Fed FUNDS for Water and Wastewater Utilities

Eligible Uses of Selected Federal Disaster Funding for Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Efforts

Eligible Uses of Selected Federal Disaster Funding for Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Efforts

Program

Emergency Repairs
(M, R)1

Planning and Design
(M)

Construction and Capitalization
(M, R)

Operation and Maintenance
(R)

Technical Assistance2
(M, R)

Applicable to Private-for-profit Systems
(M, R)

FEMA PA

FEMA Public Assistance grants can be used for emergency repairs

FEMA Public Assistance Grants can be used for planning and design projects.

FEMA Public Assistance grants can be used for construction capitilization projects.

N/A

N/A       

N/A

FEMA HMGP

N/A

The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program can be used for planning and design projects.

N/A

N/A

The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program can be used to obtain technical assistance.

The FEMA Hazard Mitgation Grant Program is applicable for private for profit drinking water and wastewate systems.

EPA DWSRF

EPA's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund can be used for emergency repairs at drinking water and wastewater utilities.

EPA's Drinkning Water State Revolving Fund can be used for planning and design projects.

EPA's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund can be used for construction and capitalization projects.

N/A

EPA's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund can be used to obtain technical assistance.

N/A

EPA CWSRF

EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund can be used for emergency repairs.

EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund can be used for planning and design projects.

EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund can be used for construction and capitalization projects.

N/A

N/A

N/A

EDA Economic Assistance Programs

N/A

The United States Economic Development Administration Economic Assistance Programs can be used for planning and design projects.

The United States Economic Development Administration Economic Assistance Programs can be used for construction and capitalization projects.

N/A

N/A

N/A

HUD CDBG

The United States Housing and Development Community Development Block Grant program can be used for emergency repairs.

N/A

The United States Housing and Development Community Development Block Grant program can be used for construction and capitalization projects.

N/A

The United States Housing and Development Community Development Block Grant program can be used to obtain technical assistance.

N/A

HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee

N/A

N/A

The United States Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee program can be used for construction and capitalization projects.

N/A

The United States Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee program can be used to obtain technical assistance.

N/A

SBA Disaster Loans

The Small Business Administration Loans can be used for emergency repairs.

N/A

The Small Business Administration Loans can be used for constuction and capitalization projects.

The Small Business Administration Loans can be used for operations and maintenance projects.

N/A

The Small Business Administration Loans can be used by private for profit drinking water and wastewater systems.

USDA ECWAG

The United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants can be used for emergency repairs.

The United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants can be used for planning and design projects.

The United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants can be used for construction and capitalization projects.

The United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants can be used for operations and maintenance projects.

The United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants can be used to obtain technical assistance.

N/A

WRDA 92, Section 219

N/A

Under Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, drinking water and wastewater utilities can obtain funding for planning and design projects.

Under Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, drinking water and wastewater utilities can obtain funding for construction and capitalization projects.

N/A

Under Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, drinking water and wastewater utilities can obtain funding for technical assistance.

N/A

1M = Activity is related to Mitigation; R = Activity is related to Response and Recovery

2Technical Assistance = May include activities undertaken to help utilities recover from disasters (for example, providing assistance to assess damages and identify restoration needs).

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