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Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

Funding: $75,000,000

Description: Funds programs to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs, including those that tackle waste prevention, through public education and outreach.

Eligible Recipients: States, a Unit of Local Government, Tribal Governments (federally recognized), A Native Hawaiian Organization, The Department of Hawaiian Homelands, The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, A Non-Profit Organization, Or A Public-Private Partnership 

Eligible Uses: To inform the public about residential or community waste prevention or recycling programs; provide information about the recycled materials that are accepted; and increase collection rates and decrease contamination across the nation.

Deadline: TBA 

Learn More: Here



Pollution Prevention Program

Funding: $100,000,000

Description: Grantees deliver technical assistance to businesses – including those communities with environmental justice concerns – to identify and adopt source reduction practices and technologies that benefit businesses, communities, and local economies. Pollution Prevention means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise being released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal.

Eligible Recipients: States, state entities (colleges and universities recognized as instrumentalities of the state), the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the U.S., and federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortia.

Eligible Uses: Specific technical assistance available to businesses seeking information about source reduction opportunities, including funding for experts to provide on-site technical advice to businesses and to assist in the development of source reduction plans; targeted assistance to businesses for whom lack of information is an impediment to source reduction; or training in source reduction techniques (where such training may be provided through local engineering schools or other appropriate means).

Deadline for FY22:Closed

Learn More: Here

Long Island Sound Geographic Programs (Long Island Sound Futures Fund)

Funding: $106,000,000

Description: The Long Island Sound Program supports the implementation of a comprehensive plan to protect and restore water quality, habitat, and living resources in Long Island Sound, working with state and local governments, the private sector, user groups, and the general public. A significant amount of this funding is channeled through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation manages the Long Island Sound Futures Fund in partnership with the Long Island Sound Study through EPA’s Long Island Sound Office. A number of stakeholders review proposals and provide technical assistance to applicants and recipients.

Eligible Recipients: Broad Eligibilities. 

Eligible Uses: The Long Island Sound Program implements the Long Island Sound Study Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (Long Island Sound Study). The program also assists the states of Connecticut and New York and other public or nonprofit entities in implementation, research, planning, enforcement, and citizen involvement and education related to reducing pollution and improving the quality of the environment to sustain living resources in the Long Island Sound.

Deadline: Closed. May 19, 2022

Learn More: Here 

Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant

Funding: $5,000,000,000 

Description: Provides funding to reduce exposure to PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water in communities that may not have resources to fund projects necessary to address these risks.

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds through grants to water utilities and other eligible entities in small and/or underserved/disadvantaged communities. 

Eligible Uses: 

  • Efforts to address emerging contaminants in drinking water that would benefit a small or disadvantaged community on a per household basis; 

  • Technical assistance to evaluate emerging contaminant problems;

  • Programs to provide household water-quality testing, including testing for unregulated contaminants; 

  • Local contractor training; 

  • Activities necessary and appropriate for a state to respond to an emerging contaminant; and 

  • Installing centralized water treatment to address emerging contaminants at a small or disadvantaged community water system. 

Deadline: States and territories must submit a letter of intent by August 15, 2022, notifying the EPA of the intent to participate and the designating the appropriate agency.

Learn More: Here

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: Lead Service Lines Replacement

Funding: $15,000,000,000 

Description: Functions like the traditional Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, except with the stipulation that these funds be used to replace old lead service lines

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: Eligible under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and be a lead service line replacement project or associated activity directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines

State Administering Agency: Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH)

Learn More: Here, Here, and Here

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: Emerging Contaminants (incl. PFAS)

Funding: $4,000,000,000 

Description: DWSRF-eligible projects for which the primary purpose is to address PFAS or contaminants on any of EPA’s Contaminant Candidate Lists (CCL)

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: States apply for a capitalization grant with no state match required. The states provide loans with principal forgiveness or grants to fund drinking water infrastructure projects to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS. 

State Administering Agency: Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH)

Learn More: Here, Here, and Here

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Funding: $11,713,000,000

Description: A federal-state program that provides funding and financing to public water systems for wide range of drinking water infrastructure projects and activities. 

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: Provides loans and grants to water systems for eligible infrastructure projects including: construction of expansion of drinking water treatment plants and/or distribution systems; improving drinking water treatment; fixing leaky or old pipes (water distribution); improving sources of water supply; replacing or constructing finished water storage tanks; other infrastructure projects needed to protect public health. 

State Administering Agency: CTDPH

Deadline: Thursday, March 31, 2022, in order to be considered for inclusion on the SFY 2023 Project Priority List. 

Learn More: Here, Here, Here, and Here

Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Emerging Contaminants

Funding: $1,000,000,000 

Description: Clean Water State Revolving Fund-eligible projects for which the primary purpose is to address emerging contaminants, such as PFAS.

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: Provide loans with principal forgiveness or grants to fund clean water infrastructure projects to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS.

State Administering Agency: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP)

Learn More: Here, Here, and Here

Clean Water State Revolving Fund

Funding: $11,713,000,000

Description: A federal-state program that provides funding and financing to wastewater and storm water systems for a wide range of infrastructure projects.

Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds to Water Utilities and/or Municipal and Other Eligible Entities. Communities submit applications to state agencies for financial assistance from the State Revolving Fund. States score each application to determine which projects receive funding.

Eligible Uses: Provide financial assistance to local communities and publicly owned treatment systems for construction of wastewater and stormwater treatment facilities and collection systems; nonpoint source pollution management; construction, repair, or replacement of decentralized wastewater treatment systems; construction of nature-based infrastructure solutions; and other uses associated with the management of wastewater and stormwater.

State Administering Agency: CTDEEP

Deadline: TBA

Learn More: Here and Here

Clean School Bus Program

Funding: $5,000,000,000

Description: Provides funding to replace existing school buses with low- or zero-emission school buses. Fifty percent of the funds are authorized for zero-emission school buses, and 50 percent of the funds are authorized for alternative fuels and zero-emission school buses.

Eligible Recipients: Local or State Governmental Entities; An Eligible Contractor; A Nonprofit School Transportation Association; Or an Tribe

Deadline: August 19, 2022

Learn More: Here and here

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