Municipal Resources

Municipal Resources

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On this page:

• General Resources
• Federal Funding
• Technical Assistance 
• Webcasts, Workshops, and Meetings
• White House Resources 
• Explore Email Newsletters
• Inflation Reduction Act Resources 
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

General Resources

• EPA’s 8th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment — Information Collection Request. The survey that drives DWSRF allotments heads to OMB. Comments due July 27, 2026 
• EPA Launches $30 Million Challenge to Help American Farmers Grow Healthy Food with Fewer Chemicals. EPA seeks public input to shape a national innovation challenge — up to $30 million in prize funding — for alternatives to chemical crop desiccation; solutions sought include practices that pair with regenerative agriculture, healthier soil, and cleaner water. See the Federal Register Request for Information. Comments must be received on or before September 30, 2026 
• OMB’s 2026 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions is now published, including EPA’s preamble and Regulatory Plan Statement of Priorities
• EPA Announces New Action to Make America Healthy Again by Collecting Data to Advance Science on Potential Drinking Water Contaminants.  EPA proposes monitoring requirements for 30 unregulated contaminants under the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6). See Federal Register Notice Comments must be received on or before August 31, 2026
• EPA Advances Comprehensive PFAS Strategy with Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections. 
  • Things You Need to Know: EPA Unveils Comprehensive PFAS Strategy — Nearly $1 Billion and Standards Water Systems Can Actually Meet. 
  •  TWO public comment periods open now until July 20:
    • Proposed Rule to Rescind Regulatory Determinations and Regulations for PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and Hazard Index Mixtures https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/proposed-pfas-rescission-rule
    • Proposed PFOA and PFOS Compliance Extension Rule https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/proposed-pfoa-and-pfos-compliance-extension-rule
• CRS: Data Centers and Their Energy Consumption: Frequently Asked Questions
• CRS: Energy and Water Development: FY2027 Appropriations
• EPA Unveils Clean Air Act-Related Resource to Provide Transparency for Data Center Developers, Local Communities, Tribes. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation’s New Webpage Directly Responds to Americans’ Request for Clean Air Act Guidance to Support Permitting, Building of U.S. Data Centers, AI Facilities
• CRS Report: FY2026 Appropriations for U.S. EPA Water Infrastructure Programs
•  CRS Report: Resources for Tracking Federal COVID19 Spending [includes helpful links to ARPA fund tracking resources]
• GAO Report: Water Infrastructure Resilience: Agencies Could Better Assess Efforts to Assist Communities Vulnerable to Natural Disasters
• GAO Report: Persistent Chemicals: Information on EPA's Analysis of Costs for its PFAS Drinking Water Regulation
• EPA Announces It Will Keep Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA, PFOS. EPA intends to provide regulatory flexibility and holistically address these contaminants in drinking water 
• EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces EPA’s “Powering the Great American Comeback” Initiative
• EPA's A Framework for Permitting Innovation in the Wastewater Sector
• ECOS (Environmental Council of the States) released a Compendium of State PFAS Actions: [external with federal funding]  “. The paper offers a national summary of PFAS actions, as well as individual findings from 52 jurisdictions – specifically, the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Federal Program Inventory - a resource allowing visitors to search all federal programs that provide grants, loans, or direct payments
• EPA's Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance
• EPA Cybersecurity for the Water Sector
• EPA's List of Water Technical Assistance Programs
• EPA's Federal Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS)
• Wastewater Technology Clearinghouse 
• Build America, Buy America (BABA)
• PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances)

