Response to Emergency Situations Affecting Public Water Systems (SDWA 1442b)

 

To assist in responding to and alleviating emergency situations affecting public water systems. Pursuant to Section 1442(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), this assistance program provides grant funding for projects and activities in emergency situations affecting public water systems that are necessary for preventing, limiting, or mitigating a substantial danger to public health and that would not be taken without this emergency assistance. Eligible applicants include States or publicly owned water systems where the Administrator has made an Emergency Determination under SDWA section 1442(b). Funding is anticipated to be for projects and activities that support SDWA compliance, including: (1) operations and maintenance of facilities; (2) building technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity; (3) debt relief; (4) meeting the requirements of federal enforcement actions, including emergency administrative orders; (5) establishing alternative sources of drinking water and/or; (6) making capital and managerial improvements, as necessary, to return facilities to conditions in which publicly owned water systems can feasibly sustain their operations. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2023: Funding priorities are for projects and activities in emergency situations affecting public water systems that are necessary for preventing, limiting, or mitigating a substantial danger to public health. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2024: Funding priorities will continue to be for projects and activities in emergency situations affecting public water systems that are necessary for preventing, limiting, or mitigating a substantial danger to public health.

Active 66.489 Environmental Protection Agency B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2023 EPA awarded over $46 million in funding to respond to the drinking water emergency in Jackson, Mississippi. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Section 1442(b) Assistance under this program is available to States and publicly owned Public Water Systems when EPA has made an Emergency Determination under SDWA Section 1442(b). Anyone served by a public water system experiencing an emergency situation. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through Grants.gov. The grant applications are reviewed by EPA Headquarters, and if approved, the funds are awarded to the recipient. For non-competitive awards made under this assistance listing, EPA will conduct an administrative evaluation to determine the adequacy of the application in relation to grant regulations and to technical and program evaluation to determine the merit and relevance of the project. The Agency will then advise the applicant if funding is being considered. A final work plan will then be negotiated with the applicant. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Disputes will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Funds are provided to eligible applicants to respond to and alleviate emergency situations affecting public water systems as authorized by Section 1442(b) of the SDWA. This assistance program provides grant funding for projects and activities in emergency situations that are necessary for preventing, limiting, or mitigating a substantial danger to public health and that would not be taken without this emergency assistance. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Geospatial information is information that identifies the geographic location and characteristics of natural or constructed features or boundaries on the earth, or applications, tools, and hardware associated with the generation, maintenance, or distribution of such information. This information may be derived from, among other things, GPS, remote sensing, mapping, charting, and surveying technologies, or statistical data. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: Geospatial Resources at EPA (https://www.epa.gov/geospatial). Performance Reports: Reporting requirements shall be determined at the time of award. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, and other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Recipients must keep financial records, including all documents supporting entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes in grants available to personnel authorized to examine EPA recipients grants and cooperative agreements records. Recipients must maintain all records until 3 years from the date of submission of final expenditure reports as required by 2 CFR 200.334 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200#200.334). If questions, such as those raised because of audits remain following the 3-year period, recipients must retain records until the matter is completely resolved. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. EPA will negotiate the project period with each applicant based on project requirements. Project periods are not expected to exceed one year. The terms of the grant shall be determined at the time of grant award. The method of fund disbursement will be determined at the time of award. None/Not specified. Breana Sumners
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460 USA
sumners.breana@epa.gov
Phone: 202-564-0902 https://www.epa.gov/sdwa 68-0107-0-1-304 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $46,170,000.00; FY 24 est $101,500,000.00; FY 21$0.00; - Range: $2,170,000 - $44,000,000; Average $23,085,000/fiscal year. Assistance agreement awards are subject to the grant regulations under 2 CFR 1500 (EPA Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards); 40 CFR Part 33 (Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs). Additional information can be found at https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-grants. Fiscal Year 2023 Funding supports projects to assist public water systems affected by emergency situations to stabilize and support the system in complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act, conduct assessments, perform operations and maintenance and enter into contracts.