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$251,020,000

Environmental Protection Agency·Environmental Protection Agency

to THE STATE OF OHIO OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT

environmentactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-08-01·LATEST ACTION2026-07-07·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_03E03243_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 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS AS PROVIDED IN 2CFR 1500. PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LOANS. OHIO WILL FUND $264,945,078 IN LOANS IN THEIR INTENDED USE PLAN. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE (DG) SET-ASIDE OF $14,500,000 WILL BE USED TO FUND A THIRD-PARTY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER TO AID SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENT OF LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORIES AND PLANNING EFFORTS. 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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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

2026 obligation to Ohio's drinking water program (started 2025) for State Revolving Fund financing and lead service line replacement.

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

Lead contamination in drinking water is a persistent public health threat; this federal funding accelerates replacement affecting hundreds of thousands of residents.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for plumbing materials, construction services, and engineering firms supporting water infrastructure replacement across Ohio.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-07-08. Cost: $0.017698.

Period of performance
Start
2025-08-01
End
2028-12-31
Status
activein 902 days
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