Federal Funding

• USDA Rural Development’s Rural Cooperative Development Grants. Technical assistance for rural cooperative development (can include utility co-ops). [Borderline — flagged; short fuse.] Apply by July 24, 2026
• USDA-NIFA’s Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans (AgVets) Competitive Grants Program. Hands-on training and classroom education for military veterans pursuing careers in farm and ranch operations, including workforce readiness; ~$2.85 million total, nonprofit applicants only. Apply by July 31, 2026.
• HHS-ACF’s Environmental Regulatory Enhancement program. Funding for planning, developing, and implementing programs that improve the capability of Tribal governing bodies to regulate environmental quality (including water) under federal and Tribal environmental laws. Apply by August 7, 2026
• FEMA’s FY26 Community Assistance Program — State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE). Funding to ensure adoption and enforcement of standards consistent with National Flood Insurance Program minimum criteria in participating and flood-prone communities, empowering states and territories to manage their flood risk. Apply by August 11, 2026 
• FEMA’s FY2026 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program. CTP is one mechanism FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program use to deliver flood information to communities — recipients develop flood hazard data and maps to increase public awareness of flood risk and strengthen local decision-making. More info on FEMA's Page. [Separate announcements posted for FEMA Regions; search “Cooperating Technical Partners” on grants.gov for yours.] Apply by August 17, 2026 
• DOE-NETL’s Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies.Research funding including produced-water management technologies. This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water. Apply by September 8, 2026 
• BLM’s Joint Fire Science Program FY2026 funding opportunity (U.S. Wildland Fire Service, National Interagency Fire Center). Research proposals on drivers of changing wildfire regimes and consequences for wildfire risk to values including communities, infrastructure, and municipal watersheds, plus smoke impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire. [research-oriented (not municipal applicants)]. Apply by September 17, 2026
• USFWS' FY2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity. Provide recreational boaters with facilities to prevent waste disposal into public waterways and improve recreational boating opportunities. Apply by July 22, 2026
• FEMA — FY2024 & 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC). Hazard-mitigation funding prioritizing infrastructure/construction that reduces risk, including flood and stormwater projects. Apply by July 23, 2026
• USDA's Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education, and Extension Initiative. Supports research, education, and extension activities through competitive grants designed to address key production and market challenges.. The authorization covers the full food value chain, including production, harvesting, transportation, aggregation, packaging, distribution, and market development.  Apply by July 27, 2026
• USDA's Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for fiscal year (FY) 2026.Through On Farm Trials projects, awardees recruit producers and provide them with technical assistance and incentive payments to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches. For 2026, applications will be accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing at least one of the following priorities: irrigation management technologies, new and innovative grazing land management solutions, nutrient management, and soil health demonstration trial. Apply by July 27, 2026
• NSF's Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation. NSF is initiating a pilot emphasis area for its SBIR/STTR programs to invest in startups and small businesses that are specifically developing enabling technologies that include next-generation instrumentation, novel experimental platforms, and other scientific equipment to advance the frontiers of scientific discovery and strengthen the American scientific and engineering enterprise. This encompasses novel instrumentation necessary for the coming era of AI-driven discoveries. Apply by July 27, 2026
• USBR's WaterSMART Drought Response Program. For Western States or Territories ONLY, see eligibility. Proposals for projects designed to improve drought resilience by developing effective water management strategies and drought contingency plans. Funding under the Drought Response Program supports a range of initiatives including infrastructure improvements for increased water storage and distribution capabilities, water source diversification, decision-making tools for water management, and comprehensive planning to prepare for and respond to drought conditions. Apply by July 28, 2026
• USFWS — Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act. Research, restoration, and Regional Project proposals for the restoration of the Great Lakes Basin fish and wildlife resources, as authorized under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act. Apply by August 3, 2026.
• EPA Announces $25.5 Million to Address Wastewater Challenges in Rural, Small, and Tribal Communities EPA announced $25.5 million in grant funding for technical-assistance providers to help small, rural, and Tribal communities address wastewater infrastructure challenges and comply with the Clean Water Act, under the RealWaterTA initiative. Applications from TA providers due August 14, 2026.
• USFWS' Fiscal Year 2026 Tribal Wildlife Grants Fiscal Year 2026 Tribal Wildlife Grants. Tribal Wildlife Grants provide technical and financial assistance to federally recognized Tribes for the development and implementation of programs that benefit fish and wildlife and their habitats. Funding may be used for conserving any plant or animal species of interest to a Tribe, including those of Native American cultural or traditional importance. Apply by August 14, 2026
• FY26 Bureau of Land Management Rangeland Resource Management - Bureau wide. For specific Western States or Territories ONLY. Focus on high priority work effecting the program nationally by crossing state boundaries, such as, activities that support maintaining or achieving land health and productivity, increasing soil carbon sequestration, and creating resilient landscapes to benefit current and future generations. These activities could include, but are not limited to, such things as: Facilitating the restoration of rangelands. Soils mapping and development of ecological site descriptions. Engagement of community members and other stakeholders, through mentoring, training, and educational programs. Apply by August 14, 2026
• USDA-NRCS’ Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Classic FY2026. Partner-led projects that improve water quality, water quantity, soil health, wildlife habitat, and agricultural conservation across priority watersheds. Apply by August 24, 2026. 
• USDA -NRCS’ RCPP Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA) FY2026. The AFA track of RCPP, giving lead partners more flexibility to design and deliver conservation (water quality, watershed, habitat) solutions. Apply by August 24, 2026. 
• USBR's WaterSmart Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects. For Western States or Territories ONLY, see eligibility. Proposals for the planning, design, and/or construction of water reclamation and reuse projects. Title XVI projects develop and supplement urban and irrigation water supplies through water reuse, which provides growing communities with new sources of clean water, increases water management flexibility during times of shortage, and makes the water supply more reliable. The First application submission period due date is August 26, 2026. The Second and final application submission period due date is August 26, 2027, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).Applications received after August 26, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) and before August 26, 2027, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), will be considered for the Second application submission period.
• USBR's WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects. For Western States or Territories ONLY, see eligibility. Proposals for the planning, design, and/or construction of facilities to desalinate seawater or brackish surface water or groundwater. This NOFO will have two application submission periods with a final closing date of August 26, 2027. Two application periods: The first application submission period due date is August 26, 2026. The second and final application submission period due date is August 26, 2027. Applications received after August 26, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) and before August 26, 2027, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), will be considered for the second application submission period.
• USBR's WaterSmart Enhancing Water Resources Projects. For Western States or Territories ONLY, see eligibility. To implement projects per the authorizing language referenced above that benefit water resource management for multiple uses, including water conservation and efficiency projects, water infrastructure improvements, and river and watershed restoration. Projects that balance numerous community interests (agriculture, recreation, fisheries, power, etc.), were developed collaboratively, and provide significant watershed benefits will be prioritized under this funding opportunity. The first application period will close September 9th, 2026, and the second application period will close September 8th, 2027
•  USBR's Native American Affairs: FY2025 Colorado River Basin Tribal Drought Resiliency Program. For specific Western States or Territories ONLY  Funds drought-resilience activities for Tribes in the Colorado River Basin; awards $50,000–$1,000,000. Apply by September 23, 2026
• USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY26. Helps private landowners restore and protect habitats for fish and wildlife. It offers both technical assistance and financial support, mainly through cooperative agreements. Apply by September 30, 2026
• USBR's WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program. For specific Western States or Territories ONLY. Funds watershed groups to develop and implement cooperative watershed-management projects; ~100 awards, roughly $50,000–$300,000 each. Apply by October 7, 2026 for First Round. Rolling opportunity, other rounds go through February 15, 2028.
• National Park Service — Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program. Funds park/outdoor-recreation projects in urban areas, which can include riverfront access and green stormwater infrastructure amenities. Posted June 8, 2026. Apply by November 1, 2026.  (recurring, due each year on November 1 through 2030)
• USFWS' State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plan 2026. Supports states implementing approved Aquatic Nuisance Species management plans — preventing and controlling aquatic invasive species in lakes, rivers, and coastal waters. ~47 awards, min ~$5,000. Apply by December 16, 2026. 
• DOE's The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI. For interdisciplinary teams addressing the Genesis Mission National Science and Technology Challenges to accelerate scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows using novel artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks.  Apply by December 17, 2026
• Delta Regional Authority's (DRA) Community Infrastructure Fund 2025 Funding.  Providing communities within DRA’s eight-state service region (Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions) funding that complements the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program as a primary investment tool for DRA. Investments support projects that address flood control, basic public infrastructure, and transportation infrastructure improvements. Application Deadline: Rolling. 
• For FY25, EPA has allotted $25 Million for the Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program - grant to award funding to states, territories, and tribes to assist public water systems in meeting Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements. View the FY25 national allotments:
  • SUDC Grant Allotments for Fiscal Year 2025 (pdf) 
  • Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program Implementation Document Updated for FY2025 (pdf)
• Search EPA’s Clearinghouse for Environmental Finance and Fed FUNDS (Federal Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS)) for more funding opportunities
• DOE’s Federal Energy Funding For Rural and Remote Areas: A Guide for Communities
• EPA/State Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
  • Contact the DWSRF program in your state and the CWSRF program in your state for more information on how to apply
  • Check with your State CWSRF to see when the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (OSG) grants will be available.  
• EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program - a federal credit program administered by EPA for eligible water and wastewater infrastructure projects. 
  • How to Apply for WIFIA Assistance is a one-stop-shop for documents and resources needed to submit letters of interest and applications. The materials are organized by borrower type, with customized materials to meet each borrower's need
  • WIFIA Solutions highlights WIFIA program flexibilities that can help communities solve challenges.
  • Attend an upcoming WIFIA Monthly Office Hours session 
• USDA Rural Development Launches a New Program Eligibility Lookup Tool. The Tool enables user flexibility in determining programmatic eligibility based on their location across multiple programs simultaneously
• USDA's Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants. USDA Rural Development provides funding in the form of low-interest loans and grants to develop essential community facilities in eligible rural areas, including Federally Recognized Tribal Lands. Guaranteed Loan Options are also available. Application Deadline: Ongoing
• USDA’s Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program USDA Rural Development provides funding in the form of low-interest loans and grants to develop essential community facilities in eligible rural areas, including Federally Recognized Tribal Lands. Guaranteed Loan Options are also available. Application Deadline: Ongoing
• USDA's Water and Environmental Programs. Through Rural Utilities Service Water and Environmental Programs (WEP), rural communities obtain the technical assistance and financing necessary to develop drinking water and waste disposal systems. Application Deadline: Ongoing 
• USDA’s Watershed & Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program. The program provides for cooperation to prevent erosion; floodwater and sediment damage; to further the conservation development, use and disposal of water; and to further the conservation and proper use of land in authorized watersheds. Applications accepted year-round.
• USDA’s SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant. This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Application Deadline: Ongoing
• USDA Rural Development Launches a New Program Eligibility Lookup Tool. The Tool enables user flexibility in determining programmatic eligibility based on their location across multiple programs simultaneously
• EDA’s Open Funding Opportunities 
• USACE's Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects (Section 206) - Provides a continuing authority for USACE to restore degraded habitats (aquatic ecosystems) at any location to benefit fish and wildlife resources. Application Deadline: Rolling
• EPA Announces Funding for New England States to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities. EPA will allocate grant funding to states and territories through the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program. See the total allotment amounts for each of the 50 states, DC, and four territories. Tribal allotments for this program will be released separately. Check in with your state contacts on their timing. 
• USACE's Continuing Authorities Programs. A group of nine legislative authorities under which USACE can plan, design, and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project specific congressional authorization. The purpose of the CAP is to plan and implement projects of limited size, cost, scope and complexity. Application Deadline: See website and check with your District Office
• Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Funding DRA’s eligible entities include those geographically located in 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee – along the lower Mississippi River region and Alabama Black Belt:
  • Strategic Planning Program Funding, Applications accepted on a rolling basis. This program gives public entities access to strategic planning funds to address long-standing issues and develop a roadmap for economic growth and opportunity. Eligible plans include, but are not limited to, economic development plans, utility rate studies, transportation plans, workforce development plans, and broadband deployment plans.
  • See other DRA programs
• USBR's WaterSmart grants. For specific Western States or Territories ONLY. When open these funding opportunities include the Small-Scale Water Efficiency Program, Applied Science Grants, Drought Resiliency Projects, and Large-Scale Water Recycling grants

Technical Assistance

• Free Natural Hazard Risk Assessment Technical Assistance from EPA’s Strengthening Water Infrastructure for Tomorrow (SWIFT) Initiative. SWIFT provides location-specific natural hazard data and practical risk assessment tools to identify and evaluate resilient strategies. Technical assistance under SWIFT promotes a better understanding of natural hazard threats and their impacts on vulnerable assets, providing the guidance needed to make risk-informed infrastructure and investment decisions. SWIFT also makes connections to infrastructure financing that help utilities fund the implementation of their hazard resilience projects. If you are interested in receiving SWIFT technical assistance, please contact Aliza Furneaux (furneaux.aliza@epa.gov). Review more information on additional EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) providers. You may also request SWIFT technical assistance through the Water TA portal by selecting the last option in item #14.
• EPA’s Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) Page includes a one-stop-shop EPA water technical assistance request form where communities can request no-cost direct water technical assistance to evaluate their drinking water, wastewater, stormwater infrastructure, and water quality improvement needs. Communities will be selected on a rolling basis.  Have questions about RealWaterTA? E-mail:  RealWaterTA@epa.gov
• RealWaterTA Through Engineering Support. The RealWaterTA Engineering Support Team will work with local engineers where available to ensure adequate local expertise and to build relationships and trust. Engineering Planning Support Services may include:
  • Development of Preliminary Engineering Reports
  • Quick turnaround preliminary cost estimates for SRF pre-applications and applications
  • Additional engineering support may be available on a case-by-case basis EPA offers free Tackling Emerging Contaminants (TEC) Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) (Emerging Contaminants like PFAS, services to support small or disadvantaged communities. These services include diagnostic water quality sampling, preliminary treatment design, and identifying solutions for contamination issues. TEC WaterTA can provide assistance with addressing concerns with any of the contaminants listed in any of the EPA’s Contaminant Candidate Lists (CCLs). Examples include PFOA, PFOS, perchlorate, manganese, 1,4-dioxane, and others. TEC WaterTA cannot address contaminants for which the EPA has set a maximum contaminant level (MCL) under the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) other than PFAS.
  • TEC Fact Sheet (pdf) 
  • TEC FAQs (pdf) 
• EPA's Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Initiative – Seeking New Communities. EPA’s free technical assistance initiative, Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap, is seeking communities in need of help with failing septic systems or total lack of wastewater infrastructure (i.e. straight pipes). This is an opportunity for no-cost assistance to address longstanding wastewater infrastructure failures in small and rural communities across the country and connect those communities to an unprecedented amount of funding still available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. If your community, or one you know of, needs assistance – please complete this short form to request assistance to see if you qualify.
  • Does your community have septic system or decentralized wastewater challenges?
    • Do septic systems back up into homes or cause sewage to pool in yards?
    • Does the town or county struggle to provide adequate sanitation services to its residents?
    • Does the community struggle to rebuild damaged or non-functioning wastewater and septic systems?
  • What does the assistance include? This assistance includes community engagement, development of preliminary engineering reports, alternatives analyses, and ultimately submittal of funding applications to help communities address their wastewater needs.
• The EPA’s Office of the Municipal Ombudsman provides a unique service specifically for utilities/municipalities in identifying technical assistance opportunities, brainstorming federal funding options (IIJA and more!), clean water act flexibilities, integrated planning assistance, and more.  Please reach out to municipalombudsman@epa.gov to discuss your projects, permits, or other clean water concerns today - Happy to schedule a time to connect and discuss how my office might assist!
• EPA’s Environmental Finance Centers offer free, customized support services to water and wastewater systems, decentralized systems, local governments, and others seeking technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) solutions to environmental infrastructure challenges. Our team of experts work hand-in-hand with operators, elected officials, utility directors, and other utility staff to identify barriers and address challenges head on. Request Assistance here [external with funding from EPA]
• HHS’ RCD Grant Recipient Contacts for Assistance | The Administration for Children and Families (hhs.gov). If you need water or wastewater assistance for your community, you can contact the Rural Community Development (RCD) grant recipient that covers your state or region. RCD grant recipients provide training and technical assistance. Please see the contact information and links to use as resources to contact RCD grant recipients. If you have additional questions, contact OCSRegistrar@icf.com
• EPA's Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Program
• EPA’s Cybersecurity Helpdesk for the Water Sector: Need help from a subject-matter expert? Submit your questions for free Cybersecurity Technical Assistance Program for the Water Sector. Water systems, primacy agencies, and technical assistance providers can submit questions and request direct consultation to help address your cybersecurity questions. Request Technical Assistance Here
• EPA’s Water Sector Cybersecurity Evaluation Program: Water Sector Cybersecurity Evaluation is a free program that provides direct access to a cybersecurity professional who can conduct a virtual cybersecurity assessment. Staff can guide you through the assessment process and answer any questions you may have. Request a Cybersecurity Assessment Here
• Water and Wastewater Sector Incident Response Guide. Use this guide, co-sealed by CISA, EPA, and FBI, to gain a better understanding on how water and wastewater utility operators can expect to work with federal partners to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impact of a cyber incident
• Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems Fact Sheet
• EPA’s Water Sector Cybersecurity Case Study
• DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a collection of technical assistance resources available from various entities or programs to support disadvantaged communities, biking, multiuse paths, and active transportation. The list includes short descriptions of the programs, website links, and primary contacts to reach out to for more information. Organizations featured include government departments and agencies, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, and the Safe Routes Partnership.
• Clean School Bus Technical Assistance: In partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Joint Office is offering technical assistance on a wide range of clean school bus deployment topics, including electric bus basics, charging equipment, utility connections, bus performance, and operational considerations like routing and maintenance. Request technical assistance here
• DOE’s Electric Bus Video Technical Assistance Series | Clean School Bus Program Webinars – to provide potential applicants with an overview of the program, relevant information and available resources. 
• The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program, has launched the Public Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Playbook.
• The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation’s Utility Finder (U-Finder) Tool. U-Finder is a web-based tool that provides a list of local utility providers, contacts, and available incentives that support transportation electrification
• The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (DOE/DOT) provides technical assistance on planning and implementation of a national network of EV chargers and zero-emission fueling infrastructure as well as zero-emission transit and school buses. Find resources and learn more about technical assistance for states and communities.
• DOE’s Clean Cities Coalition Network Technical Assistance to assist with alternative fuels, fuel economy improvements, and emerging transportation technologies
• U.S. Housing and Urban Development Technical Assistance Resources:
  • HUD’s Community Compass program -Offers technical assistance to help grantees navigate complex housing and community development challenges. The Community Compass program aims to empower communities so that successful implementation is sustained over time.
  • HUD’s Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance Program. Maintains a library of resources relevant to DCTA recipients and smaller distressed communities. It features a wide range of reports, webinars, guidance, and funding opportunities useful to small governments, tribal organizations and non-profits.
  • HUD Exchange Portal
• FEMA: Center for Domestic Preparedness The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) enhances the resiliency of U.S. communities by teaching responders to prepare for and safely respond to a wide range of natural and manmade disasters. The advanced, all-hazards training is free and delivered on the CDP campus in Alabama, at sites around the nation, and online
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Technical Assistance Page. USACE primarily provides technical assistance through its Floodplain Management Services (FPMS) program and Planning Assistance to States and Tribal Nations (PAS) program, under which USACE staff are funded to conduct technical analysis and services.
• USDA/ Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Service Providers (TSP) offer technical assistance at no cost. TSP can help producers plan, design and implement conservation practices or develop conservation activity plans to improve their agricultural operations.
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Program. If a producer chooses to take the next step towards improving their operations, we can work with them to develop a conservation plan, with suggested conservation practices that can help them reach their production and conservation goals. A conservation plan identifies a customer’s conservation objectives and assesses and analyzes the natural resources issues on that customer’s land. 
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Through CSP, NRCS provides financial and technical assistance to eligible producers to conserve and enhance soil, water, air, and related natural resources on their land. Eligible lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest lands, agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, and other private agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed.
• DOT Navigator’s Technical Assistance Resource Database
• DOT/ FHWA provides comprehensive transportation training and technical assistance to Tribal communities through its Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP), See brochure on Tribal Funding: Transportation Funding Opportunities for Tribal Nation

Webcasts, Workshops, and Meetings

• Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding] provides SRF Office Hours. These sessions are designed to help state agencies, utility operators, and stakeholders navigate SRFs with practical insights and strategies. Each session begins with a theme to provide clarity on managing SRF-funded projects, followed by an open “Ask Me Anything” Q&A
  • July 20 - Summary of What Was Covered Over the AMA Sessions: Register Here
• July 28: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding] presents Green Schoolyards as a Stormwater and Community Resilience Strategy (Part 3): Lessons from Chicagoland 
• August 6: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding] presents Connecting with Your Community: Bridging the Gap Between Operations and Communication
• August 7:EPA Tools and Resources Training Webinar — Increasing the Accessibility of Infrastructure Decontamination Data using OW’s Water Contaminant Information Tool 
• EPA proposes monitoring requirements for 30 unregulated contaminants under the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6). See Federal Register Notice Comments must be received on or before August 31, 2026
  • The EPA will host two identical webinars on August 11 and 12, 2026, to discuss the proposed UCMR 6. The meeting scope will include the proposed monitoring requirements, contaminant selection and rationale, drinking water analytical methods, and the laboratory approval process. Please only register for one webinar.
    • August 11, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Time
    • August 12, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time
• EPA WIFIA Loan Office Hours: EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program for water/wastewater infrastructure has Office Hours sessions as open forums for questions about WIFIA funding, the application process, and more. 
  • August 12, 2026, from 2pm-3pm ET
  • September 9, 2026, from 2pm-3pm ET
• August 18: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding] presents Preparing for a Federal Grant: A Small Community Case Study 
• August 20: EPA Tools and Resources Webinar — Microplastics 
• August 26: EPA Science Advisory Board — CCL 6 Augmented Drinking Water Committee Public Meetings. The SAB committee will review EPA’s draft Contaminant Candidate List 6 — the roster of drinking-water contaminants EPA is weighing for future regulation: The SAB CCL 6 DWC will meet from 12-5pm ET on the following dates. Availability of meeting materials: All meeting materials, including the agenda, available on the SAB web page
• EPA WIFIA Loan Office Hours: EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program for water/wastewater infrastructure has Office Hours sessions as open forums for questions about WIFIA funding, the application process, and more. 
  • August 12, 2026, from 2pm-3pm ET
  • September 9, 2026, from 2pm-3pm ET
• July 16: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding]. Quarterly Green Infrastructure Webinar Series: Source Water Protection and Floodplain Reconnection: Watershed-Scale Green Infrastructure
• July 23: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding]. Wastewater Systems Solids Handling (Part 1)
• July 23: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding]. Water Research Seminar | Water Efficiency: Infiltration and Inflow (I/I) 
• July 30: Environmental Finance Center Network [external with federal funding]. Webinar | Cleaning Our Waterways: Green Infrastructure Solutions for 6PPD-Q
• 2027 May 25-28: EPA/ICMA 2027 National Brownfields Training Conference in Salt Lake City, UT

