66.478: Water Security Training and Technical Assistance and Water Security Initiative Contamination Warning System Pilots

66.478

Inactive

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sept. 3, 2014

July 30, 2013

The objective of these grant programs are (1) for financial assistance that is awarded under SDWA Section 1433, to improve water infrastructure security through both training and technical assistance for water utilities and (2) for cooperative agreements that are awarded under SDWA Section 1434, to address the risk of intentional contamination of drinking water distribution systems. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2013: For Section 1433 financial assistance, no funding is anticipated for Fiscal Year 2013. If funds become available, EPA's funding priority is to provide assistance to eligible non-profit organizations that provide training, technical support or other assistance to water utilities. Specifically, EPA is seeking to utilize the ability of non-profit organizations to provide water security technical support and training. For Section 1434 cooperative agreements, no funding is anticipated for Fiscal Year 2013. If funds become available, EPA's funding priority is to provide assistance to community water systems for drinking water contamination warning system pilot projects. Financial assistance awarded under both of these programs support Goal 2, Clean and Safe Water, of EPA's Strategic Plan. Specifically, awards will enhance public health protection by securing critical infrastructure through support for counter-terrorism preparedness.

B - Cooperative Agreements

Financial assistance awarded under Section 1433 of the SDWA is available to public non-profit institutions/organizations and private non-profit institutions/organizations, capable of providing training, technical support and/or assistance to drinking water systems. Cooperative agreements awarded under Section 1434 of the SDWA will be limited to local governments or institutions (either public or private nonprofit organizations) that operate community water systems (as defined in 40 C.F.R. §141.2). Note that 501(c)(4) non-profit organizations that lobby are not eligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

For financial assistance awarded under both Sections 1433 and 1434 of the SDWA, the beneficiaries are the drinking water systems, the water programs of the State or Tribe, and the public which will benefit from these programs through safer and more secure drinking water.

66.474 - Water Protection Grants to the States