Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program
Environmental Protection Agency
The objective is to assist communities that are small or disadvantaged to comply with the Safe Water Drinking Act (SDWA). Funding is awarded to states, territories, and Tribes/Tribal water systems, for projects/activities that are necessary for public water systems to comply with national drinking water standards established by SDWA. Funding will continue to support projects and activities that benefit underserved communities. Underserved communities have an inadequate system for obtaining drink
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Helps small and disadvantaged communities improve their public water systems. Provides support to reduce and clean up harmful contaminants in drinking water.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding for drinking water projects and activities to help public water systems in small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities meet and comply with SDWA regulations. This includes upgrading infrastructure, reducing exposure to emerging contaminants like PFAS and lead, and addressing other local drinking water challenges. Funds can also support efforts to build the technical, financial, and managerial abilities of water system operations.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small
Industries: drinking water utilities, water infrastructure
Region: 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Tribal communities within the U.S.
Other Criteria: Applicant must be a state, territory, or tribe, Projects must benefit public water systems in small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities, Communities considered 'underserved' if they lack household drinking water/wastewater services or are served by a public water system violating SDWA standards, Communities considered 'small and disadvantaged' if determined by state affordability criteria or have a population less than 10,000 and lack debt capacity for projects, Projects must help meet and comply with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) drinking water regulations, Projects can specifically address emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS) and lead reduction
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This program is available to small businesses in drinking water utilities, water infrastructure industries located in 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Tribal communities within the U.S..
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This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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