02D44823

Description:
This action approves an award in the amount of $1,700,000 to the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Incorporated (SERCAP). This agreement provides funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to support the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at SERCAP. The EFCs will provide finance-related training, education, and analytical studies to help regulated parties develop solutions related to issues associated with meeting environmental standards.

Activities:
The activities include outreach and education; pre-award workshops and technical assistance; and post-award technical assistance (TA) to disadvantaged communities and tribes within the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 4. The project will provide State Revolving Fund (SRF) clean water and wastewater infrastructure funding through the Water Education and Technical Assistance (WETAP) project.

Subrecipient:
Subawards will provide technical support in all eight Southeast states. They will provide multi-state TA, tools, and resources for planning and assessment, sustainability, as well as funding and financing for State Revolving Funds applications. Subawards will provide community engagement, TA, education, advocacy, financing, governance, stakeholder management, and policy. Subawards will conduct training and TA to support financial sustainability, capacity building assistance to small and rural communities, and provide research capabilities to identify communities, both small and large, which may need water and wastewater assistance.

Outcomes:
The anticipated deliverables include partnerships developed via coordination and planning by identifying SRF designated disadvantaged communities; hosting pre-award community workshops; and providing pre and post-award technical assistance. The expected outcomes include identification of disadvantaged and tribal communities, outreach to those communities by providing pre-award SRF workshops and post-award technical assistance. Through the Water Education and Technical Assistance Project (WETAP Project), the intended beneficiaries will target disadvantaged and tribal communities in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project

2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INT

66.203 - Environmental Finance Center Grants

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

Roanoke, Virginia 24016 United States

Single Zip Code

ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER GRANT PROGRAM (EPA-I-OW-OWM-22-01)

Infrastructure $1,700,000 (40%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 150% from $1,700,000 to $4,250,000.