Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program

The objective of the OSG Program is to award grants to the states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality or municipal entity for the planning, design, or construction of: 1) treatment wor

The OSG Program provides grants to states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to assist in sewer overflow and stormwater needs. State recipients may use funding for municipal projects that plan, design, or construct combined sewer overflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), or stormwater projects.

Eligible recipients include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Beneficiaries of these grants include the residents within the municipality or municipal entity that received an OSG sub-award from the state.

State entities may use funds to plan, design, or construct projects that correct combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, stormwater needs, or subsurface drainage needs. Projects may include but are not limited to installation of separate sanitary and storm sewers; infiltration/inflow correction; stormwater collection systems; Green Infrastructure; or other capital projects the mitigate sewer overflows or stormwater concerns. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: https://www.epa.gov/geospatial.

The terms of the assistance agreement shall be determined at the time of award.

This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to revi State applicants may coordinate with their EPA Regional Project Officers to review their workplan and to answer questions concerning the technical or administrative requirements of the grant prior to the application package submission on grants.gov. Informal meetings may be held as needed between the EPA regional office and the state or territorial applicant agencies during work plan development. The grant agreement must adequately reflect the priorities identified in the EPA Strategic Plan and any State/EPA Agreements. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts".

Applications are assessed consistent with the merit review regulations in 2 CFR 200.205.

OSG Program funds are awarded to states, D.C., and the U.S. territories based on an allocation. Applicants can contact their EPA regional office for further information and program materials. Applications are reviewed by the appropriate EPA Regional Office and if approved, are awarded by the Region.

Application forms must be submitted according to dates established by the Regional Administrator. Contact the Regional Office for application deadlines.

Disputes will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable.