The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is seeking grant proposals from eligible applicants for the 2016 round of funding from the Environmental Education (EE) Grants Program. The grants are intended to support local environmental education projects that promote environmental awareness and stewardship and help provide people with the skills to take responsible actions to protect … Read more
Water and wastewater utilities, and their advocates are celebrating a huge step forward for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) after President Barack Obama signed legislation that lifts a ban on the use of tax-exempt bonds with WIFIA loans. Now the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is urging Congress to appropriate funds to … Read more
The White House has announced a new public-private water innovation strategy which includes an aggressive two-part approach led by Federal agencies to address the impacts of climate change on the use and supply of our nation’s water resources. The strategy calls on the private sector and other stakeholder groups to help significantly scale up research … Read more
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton submitted a $795 million proposal in December to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) for the State. This Federal, State, and local partnership would work with farmers and other landowners across Minnesota to implement conservation practices on up to 100,000 acres of land to restore … Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is accepting applications for loans and grants to build rural water infrastructure. Applications may be completed online through RDAPPLY, a new electronic filing system, and at state and local Rural Development offices. Public entities such as counties, townships, and communities, as well as non-profit organizations and tribal … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) launched the Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center in 2015 to help communities across the country improve their wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater systems, particularly through innovative financing. The Center is part of the “White House Build America Investment Initiative” – an effort to increase infrastructure investment and promote … Read more