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EPA Announces Availability of $9 Million to Protect Drinking Water from Natural Hazards and Cybersecurity Threats | US EPA EPA Announces Availability of $9 Million to Protect Drinking Water from Natural Hazards and Cybersecurity Threats Funding will help advance new Water Sector Cybersecurity Recommendations WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $9 million in grant funding for midsize and large water systems to help protect drinking water from cybersecurity threats and improve resiliency for extreme weather events.
The agency is also publishing a report highlighting 10 recommendations to strengthen resiliency to cyberattacks in the water sector. “Drinking water and wastewater systems play a foundational role in EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative by providing essential services that protect public health and water resources while supporting American industry and commerce,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin .
“With $9 million in grant funding and ten practical, effective, and collaborative recommendations to address cyberattacks, water systems across the country can strengthen their resiliency to threats—from hurricanes to flooding to cyber incidents.
” $9 Million for Water System Resilience The Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant program is authorized by Congress through the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA is seeking grant applications from public water systems serving 10,000 people or more. This funding opportunity will remain open for 60 days on www.
grants. gov . Learn more about EPA’s Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program .
Water Cybersecurity Recommendations EPA is publishing a report titled, Securing the Future of Water: Addressing Cyber Threats Today (pdf) . The report includes recommendations calling for a holistic approach to strengthen cybersecurity in the water sector by enhancing coordination and collaboration across government, associations, and water utilities.
Systems are being encouraged to address unique needs, normalize and promote cybersecurity measures, and improve access to technical assistance. These recommendations were produced by a Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force that EPA co-lead at the time they were developed.
There are several priority actions that accompany the recommendations, including the development of water-sector focused cybersecurity leadership training, increasing direct cybersecurity technical assistance, providing webinars and curated resources for utilities, integration of cybersecurity into operator certification and continuing education, coordination with state Chief Information Officers (CIO) Offices for Cybersecurity Support, and more.
EPA is taking action to advance the goals of the recommendations and priority actions. Learn more about the Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force recommendations . Cyberattacks against water systems have increased several-fold over the past few years and can disrupt or contaminate drinking water and compromise the treatment of wastewater.
EPA, federal partners, and utilities have a collective responsibility to ensure that cyber threats do not imperil the critical lifeline of clean and safe water. Clean and safe water is central to strengthening the American workforce; powering industries — from auto manufacturing to Artificial Intelligence; and advancing energy dominance. In communities, it supports small businesses, hospitals, military bases, and schools.
The Cybersecurity Task Force was formed by members of the Water Sector Government Coordinating Council (GCC) and Sector Coordinating Council (SCC), groups which connect EPA with partners from the national associations, state primacy agencies, water utilities and other representatives from the Water Sector.
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EPA's Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development competition closes October 5, 2026. The agency says up to 15 awards across four project areas, but Project Area 1 alone carries a $7.8 million ceiling against a $10.8 million pot. That tension is the single most important strategic fact in the NOFO — here is how to read it, which lane is least competed, and what a three-week runway means for your submission.
Read articleThe FY2026 Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant (EPA-OW-OWM-26-03) closes October 5, 2026 with $10.8 million, up to 15 cooperative agreements, and a Project Area 1 ceiling of $7.8 million. One maximum award would consume 72 percent of the pool. Here is how the four project areas actually partition the money, why the grants.gov award floor field is wrong, and why September 14 is the date that matters more than October 5.
Read articleOn June 29, 2026, EPA announced it will waive the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the credit processing fee — averaging roughly $156,000 per loan — for communities of 25,000 or fewer residents in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Combined, that removes nearly $200,000 in upfront cost from the single most affordable federal water-infrastructure financing program, which carries roughly $11 billion in available capacity and can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs at Treasury-rate pricing. For small towns, rural utilities, and the nonprofits and districts that serve them, this is a rare instance of the federal government lowering the barrier to a program that has historically been out of reach for exactly the communities that need it most. Here is what changed, who qualifies, and how to move on a letter of interest before the window closes.
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