Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – Safe Drinking Water Act 1459F
Active
- Assistance listing
- 66.488
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury account
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- 68-0103-0-1-304
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications through the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program (CFDA 66.488) to fund drinking water infrastructure projects that increase system resilience to natural hazards, extreme weather events, and cybersecurity threats, with the most recent grant opportunity due October 6, 2025.
The program targets public water systems serving populations of 10,000 or more individuals. Eligible projects include planning, design, and construction activities that strengthen drinking water system resilience or reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The source does not report a grant award portfolio with recent award history, concentration data, or typical award magnitudes, so the current funding volume, award cadence, and distribution of assistance types cannot be determined from available information.
The program operates as a competitive grant competition administered by EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. The EPA posted solicitation EPA-OW-OGWDW-25-01 on August 5, 2025, with application evaluation timelines of approximately 180 days after deadline. Detailed evaluation and selection criteria will be specified in the competitive NOFO.
Applicants must comply with intergovernmental review procedures under Executive Order 12372 where applicable; applicants should confirm State single point of contact requirements before submitting. Recipients are subject to standard EPA audit and financial record-keeping requirements under 2 CFR Subpart F, with EPA Project Officers and Grants Specialists conducting annual reviews. The dispute resolution procedures for competition-related issues are published at 70 FR 3629 (January 26, 2005).
Objective and description
- Objective
The purpose of this grant program is to increase drinking water system resilience to natural hazards and extreme weather events and reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Grant funding can be used to assist in the planning, design, construction, imple
- Description
To assist public water systems with a population of 10,000 or more individuals to increase drinking water system resilience to natural hazards and extreme weather events or reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Eligible applicants are public water systems that serve a community with a population of 10,000 or more. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Beneficiary eligibility is the same as applicant.
- Uses of assistance
Funds are provided to eligible applicants to carry out projects and activities needed for public water systems serving communities of 10,000 or more to increase drinking water system resilience to natural hazards and extreme weather events, and reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 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: Geospatial Resources at EPA. Specific uses and restrictions on funds will be described in detail in the competitive announcements. This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement ("discretion"), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
120 - 180 days The terms of the grant shall be determined at the time of grant award.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
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. An environmental impact statement may be required for this listing. 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 review their application following notification by EPA that the application has been selected for funding as provided by 40 CFR 29.8(a) and (c). EPA awards grants and cooperative agreements based on competitive applications submitted in response to EPA solicitations.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing description will be described in the competitive announcement.
- Award procedure
For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements.
- Deadlines
For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the NOFO.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Approximately 180 days.
- Appeals
Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be found at: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program | Closed |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.488?
Assistance Listing 66.488 is Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – Safe Drinking Water Act 1459F, a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency.
What is the CFDA number for Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – Safe Drinking Water Act 1459F?
Its CFDA number is 66.488: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
Are there open grant opportunities under 66.488?
No opportunity listed under 66.488 is open now. The latest, Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program, was posted on August 5, 2025.
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