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EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-04: Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water

Closed Closed November 25, 2024 Opportunity EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-04

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Environmental Protection Agency notices from 2024.

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.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 25, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Environmental Protection Agency has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
EPA-OW-OGWDW-26-01April 13, 2026Closed May 13, 2026Closed
EPA-OW-OGWDW-24-01December 4, 2023Closed February 2, 2024Closed
EPA-OW-OGWDW-22-02December 12, 2022Closed January 31, 2023Closed
EPA-OW-OGWDW-21-03October 15, 2021Closed December 14, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedSeptember 25, 2024
DeadlineNovember 25, 2024
Archived by Grants.govDecember 25, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Is this a realistic fit?

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.

Category: Environment.

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

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (66.424) awarded $119 million across 29 grant awards, an average of $4.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Rural Community Assistance Partnership IncorporatedDistrict of Columbia8$57.8 million
National Rural Water AssociationOklahoma6$39.8 million
University of New MexicoNew Mexico3$14.8 million
Association of State Drinking Water AdministratorsVirginia2$3.3 million
Ground Water Protection CouncilOklahoma2$2.7 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($57.9 million), Oklahoma ($42.5 million), New Mexico ($14.8 million), Virginia ($3.3 million), Washington ($250,000).

Who has won Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act (66.436) awarded $29.3 million across 74 grant awards, an average of $396,316 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Rural Community Assistance Partnership IncorporatedDistrict of Columbia6$12.0 million
University of New MexicoNew Mexico2$2.3 million
The Association of State Wetland Managers Inc.Maine4$1.9 million
Association of Clean Water AdministratorsDistrict of Columbia2$1.8 million
The Environmental Law InstituteDistrict of Columbia4$1.3 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($15.3 million), Florida ($3.4 million), New Mexico ($2.3 million), Maine ($2.0 million), Arizona ($964,200).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

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.

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