Feds Award $25.5 Million in Grants to Combat Climate Change Impact on Drinking Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $25.5 million in grants through a new program to support drinking water systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities while reducing impacts of climate change.

This is the first time EPA is awarding funding under the Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program, with the 16 inaugural selectees spanning Connecticut to Alaska. The U.S. Virgin Islands is one of them.

“Across the country, climate stress is often felt as water stress that can burden a community’s drinking water infrastructure,” said Acting Assistant Administrator Bruno Pigott. “This new grant program, along with historic investments from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will strengthen our nation’s water infrastructure and protect public health.”