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Statutory authority under SDWA Section 1442. Stored deadline 2026-03-31 passed. Annual funding cycles expected to continue under legislative mandate.
Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act is sponsored by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. To support developing, expanding, planning, implementing, and improving environmental training associated with source water and drinking water. To develop and expand capabilities of programs to carry out the purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Funding priorities continue to include providing assistance for the following training activities: (1) training personnel who manage or operate public water systems; (2) training personnel for occupations involving the public health aspects of providing safe drinking water; (3) training to develop and expand the capabilities of states and municipalities to carry out the SDWA; and (4) expanding, planning, implementing, and improving training to enable small public water systems to meet the requirements of SDWA.
This listing is currently active. Program number: 66. 424.
Last updated on 2026-01-13.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Assistance under this program is generally available to States, local governments, territories, Indian Tribes, and possessions of the U.S. (including the District of Columbia); public and private universities and colleges; hospitals; laboratories; and public or private nonprofit institutions. Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible to apply. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Policy for the Competition of Assistance Agreements. Eligible applicant types include: State, Tribal, Territorial, Local, Nonprofit Organization, Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination, County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $26,000,000 (2026). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The most recent published deadline was March 31, 2026, which has passed. This is an annual program, so a new cycle should follow. Check the funder's website for the next application window.
Yes — Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act is offered by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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