Deadline: 06-Oct-2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting applications for the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program. Authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act section 1459F, the program supports medium and large public water systems in protecting drinking water sources from natural hazards, extreme weather events, and cybersecurity threats.
Funding will be allocated to two priority areas: midsize community infrastructure investments and large community infrastructure investments for drinking water system resilience. The EPA anticipates making up to six awards ranging from $1,187,500 to $2,375,000, depending on funding availability, application quality, and project scope. Midsize community projects may receive between $1,000,000 and $1,187,500 each, while large community projects may receive between $2,000,000 and $2,375,000. Project periods will range from one to four years.
Eligible activities include projects addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities, flooding, earthquakes, drought, wildfires, tornadoes, and other extreme weather events. These projects aim to strengthen the resilience and operational performance of public water systems in the face of such risks.
Eligible applicants must be public water systems serving communities with populations of 10,000 or more. They must demonstrate the ability to meet a minimum cost share of 10% of the total project cost and provide documentation of the risks or vulnerabilities the project will address. Applications should describe recent or potential threats and outline how the proposed project will improve system performance and resilience against these challenges.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.