02F96201
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
DESCRIPTION:THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL UTILIZE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECIPIENT'S BORDER ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUND (BEIF) PROGRAM. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO PROVIDE GRANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MULTIPLE SUBRECIPIENTS, COVERING COSTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE OF ELIGIBLE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM'S EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING A COMPREHENSIVE BEIF PROGRAM AND EXECUTING PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOR CITIZENS WITHIN THE REGION 6 UNITED STATES/MEXICO BORDER AREA, EXTENDING UP TO 62 MILES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BORDER.
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL IMPLEMENT THE BORDER ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUND (BEIF) PROGRAM IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES DATED MAY 2011 OR ITS LATEST REVISION. THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THE WORK PLAN MEET CATEGORY 1 PRIORITY AND WILL BE DEVELOPED USING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PDAP) FUNDING FOR CERTIFICATION.
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH SUBAWARDS TO FOUR COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES/MEXICO BORDER AREA, FACILITATING THE AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS INCLUDED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS: THIS PROJECT INVOLVES REPLACING 280,000 LINEAR FEET OF WATER LINES, UPGRADING THE SCADA SYSTEM, INSTALLING PUMPS AT FAILING BOOSTER STATIONS, IMPLEMENTING RADIO-READ METERS, AND RELOCATING WATER SERVICES FROM ALLEYWAYS TO STREETS.
- TORNILLO, TEXAS: THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND WASTEWATER COLLECTION INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE FIRST-TIME SERVICES, ELIMINATING THE RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASES FROM UNTREATED OR INADEQUATELY TREATED WASTEWATER.
- RIO GRANDE CITY (RGC), TEXAS: THIS INITIATIVE OFFERS FIRST-TIME WASTEWATER SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 400 HOMES IN 9 COLONIAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN AREAS OF RIO GRANDE CITY, ALONGSIDE REHABILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL RGC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THEREBY REDUCING THE RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASES.
- ANTHONY, NEW MEXICO: THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND SERVICES TO UNSERVED AREAS BY CONSTRUCTING TWO NEW WATERLINES AND ADDING A STORAGE TANK.
ACTIVITIES:THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WILL OVERSEE AND ADMINISTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND/OR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE TO FOUR COMMUNITIES IN CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS, TORNILLO, TEXAS; RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, AND ANTHONY, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUBAWARDS WILL PROCURE AND ISSUE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO IMPLEMENT HIGH PRIORITY WASTEWATER PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS IN EACH COMMUNITY.SUBRECIPIENT:THE COMMUNITIES WILL PROCURE AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH PRIORITY WASTEWATER PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.OUTCOMES:THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL PROVIDE MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS SCHEDULES AND QUARTERLY REPORTS ON ONGOING AND PROJECTED PROJECT DISBURSEMENTS AS PART OF THEIR OVERSIGHT AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATION. THESE REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), REGION 6 TO DEMONSTRATE PROJECT PROGRESS AND ENSURE TRANSPARENCY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
THE COMMUNITIES OF CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS, TORNILLO, TEXAS; RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, AND ANTHONY, NEW MEXICO, WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, MANY RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS WILL RECEIVE FIRST-TIME WASTEWATER SERVICES, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASES AND PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER SOURCES.
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL IMPLEMENT THE BORDER ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUND (BEIF) PROGRAM IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES DATED MAY 2011 OR ITS LATEST REVISION. THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THE WORK PLAN MEET CATEGORY 1 PRIORITY AND WILL BE DEVELOPED USING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PDAP) FUNDING FOR CERTIFICATION.
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH SUBAWARDS TO FOUR COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES/MEXICO BORDER AREA, FACILITATING THE AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS INCLUDED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS: THIS PROJECT INVOLVES REPLACING 280,000 LINEAR FEET OF WATER LINES, UPGRADING THE SCADA SYSTEM, INSTALLING PUMPS AT FAILING BOOSTER STATIONS, IMPLEMENTING RADIO-READ METERS, AND RELOCATING WATER SERVICES FROM ALLEYWAYS TO STREETS.
- TORNILLO, TEXAS: THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND WASTEWATER COLLECTION INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE FIRST-TIME SERVICES, ELIMINATING THE RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASES FROM UNTREATED OR INADEQUATELY TREATED WASTEWATER.
- RIO GRANDE CITY (RGC), TEXAS: THIS INITIATIVE OFFERS FIRST-TIME WASTEWATER SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 400 HOMES IN 9 COLONIAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN AREAS OF RIO GRANDE CITY, ALONGSIDE REHABILITATING THE INTERNATIONAL RGC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THEREBY REDUCING THE RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASES.
- ANTHONY, NEW MEXICO: THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND SERVICES TO UNSERVED AREAS BY CONSTRUCTING TWO NEW WATERLINES AND ADDING A STORAGE TANK.
ACTIVITIES:THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WILL OVERSEE AND ADMINISTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND/OR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE TO FOUR COMMUNITIES IN CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS, TORNILLO, TEXAS; RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, AND ANTHONY, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH SUBAWARDS WILL PROCURE AND ISSUE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO IMPLEMENT HIGH PRIORITY WASTEWATER PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS IN EACH COMMUNITY.SUBRECIPIENT:THE COMMUNITIES WILL PROCURE AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH PRIORITY WASTEWATER PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.OUTCOMES:THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (NADB) WILL PROVIDE MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS SCHEDULES AND QUARTERLY REPORTS ON ONGOING AND PROJECTED PROJECT DISBURSEMENTS AS PART OF THEIR OVERSIGHT AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATION. THESE REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), REGION 6 TO DEMONSTRATE PROJECT PROGRESS AND ENSURE TRANSPARENCY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
THE COMMUNITIES OF CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS, TORNILLO, TEXAS; RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, AND ANTHONY, NEW MEXICO, WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, MANY RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS WILL RECEIVE FIRST-TIME WASTEWATER SERVICES, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE RISK OF WATERBORNE DISEASES AND PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER SOURCES.
Awardee
Funding Goals
5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Rio Grande City,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
EPA-CEP-01
North American Development Bank was awarded
NADB BEIF Program: Border Water Quality Projects
Cooperative Agreement 02F96201
worth $17,500,000
from EPA Region 6: Dallas in October 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Rio Grande City Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.202 Congressionally Mandated Projects.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 2/26/26
Period of Performance
10/1/25
Start Date
9/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$17.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$17.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
02F96201
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
68HF06 REGION 6 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68V000 REGION 6 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
NT1NCDH5N5D7
Awardee CAGE
6H1L6
Performance District
TX-28
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 2/26/26