Deadline: 07-Mar-22
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications for the purpose of accelerating innovative and alternative wastewater treatment technologies in lagoon/pond systems serving small communities (population less than 10,000) that may require infrastructure improvements or process modifications in effluent quality for nutrients (total phosphorous and/or total nitrogen) and ammonia.
In addition, the Request for Applications (RFA) is also looking for applications to help determine the performance, capital costs, operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, and O&M requirements of innovative water technologies that can efficiently and consistently remove nutrients.
The Innovative Water Technology Grant Program’s goal is to accelerate “the development and deployment of innovative water technologies that address pressing drinking water supply, quality, treatment, or security challenges of public water systems, areas served by private wells, or source waters.”
Funding Information
- It is anticipated that a total of approximately $2 million will be awarded under this announcement, depending on the availability of funds, quality of applications received and other applicable considerations.
- The EPA anticipates funding approximately 2 awards under this RFA. Requests for amounts in excess of a total of $1,000,000 in federal funding per award, including direct and indirect costs, will not be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public water systems, institutions of higher education (IHEs), research institutions or foundations, regional water organizations and certain nonprofit organizations as further, located in the U.S. or its territories or possessions are eligible to apply. Profitmaking firms and individuals are not eligible to apply.
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Public water system, means a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. Such term includes:
- any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system, and
- any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system.
- A Regional Water Organization, for purposes of this program, is an association or similar incorporated non-profit or governmental entity that represents or coordinates the operations of public water systems in a defined geographic area under a compact, charter or binding contractual agreement.
- Nonprofit organizations that are not exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code must submit other forms of documentation of nonprofit status; such as certificates of incorporation as nonprofit under state or tribal law. Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that lobby are not eligible for EPA funding as provided in the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
- Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations/institutions are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337464