State Grants to Reimburse Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification Costs
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 66.471
- Grant awards
- 115 $116,684,313 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (Operator Certification Expense Reimbursement Grants)
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- U.S. Territories
- State
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency administers CFDA 66.471, State Grants to Reimburse Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification Costs, a one-time grant program to reimburse states and U.S. territories for training and certification costs of operators of community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems serving 3,300 persons or fewer. The program is no longer active: the Operator Expense Reimbursement Grant closed at the end of calendar year 2012, with the most recent grant award made on October 1, 2006, nearly twenty years ago.
The program funded reimbursement of training costs (including per diem for unsalaried operators) and certification expenses across state drinking water agencies, U.S. territories including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and subordinate water management entities. Representative awards included $6.3 million obligated to Connecticut's operator certification expense grants in fiscal year 2003, $4.9 million to Michigan's operator certification program in fiscal year 2002, and $3.1 million to Maryland's operator certification reimbursement in fiscal year 2003.
Between 2000 and 2006, EPA made 115 total awards totaling $116.7 million in federal obligations. The portfolio consisted predominantly of Project Grants (93 awards, 81 percent) with a smaller share of Formula Grants (22 awards, 19 percent). Award volume declined sharply after the initial years: 65 awards were made in 2002, 29 in 2003, then 3 in 2004, 1 in 2005, and 2 in 2006. No grant opportunities are currently posted under this program. Pursuing this program is not viable; all available funding was expended and the program closed in 2012.
Objective and description
- Objective
This grant program was established as a one-time grant to states and U.S. territories to train and certify small drinking water system operators. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2013: EPA's funding priority has been to provide funds to states to reimburse the costs of training, including an appropriate per diem for unsalaried operators, and certification for persons operating community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems serving 3,300 persons or fewer that are required to undergo training pursuant to EPA's operator certification guidelines. The Operator Expense Reimbursement Grant (ERG) program closed at the end of calendar year 2012.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 115 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2013 | -$330,000 |
| FY2012 | -$5,127,865 |
| FY2011 | -$2,196,704 |
| FY2006 | -$299,824 |
| FY2005 | $2,027,419 |
| FY2004 | $7,098,802 |
| FY2003 | $65,548,580 |
| FY2002 | $47,870,179 |
| FY2001 | $2,093,726 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.471?
Assistance Listing 66.471 is State Grants to Reimburse Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification Costs, a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for State Grants to Reimburse Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification Costs?
Its CFDA number is 66.471: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 66.471 awarded?
115 grant awards under 66.471 have obligated $116,684,313 in federal funds to 22 recipients.
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