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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $25 Million to Help Provide Small,
Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities with Clean and Safe Drinking Water
WASHINGTON – Today, May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced $25 million for states and territories to invest in clean and safe
drinking water. This grant funding will specifically benefit underserved,
small and disadvantaged communities by upgrading infrastructure to comply with
the Safe Drinking Water Act, reducing exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances (PFAS), removing sources of lead, and addressing additional local
drinking water challenges. The EPA funding announced today advances President
Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to help communities make real progress
on critical drinking water upgrades.
“Across the country, too many communities struggle to maintain and upgrade
drinking water infrastructure that is essential to public
health,” said Acting Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott.
“This $25 million in EPA grant funding, along with historic investments from
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will strengthen our
nation’s water infrastructure and help ensure everyone has access to clean
and safe drinking water.”
This funding is part of the Biden-Harris Justice40 Initiative, which advances
environmental justice and benefits disadvantaged communities by ensuring that
federal funding is reaching places that need it most.
EPA’s grant funding is flexible and can support a broad range of projects to
help communities address drinking water concerns, from household water quality
testing to monitoring for drinking water contaminants, including PFAS. These
funds can also be used to identify and replace lead service lines to help
achieve President Biden’s goal of removing 100% of lead pipes across the
country. Funds may also support efforts to build the technical, financial, and
managerial abilities of a water system’s operations and staff.
Infrastructure projects—from transmission, distribution, and storage—that
support drinking water quality improvements are also eligible for grant
funding.
The Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Community grant program, established
under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, awards
funding to states and territories on a non-competitive basis. EPA awards
funding to states based on an allocation formula that includes factors for
population below the poverty level, small water systems, and underserved
communities. Since 2019, this grant program has allocated over $130 million
to states, territories and Tribes. There is a separate allotment to support
activities in American Indian and Alaska Native Village communities. For more
information, visit the WIIN SUDC Grant website.  
FY 2024 Small, Underserved and Disadvantaged Communities (SUDC) Grant
Allotments for States and Territories
Based on FY 2024 Appropriations of $25,080,000
State/Territory
FY 2024 Allotment
State/Territory
FY 2024 Allotment
Alabama
$369,000
Montana
$326,000
Alaska
$571,000
Nebraska
$284,000
American Samoa
$141,000
Nevada
$293,000
Arizona
$490,000
New Hampshire
$259,000
Arkansas
$342,000
New Jersey
$406,000
California
$1,624,000
New Mexico
$393,000
Colorado
$462,000
New York
$1,047,000
Connecticut
$273,000
North Carolina
$679,000
Delaware
$195,000
North Dakota
$210,000
District of Columbia
$151,000
Northern Mariana Islands
$142,000
Florida
$961,000
Ohio
$609,000
Georgia
$664,000
Oklahoma
$492,000
Guam
$135,000
Oregon
$425,000
Hawaii
$170,000
Pennsylvania
$799,000
Idaho
$316,000
Puerto Rico
$478,000
Illinois
$702,000
Rhode Island
$168,000
Indiana
$422,000
South Carolina
$375,000
Iowa
$348,000
South Dakota
$240,000
Kansas
$381,000
Tennessee
$403,000
Kentucky
$340,000
Texas
$1,821,000
Louisiana
$641,000
Utah
$291,000
Maine
$238,000
U.S. Virgin Islands
$138,000
Maryland
$305,000
Vermont
$210,000
Massachusetts
$348,000
Virginia
$469,000
Michigan
$650,000
Washington
$566,000
Minnesota
$382,000
West Virginia
$315,000
Mississippi
$420,000
Wisconsin
$439,000
Missouri
$524,000
Wyoming
$238,000
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