Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act

Program objective

To support developing, expanding, planning, implementing, and improving environmental training associated with source water and drinking water. To develop and expand capabilities of programs to carry out the purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Funding priorities continue to include providing assistance for the following training activities: (1) training personnel who manage or operate public water systems; (2) training personnel for occupations involving the public health aspects of providing safe drinking water; (3) training to develop and expand the capabilities of states and municipalities to carry out the SDWA; and (4) expanding, planning, implementing, and improving training to enable small public water systems to meet the requirements of SDWA.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• ✓Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• ✓U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• ✓U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• ✓Territorial
• ✓Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• ✓Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• ✓Interstate Organization
• ✓State
• ✓Local
• ✓Nonprofit Organization
• ✓County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
• ✓Tribal

Assistance under this program is generally available to States, local governments, territories, Indian Tribes, and possessions of the U.S. (including the District of Columbia); public and private universities and colleges; hospitals; laboratories; and public or private nonprofit institutions. Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Policy for the Competition of Assistance Agreements.

Intended beneficiaries: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), For-Profit Organization, Other, County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), Interstate Organization, U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination and 1 more.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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