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Pacific Southwest, Region 9

Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations

Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside Funds

Overview

EPA Region 9 (EPA) is pleased to issue the 2011 guidance and procedures for applying for assistance from the Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside (DWTSA) program.  This program provides funding for tribes within Region 9 (California, Nevada, and Arizona) for public drinking water system infrastructure.  Funds are awarded through direct grants to tribes or interagency agreements with the Indian Health Service.  The funding will be used to address the most significant public health threats for public water systems.  

Up to $6 million of FY 11 funds may be available.  In addition, projects ranking higher than Health Category K may be considered under the anticipated FY12 appropriation.  Matching funds are not required; however, in cases where commercial entities and/or non-tribal populations receive water from the public water system, EPA may ask the tribe to provide a matching contribution.

This assistance will be awarded under Section 300j-12 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §1452. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 66.468

Important Dates:

November 5, 2010: EPA must receive proposals by this date, including 3 copies of the proposal form, tribal government endorsement, and any preliminary feasibility studies and supporting documents.  Proposals received after November 5, 2010 will not be considered for funding.  Send proposals to:

Linda Reeves, WTR-6
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

December 2010: EPA will notify each applicant of the draft proposal priority and whether the project was selected to continue with the application process.

January 2011: Applicants can submit comments on the draft prioritization.  For projects selected to continue with the application process, applicants must submit responses to any EPA comments, and capacity and managerial checklists.

February 2011: EPA will notify applicants of the final priority list and funding decision, along with guidance letters for projects to be funded by grant.

March 2011: For projects to be funded by grant, applications must be received by EPA (exact dates will be included in funding decision notification letters).  For projects to be funded by interagency agreements, Indian Health Service must submit to EPA the draft Memorandum of Agreement and Project Summary.

July 2011:EPA will award funds for selected projects.

Contents of Full Text Announcement:

  1. Description of Program
  2. Award Information
  3. Eligibility Information
  4. Step 1: Proposal Submission Information
  5. Step 2: Comments on Draft Prioritization, Capacity and Managerial Checklists and Final Feasibility Studies
  6. Step 3:  Grant Application/Interagency Agreement Process
  7. Funding Allocation Methodology
  8. Award Administration Information
  9. Agency Contacts
  10. References/Endnotes
  11. Other Information:

Full text announcement (PDF) (26 pp, 120K)

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