Closed · EPA-OW-OGWDW-25-01 · CFDA 66.488 · Discretionary
Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $9.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 6, 2025
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $9,500,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $9.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 66.488
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program - is cataloged under number EPA-OW-OGWDW-25-01 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.488, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 5, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $9,500,000. The agency has projected $9.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 6 awards. If the agency funds the expected 6 awards from the $9.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.6 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on October 6, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $9,500,000
Close Date
October 6, 2025
Posted
August 5, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$9,500,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1459F authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program. This grant program assists medium and large size public water systems with protecting drinking water sources from natural hazards, extreme weather events, and cybersecurity threats.Eligible applicants for this grant program include public water systems that serve a population of 10,000 people or more. Projects or programs that may be funded through this opportunity are those which aim to increase the resilience of a water system to natural hazards, extreme weather events, or reduce cybersecurity threats. For more information see: https://www.epa.gov/dwcapacity/midsize-and-large-drinking-water-system-infrastructure-resilience-and-sustainability.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Claudette Ojo U.S. EPA
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