EPA Announces Over $278 Million in Infrastructure Funding for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
Yesterday (6/28), EPA announced over $278 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. The funding will be administered through the following programs:
- $64 million in FY 2023 Clean Water Indian Set-Aside (CWISA) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and annual appropriation funds;
- $130.3 million in FY 2023 Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants through the BIL and annual appropriation funds;
- $38.6 million in combined FY 2022 and FY 2023 Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Tribal Grant Program through BIL funds;
- $5.6 million in combined FY 2022 and FY 2023 Small, Underserved and Disadvantaged Communities (SUDC) Tribal Grant Program through annual appropriation funds, and
- $39.6 million in FY 2023 Alaska Rural and Native Villages (ANV) Grant Program through annual appropriation funds.
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