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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$88,425,000

Environmental Protection Agency·Environmental Protection Agency

to MINNESOTA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY

environmentactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-04-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-28·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_02E03335_068
Award description

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES A CAPITALIZATION GRANT, FUNDED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58), FOR THE RECIPIENT'S DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (DWSRF) PROGRAM. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DWSRF-ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES. THE AWARD FURTHERS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION OBJECTIVES OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA).ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT OF THESE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE LOW-INTEREST RATE FINANCING TO ELIGIBLE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE DRINKING WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THE RECIPIENT MAY ALSO USE SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC SET-ASIDES. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DWSRF-ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND REPLACEMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINES.SUBRECIPIENT:DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAM IS EXEMPT FROM 2 CFR 200.332 SUBRECIPIENT MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBAWARDS AS PROVIDED IN 2 CFR 1500. PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LOANS.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE FINANCING, PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE LEAD SERVICE LINE PROJECTS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. DELIVERABLES WILL ALSO BE USED TO INCREASE THE LEAD SERVICE LINE-RELATED TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Capitalization grant to Minnesota's drinking water revolving fund for lead service line replacement and related water infrastructure projects.

Sub-sectors
drinking-water-infrastructurelead-remediationstate-revolving-fund
Why this matters

Addresses critical public health threat from lead contamination in drinking water systems across Minnesota communities.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for water infrastructure contractors, engineering firms, and lead-safe materials suppliers in Minnesota.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002502.

Period of performance
Start
2025-04-01
End
2027-06-30
Status
activein 409 days
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