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Subject:[EXTERNAL]EPA Region 8 Water Division: Program Updates
Date:Thursday, October 12, 2023 1:10:27 PM
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Oct 12, 2023Program Updates
Upcoming Opportunities
New Grant Opportunity to Improve Climate Resilience of DrinkingWater Infrastructure: EPA’s Drinking Water System Infrastructure
Resilience and Sustainability grant program will support drinking water
systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities that areworking to prepare for and reduce vulnerability to impacts from climatechange including flooding, wildfires, and drought. Funding through this grantprogram can be used for the planning, design, construction, implementation,operation, or maintenance of a program or project that increases resilience ofpublic water systems to natural hazards.
Click here for more information
Application Deadline is November 6, 2023
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
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WaterTA Request form to request Technical Assistance
Community Change Grants Program: EPA’s new Environmental andClimate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change
Grants) will invest approximately $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funds in
environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantagedcommunities through projects that reduce pollution, increase communityclimate resilience, and build community capacity to respond to environmentaland climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will befocused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community andstakeholder input. For more information and a list of eligible activities, pleaseclick here. This grant is expected to be opened to applicants sometime thisfall. To learn more, join the National EJ Community Engagement Call usingthe link below.
Zoom Link for National EJ Community Engagement Call
Tuesday, October 17, 2023: 12:00–2:00 PM MDT
Securing the Flow – Advancing Public Water Systems Cybersecurityand Resilience Webinar: This webinar is specifically designed to provide
actionable guidance and best practices for professionals who manage drinkingwater and wastewater systems. This webinar will provide insights from a peerpractitioner's real-world experiences, will explore the collaborative EPA/CISAToolkit, and will lay out a range of no-cost and low-cost tools and resourcesthat are designed to empower and fortify the security of water infrastructuresystems. This webinar is jointly hosted by the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), theMulti-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and theWater Information Sharing & Analysis Center (WaterISAC).
Register here for the Webinar
Thursday, October 19, 2023: 12-1:00 PM MDT
How to Prepare Your Utility for Disasters : Join the US EPA for a freewebinar on how to prepare your utility for disasters. This webinar will focuson how to create a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and EmergencyResponse Plan (ERP) using drought and water contamination scenarios with10 quick and easy tips. This workshop is meant for very small drinking watersystems. Operators may be eligible to earn Continuing Education Units(CEUs) for creating an RRA and ERP.
Register here for the Webinar
Tuesday, November 14th: 11:00–12:30 PM MDT
Water Finance Clearinghouse: The Water Finance Clearinghouse is adatabase of financial assistance sources available to fund a variety ofwatershed protection projects. The Clearinghouse includes two searchable
databases: one contains available funding sources for water infrastructure
and the second contains resources, such as reports, weblinks, webinars etc.on financing mechanisms and approaches that can help communities accesscapital to meet their water infrastructure needs.
Click here to explore the Water Finance Clearinghouse
We look forward to continuing to serve you by sending out information
on Grant Opportunities, Webinars, Trainings, and other exciting information.
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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 for
clean water and drinking water infrastructure contact Kenley Stone atStone.kenley@epa.gov or Bryce Faliskie at Faliskie.bryce@epa.gov.
https://www.epa.gov/environmental-topics/water-topicsAdditional Information: