Funding Assistance for Territories under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- American Samoa
- Guam
- The Northern Mariana Islands
- The U.S. Virgin Islands
- Eligible systems and projects
- Program fund allotment method
- How are the funds managed?
- How are grants awarded?
- Annual Report
Eligible systems and projects
Some examples of projects are:
- Rehabilitation or development of drinking water sources
- Installation or upgrade of treatment or storage facilities
- Installation or replacement of transmission and distribution pipes
Funds may also be used to conduct project feasibility studies, engineering design, and project administration.
Program fund allotment method
EPA may allot up to 1.5 percent of the amount available for the DWSRF grants to territories for the program. Prior to fiscal year 2010, this allotment was 0.33 percent.
Each territory is guaranteed a minimum allotment which is the greater of $150,000 or 7.5 percent of the funds available for the program.
- Population (5 percent)
- Geographical area (2.5 percent)
- The number of community water systems and non-transient non-community water systems (14 percent)
- The number of transient non-community water systems (3.5 percent)
- The “infrastructure needs” of the water systems in each territory as identified in the most current Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey (75 percent)
Review the annual allotments for territories.
How are the funds managed?
The funds are managed by EPA’s offices in Region 2 (for the Virgin Islands) and Region 9 (for American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands).
How are grants awarded?
EPA may award a grant to either a territorial government or directly to a territorial public water system. If the grant is awarded to a territorial government, that government selects projects to fund.
Annual Report
2017 CW & DW Territories & DC Annual Report: Report of Clean Water and Drinking Water grants to U.S. Territories and Washington, D.C. during Fiscal Year 2017.