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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-01-23 Correspondence - EPA - EPA Region 8 Water Division_ Program UpdatesFrom:Mullins, Matthew (he/him/his)To:Agenda Subject:EPA Region 8 Water Division: Program Updates Date:Thursday, June 1, 2023 2:16:40 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Program Updates JUne 1, 2023 Upcoming Opportunities Water Technical Assistance: Communities can request no-cost directWaterTA to evaluate their drinking water, wastewater, stormwaterinfrastructure, and water quality improvement needs. EPA's WaterTAprograms offer a wide range of services, including: · Identifying water infrastructure or water quality improvement needs · Planning for capital improvements · Building technical, managerial, and financial capacity · Preparing for and developing application materials for financing a project through the SRFs or other EPA-supported funding opportunities Click here for more information Fill out the WaterTA Request Form to request Technical Assistance Introduction to Water System Partnerships Workshop: Water system partnerships encompass a range of opportunities for water systems to worktogether to sustainably provide water services. Partnerships offer solutionsto unique challenges facing small systems and help increase technical,managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity. During this webinar, EPA willintroduce you to the Water System Partnerships Workshop. This interactiveworkshop brings together a targeted audience to discuss water systemchallenges, learn about TMF capacity solutions through water systempartnerships, and provide a foundation for informed decision making onpartnerships projects. Register here for the Webinar Tuesday, June 13th: 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET Water Finance Clearinghouse: Water Finance Clearinghouse is a databaseof financial assistance sources available to fund a variety of watershedprotection projects. Clearinghouse includes two searchable databases: onecontains available funding sources for water infrastructure and the secondcontains resources, such as reports, weblinks, webinars etc. on financingmechanisms and approaches that can help communities access capital tomeet their water infrastructure needs. Click here to explore the Water Finance Clearinghouse Competition Process: As part of a 3 session webinar series, this webinar is intended to help grant applicants learn how to find and successfully apply forcompetitive EPA grants. EPA will also provide an overview of the competitionprocess from application through evaluation and selection. Register here for the Webinar Tuesday, June 13: 1:00-2:00pm ET Subawards and Subrecipients process: The 2nd training in the webinarseries. This training is intended for EPA grant applicants and recipients thatplan to use EPA funding to provide grants to other entities through“subawards.” This type of EPA grant recipient is considered a pass-throughentity because the goal of the grant is to further award EPA funds. Thistraining will focus on oversight responsibilities of EPA pass-through entities,federal regulations that govern pass-through entities and the recipients ofsubawards, and EPA’s specific requirements for subrecipients Register here for the Webinar Tuesday, June 20: 3:00-4:00pm ET Procurement, Subawards, and Participant Support Costs: The finalsession in the mini webinar series, This training will cover procurementregulations and requirements. Attendees can expect to learn about bestpractices for contracts, consultants, equipment purchases, and participantsupport costs. Register here for the Webinar June 27: 1:30-2:30pm ET We look forward in continuing to serve you by sending out informationon Grant opportunities, Webinars, Training, and other exciting information. To unsubscribe from our email list, reply back “unsubscribe” For questions on webinars and workshops, contact EPA via the email addresslisted on the registration page. For questions on Technical Assistance (TA) and funding opportunities,contact Kenley Stone at Stone.kenley@epa.gov with clean water questions,and Bryce Faliskie at Faliskie.bryce@epa.gov with drinking water questions. https://www.epa.gov/environmental-topics/water-topicsAdditional Information: