastewater and onsite/decentralized systems to improve water quality, and 3) helping private drinking water well owners improve water quality. Applicants must demonstrate a proven track record in delivering effective, results-oriented technical assistance. The application deadline is November 25, 2024.
The total available funding is approximately $30.7 million, with individual awards up to $13 million, $1.25 million, or $3.45 million for each respective National Priority Area. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, nonprofit private universities/colleges, and public institutions of higher education. The federal grants will be awarded as Cooperative Agreements, with projects expected to be performed nationwide to support water systems and communities across the United States.
Synopsis
Under this Notice of Funding Opportunity, EPA is seeking applications from organizations with a demonstrable history of providing effective, results-oriented technical assistance to public water systems. The agency's priorities include maximizing funds to provide significant benefit to drinking water systems in communities of need; tackling the climate crisis; and advancing environmental justice and equity. The EPA believes this funding plays a significant role in ensuring continued access to resources to support infrastructure improvements that protect public health, safeguard the environment, and advance environmental justice at the public water system level. It is an EPA priority to ensure there are more communities with applications for federal funding to assist in providing quality water infrastructure and reliable water services. Technical assistance can help communities and is key to supporting this priority. For further details, please see funding opportunity.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-04.pdf |
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