On Demand EPA Webcasts:

• Clean Water State Revolving Fund Webcasts
• EPA Research Webinar Series
• Water Sector Workforce Webcasts
• WIFIA Webcasts
• Watershed Academy
• Green Infrastructure Webinars

White House Resources

• Executive Order: Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction (March 2026)
• ICYMI: “The Trump Administration Is Moving To Fix a Broken Permitting System” (Jan. 2026)
•  Proclamation: Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Coke Oven Processing Security
• White House: OMB's Memo: Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions. "The goal of this Memorandum is to offer guidance to the agencies as to how to bolster, streamline, and speed both (1) the deregulation of facially unlawful prior government regulations and (2) those types of deregulatory activity that will continue to require the development of more extensive agency record-building. Additionally, this Memorandum establishes new presumptive timelines and guidelines for review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)"
• White House: Fact Sheet: President Grants Regulatory Relief from Burdensome EPA Restrictions to Promote American Copper Security
• White House: Presidential Proclamation: Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Mineral Security
• White House Executive Order: Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure | Fact Sheet: President Accelerates Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
• White House Fact Sheet: President Prevents Woke AI in the Federal Government
• White House: White House Unveils America's AI Action Plan. White House... released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”, in accordance with President Trump’s January executive order on Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI. 
• Articles: President Solidifies U.S. Position as Leader in AI, announces 92+ Billion in AI, Energy Powerhouse Investments
• Fact Sheet: President Trump Is Delivering Historic Permitting Wins Across the Federal Government
• Articles: Administration Launches Permitting Technology Action Plan   | CEQ-led Permitting Innovation Center Debuts Tech to Streamline NEPA Reviews – CE Explorer
• Proclamation: Adjusting Imports of Aluminum and Steel into the United States
• Executive Orders: Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security - May 23, 2025
• Presidential Memoranda: Rescission of Useless Water Pressure Standards | Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Rescinds Useless Water Pressure Standards - May 9, 2025
• Executive Orders: Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241 - April 8, 2025
• Executive Orders: Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy - April 9, 2025
• Executive Orders: Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241 - April 8, 2025
• Proclamations: Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy - April 8, 2025
• Executive Orders: Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits - April 2, 2025
• Presidential Actions: Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission - February 13, 2025
• Presidential Actions: Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas - January 24, 2025
• Presidential Actions: Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential - January 20, 2025
• Executive Orders: Unleashing American Energy - January 20, 2025
• Presidential Actions: Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects - January 20, 2025

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Resources

• EPA’s Inflation Reduction Act Page
• EPA's Investing in America: Climate Action Funding Resource Guide

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Resources 

• EPA’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs 
• IIJA one page infographic on clean water investments 
• IIJA Resources for Drinking Water 
• DWSRF Disadvantaged Community Definitions: A Reference for States handbook 
• Build America, Buy America Information

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• The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
• EPA Research Webinar Series
• U.S. EPA's State, Local, & Tribal Energy Newsletters
• EPA Water Sector Cybersecurity 
• EPA Drinking Water and Wastewater Resilience
• EPA Brownfields Program List
• Urban Waters Federal Partnership
• EPA Water Reuse Email Updates
• EPA Trash Free Waters
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• EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center Updates
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• EPA's WaterSense Program
• FEMA Resource Reports