# Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-ow-ogwdw-24-04-training-and-technical-assistance-to-improve-water-quality/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356521

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $13.0 million (at least $1.3 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $30.7 million in total. Applications closed on November 25, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-04 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 25, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $13.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.3 million |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $30.7 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.424, 66.436 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

Under this Notice of Funding Opportunity, EPA is seeking applications from organizations with a demonstrable history of providing effective, results-oriented technical assistance to public water systems. The agency’s priorities include maximizing funds to provide significant benefit to drinking water systems in communities of need; tackling the climate crisis; and advancing environmental justice and equity. The EPA believes this funding plays a significant role in ensuring continued access to resources to support infrastructure improvements that protect public health, safeguard the environment, and advance environmental justice at the public water system level. It is an EPA priority to ensure there are more communities with applications for federal funding to assist in providing quality water infrastructure and reliable water services. Technical assistance can help communities and is key to supporting this priority. For further details, please see funding opportunity.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-04 still open?

No. It closed on November 25, 2024.

### Who can apply for Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water?

Closed November 25, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $13.0 million each. About $30.7 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated, National Rural Water Association, University of New Mexico. The program made 29 awards worth $119 million in that time.