CFDA#
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Summary
The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program is a federal-state partnership to help ensure safe drinking water. Created by the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) the program provides financial support to water systems and to state safe water programs. This includes projects to:
- Develop or acquire potable water sources;
- Construct/expand water and wastewater treatment facilities;
- Install or improve water distribution and wastewater collection systems;
- Execute well-head protection planning studies; or
- Improve storm water management facilities.
In Ohio, applicants will be evaluated based on (1) health related factors; (2) economic affordability; (3) population; (4) median household income; and (5) poverty rate.
The long-term DWAF program goals are to:
- Maximize below-market rate loans and subsidies to eligible public water systems for improvements that eliminate public health threats and ensure compliance with federal and state drinking water laws and regulations.
- Target technical assistance to public water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people.
- Target small and disadvantaged community assistance to reduce the financial impact of capital improvements on customers of small systems and systems serving poorer communities.
- Encourage the regionalization of small public water systems so they may take advantage of economies of scale available to larger water systems.
- Support extensions of public water systems to address areas of contaminated private water systems.
- Promote the continued development of Asset Management Programs for public water system owners and operators to maintain compliance with the state and federal SDWA requirements.
- Update source water assessments and provide technical assistance to promote locally developed source water protection plans.
For the 2024 program year, the short-term DWAF program goals were to:
- The Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA)
- The Drinking Water Assistance Fund Administrative Account
- The Small Systems Technical Assistance Account 13
- The Public Water Systems Supervision (PWSS) Account
- The Local Assistance and Other State Programs Account
History of Funding
None is available.
Additional Information
Eligible project costs include: planning, engineering, construction, land and easement acquisition, and legal and inspection fees.
During PY 2021, the WSRLA will offer the following finance structures: standard, small system, short term, negotiated linked deposit, supplemental loan, regionalization and disadvantaged community interest rates.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants are Ohio departments, divisions, or other units of state government, watershed districts, soil and water conservation districts, municipal corporations, counties, townships, and other political subdivisions, special water districts, including county and regional sewer and water districts, conservancy districts, sanitary districts, sewer districts, or any other public corporation or agency having the authority to acquire, construct, or operate waste water or water management facilities.
Deadline Details
Application deadlines vary by program category. Interested applicants are encouraged to first discuss their project with the Financial Assistance Program Office at (614) 644-2752. Applications projects that include construction of, or improvements to, water treatment plants must are to be submitted by August 31, 2023. Applications for all other program categories are to be submitted by October 31, 2023. Similar deadlines are anticipated annually.
Award Details
Funding is available in a combination of loan and grants. Individual award amounts vary based on project category and scope.
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