Assistance program
Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – SDWA 1459A(l)
$17.3 Million committed in FY2025–FY2025
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 66.448
- What it does
- The purpose of this grant program is to increase drinking water system resilience to natural hazards. Grant funding can be used to assist in the planning, design, construction, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a program or project that increases resilience to natural hazards. Funding is for projects that increase drinking water system resilience to natural hazards in underserved communities that are disadvantaged communities or communities with a population of less than 10,000 individuals. Underserved communities include those communities that: do not have household drinking water or wastewater services; are served by a public water system that violates, or exceeds a requirement of a national primary drinking water regulation issued under SDWA section 1412, including a maximum contaminant level, a treatment technique, or an action level.
- Who benefits
- Funded projects will benefit residents of underserved communities that are disadvantaged communities or communities with a population of less than 10,000 individuals.
- Who applies
- U.S. Territories and possessions, State, Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Other public institution/organization Eligible applicants include (1) a public water system; a water system located in an area governed by an Indian Tribe; or a State, on behalf of an underserved community; and (2) serves a community— (A) that is underserved; and (B) that, under affordability criteria established by the State under section 1452(d)(3), is determined by the State to be a disadvantaged community; or (C) with a population of less than 10,000 individuals. 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.
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