Grant 97T09601
FY2025 · complete year · data as of 2026-09-01
A single federal award, with both ends of the trail linked.
Award 97T09601 is a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, $18.9M obligated, FY2025 to FY2030. The work is performed in Nevada. Source
Description
Description:this Agreement Provides Funding Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to the State of Nevada to Implement Resources and Priorities to Help Address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) and Other Emerging Contaminant Challenges; Target Resources to Communities Most in Need of Assistance to Ensure That No Community Is Left Behind with Unsafe, Inadequate Water; and Advance the Priorities of Equity and Environmental Justice. Nevada Will Use These Funds to Hire Contractors to Develop Projects and Preliminary Engineering Reports for Addressing Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, Sampling Private Wells for Emerging Contaminants, Mitigation Activities to Address Emerging Contaminants, Training Water Operators on Pfas Sampling. This Assistance Agreement Provides Full Federal Funding in the Amount of $9,457,000. See Terms and Conditions. Activities:the Activities Include Projects and Activities to Address Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities, Including But Not Limited to Sampling for Emerging Contaminants; Planning and Design of Solutions to Address Emerging Contaminants; Technical Assistance; and Workforce or Training Support to Public Water Systems in Addressing Emerging Contaminants. Subrecipient:under This Assistance Agreement, the State of Nevada Will Subaward Funds to Public Water Systems to Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water. Outcomes:this Agreement Is to an Eligible State or Territory to Implement a Program to Provide Assistance to Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water to Small or Disadvantaged Communities. Funds Are to Carry Out Projects and Activities Needed for Public Water Systems to Comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Programs to Provide Household Water Quality Testing, Activities for a State to Respond to a Drinking Water Contaminants, and Activities That Benefit the Impacted Communities. The Anticipated Deliverables Include Planning and Design of Projects to Address Emerging Contaminants (Pfas, Manganese, Legionella, Helicobacter Pylori, Mycobacterium Abscessus and Mycobacterium Avium) in Drinking Water, Characterizing the Occurrence of Pfas Contamination at Private Wells, Supporting Mitigation Activities That Address Emerging Contaminants (E.g. Household Point-Of-Use Treatment), Sampling for Pfas at Private Wells, Training Water Operators on Pfas Sampling, the Expected Outcomes Include Identifying Mitigation and Remediation Solutions for Pfas and Other Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, Characterizing the Extent of Pfas Contamination at Private Wells, Household Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, and Water Operators Trained in Pfas Sampling. These Outputs Directly Help to Reduce Pfas and Other Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water and Improve Water System Compliance with the New Pfas Regulatory Requirements. The Intended Beneficiaries Include Public Water Systems in Small and Disadvantaged Communities and the Communities They Serve. Direct Beneficiaries of This Program Include All State Residents and Occupants, Both Permanent and Temporary.