Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC)

Type

Funding

Organization

US EPA

Description

The Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant program will provide states and territories with grants to public water systems in small or disadvantaged communities to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS. Grants will be awarded non‐competitively to states and territories.

Category Taxonomy

drinking water

contaminants

Funding Amount

EPA awards funding to states based on an allocation formula that includes factors such as population, number of water systems, and data related to emerging contaminants.

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-04/final_fy24_bil_ecsdc_allotmentmemo_april-2024.pdf

Matching Funds

There is no cost-share/match applicable for the funding made available under this grant program.

Geography

National

Eligibility

“Disadvantaged Community” is one determined by the state to be disadvantaged under the affordability criteria established by the state under section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act or may become a disadvantaged community as a result of carrying out a project or activity under the grant program. As with the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, each state has statutory discretion to set its own criteria.
“Small Community” is one that has a population of less than 10,000 individuals that the Administrator determines does not have the capacity to incur debt sufficient to finance a project or activity under the grant program. This is a statutory definition.

Website

https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/emerging-contaminants-ec-small-or-disadvantaged-…

Contact Information

Regional contacts can be found by following this link:
https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/contacts-emerging-contaminants-ec-small-or-disadvantaged-communities-grant-sdc

Status/Type

Grant

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.