Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OW OGWDW 19 02
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant opportunity titled "Training for Improved Protection of Drinking Water Sources" (Funding Opportunity Number EPA OW OGWDW 19 02) is a discretionary funding competition that supports a single cooperative agreement focused on strengthening how drinking water sources are protected across the country. At its core, the program is meant to improve communication and coordination between the EPA and state partners, with a strong emphasis on practical training that helps programs work together more effectively to prevent contamination of drinking water sources before it occurs.
The main purpose of the funded work is to design and deliver training that builds and expands the capacity of two closely related sets of programs: state and tribal Underground Injection Control (UIC) programs (covering Classes I through VI injection wells) and state and tribal Source Water Protection (SWP) programs. UIC programs are responsible for regulating underground injection activities that could threaten underground sources of drinking water, while SWP programs focus on protecting the lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and aquifers that supply public drinking water systems. By targeting both UIC and SWP audiences, the opportunity is aimed at improving alignment between regulatory safeguards and broader source water protection strategies, so that prevention, oversight, and response efforts reinforce one another rather than operating in silos.
A notable feature of this opportunity is that it explicitly allows grant funds to be used to encourage non-federal participation in meetings that strengthen drinking water source protection. This includes supporting travel costs for non-federal personnel to attend appropriate meetings. In practice, that means the award can help bring state and tribal staff, and other eligible non-federal participants, into the same rooms (or coordinated settings) where they can share lessons learned, clarify roles and expectations, and standardize approaches that reduce the likelihood of threats to drinking water sources. The emphasis on meetings and participation reflects the reality that many protection challenges arise at the boundaries between programs and jurisdictions, where consistent communication and coordinated decision-making can prevent gaps in oversight.
The opportunity is administered by the EPA and falls under the environmental funding activity category, with CFDA number 66.424. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates the EPA expects to have substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on planning, coordination, and oversight, rather than simply issuing funds with minimal federal engagement. The maximum potential award amount listed is $900,000, and the EPA anticipated making one award under this announcement, suggesting the agency intended to fund a single organization to deliver training at a broad, potentially national scale or in a way that reaches multiple jurisdictions.
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional details referenced in the full announcement, meaning applicants needed to consult the official eligibility section to confirm whether their organization type qualified. The notice was created on July 31, 2019, and the original application closing date was September 13, 2019, with submission instructions and requirements referenced in Section IV of the announcement. Overall, the grant is designed to build practical capacity, strengthen cross-program coordination, and ultimately improve prevention of contamination risks to drinking water sources by equipping UIC and SWP programs with better training, stronger relationships, and more consistent coordination channels.Apply for EPA OW OGWDW 19 02
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Training for Improved Protection of Drinking Water Sources" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.424.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 31, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 13, 2019 Please see Section IV of the announcement for additional submission information. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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