# Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (66.442)

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Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.8 billion in 245 grants, about $11.4 million per award.

## Objectives

The objective is to assist communities that are small or disadvantaged to comply with the Safe Water Drinking Act (SDWA). Funding is awarded to states, territories, and Tribes/Tribal water systems, for projects/activities that are necessary for public water systems to comply with national drinking water standards established by SDWA. Funding will continue to support projects and activities that benefit underserved communities. Underserved communities have an inadequate system for obtaining drinking water and include those communities that do not have household drinking water or wastewater services, or 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. Additionally, funds may be used to provide support towards testing, reduction, and remediation of emerging contaminants. The funding priority will continue to be projects and activities that benefit small or disadvantaged communities. Small communities include those will populations less than 10,000 individuals. Disadvantaged communities are those that meet affordability criteria established by the state in which the project takes place. For FY25 funding, projects supporting private wells are also considered eligible activities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.2 million | 27 |
| 2022 | $22.3 million | 40 |
| 2023 | $823 million | 50 |
| 2024 | $976 million | 82 |
| 2025 | $940 million | 87 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| State of California Water Resources Control Board | California | $261 million |
| Texas Water Development Board | Texas | $172 million |
| NYS Department of Health | New York | $134 million |
| Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment | Colorado | $131 million |
| Pennvest | Pennsylvania | $112 million |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | New Jersey | $103 million |
| The State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management | Ohio | $96.4 million |
| North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | North Carolina | $93.0 million |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection | Florida | $90.5 million |
| Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona | Arizona | $86.9 million |
| AL Department Environmental Management | Alabama | $80.4 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection | Massachusetts | $79.3 million |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Michigan | $61.5 million |
| Georgia Environmental Finance Authority | Georgia | $59.3 million |
| Indiana Finance Authority | Indiana | $54.0 million |
| Department of Environmental Quality | Oklahoma | $45.8 million |
| Minnesota Department of Health | Minnesota | $45.7 million |
| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | Illinois | $44.5 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Wisconsin | $41.8 million |
| Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee | Tennessee | $40.6 million |