Closed · EPA-OW-OGWDW-26-01 · CFDA 66.424 · Discretionary
Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $13M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 13, 2026
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $13,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,487 other opportunities from Environmental Protection Agency.
- up to $13M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 66.424
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on May 13, 2026. CFDA 66.424 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $13,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 13, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$30,700,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water grant program supports small public water systems (PWS) in operations and maintenance to achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The 1996 amendments of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) provide a framework for states and water systems to work together to protect public health. By law, every state has a Capacity Development Program to assist public water systems in building technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capabilities (sometimes referred to as “capacity”). Additionally, provisions of the SDWA Section 1452(a)(3) have a requirement for PWSs to demonstrate TMF capability in order to receive loan assistance from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Without TMF capabilities, States are not permitted to provide PWSs with loan assistance unless the system has agreed to make the necessary changes in operation to ensure that it has the TMF capabilities to comply over the long term.Aside from enhancing eligibility for DWSRF funding, ensuring TMF capabilities of PWSs is essential to ensuring PWSs reliably deliver safe drinking water and protect public health. Strong TMF capabilities are necessary for systems to maintain or attain compliance with the SDWA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) and state regulations. The grant program also assists small publicly-owned wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems to improve operational performance and sustainable operations over the long term, improving public health and water quality. Additionally, the grant program provides technical assistance to private well owners to protect their drinking water supply and improve water quality. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and nonprofit private universities and colleges. Selected applicants are expected to provide direct technical assistance and training to assist small drinking water systems, small publicly-owned wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-OW-OGWDW-26-01
Grants.gov marks Training and Technical Assistance to Improve… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). This eligibility-code string dominates the Environmental Protection Agency book (1,239 peers, 83% of 1,488).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Technical Contact: Brianna Knoppow, SmallSystemsRFA@EPA.gov Eligibility Contact: Brianna Knoppow, SmallSystemsRFA@EPA.gov Electronic Submissions Contact: Grants.gov: support@grants.gov; 1-800-518-4726
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