The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on August 25 the availability of $25 million in Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act grants to help improve drinking water.
Underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities are typically supplied by groundwater, with 78 percent of community water systems serving 3300 or fewer people being groundwater-supplied.
For the current funding cycle, states, tribes, and territories are eligible to receive funding under the EPA’s Small Underserved and Disadvantaged Communities (SUDC) Grant Program. Through the program, EPA will award grants to support compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and provide access to drinking water services. Funding can also be used for conducting household water quality testing, including testing for unregulated contaminants. State and territorial grant allotments for the grant program are available on EPA’s website. States can submit applications for funding at www.grants.gov until June 30, 2022.
The EPA intends to release another memo in the fall to provide allotments to support activities in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.
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