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$425 million available under Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) & Intermunicipal Grants (IMG) Program – New York

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) is offering $425 million in grants for clean and drinking water projects during the 2023-2024 to selected municipalities with infrastructure projects that protect public health and/or improve water quality.

Donor Name: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation

State: New York

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 07/28/2023

Size of the Grant: $5 million

Details:

Available funding

WIIA Clean Water Projects

  • An applicant with an eligible clean water project may receive a WIIA grant award as described below:
    • A project, including all phases of the project, may be awarded the lesser of $25 million or 25% of net eligible project costs (total eligible project costs less any third-party grants awarded in respect of the project)
    • Any grants administered through EFC will not be used to calculate net eligible project costs.
  • Municipalities may apply for this grant on more than one project, but each municipality is limited to receiving no more than a $5 million allocation per year. If a municipality is awarded grant funds totaling more than $5 million for a project or projects, the grant(s) will be allocated over multiple years in increments not to exceed $5 million per year
  • If a municipality applies for more than one project during the current round, EFC will prioritize the awards based on the score of the project(s) until all of the projects have received 25% of eligible project costs or the $5 million cap has been reached. If the award(s) exceed $5 million, the remaining applications will not be eligible for additional grant in the current round.

WIIA Drinking Water Projects

  • An applicant with an eligible drinking water project may receive a WIIA grant award as described below:
    • A project addressing an emerging contaminant (EC) above the current State determined Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) would be awarded 60% of net eligible project costs with no cap
    • A project that does not address EC above the State MCL, including phases of the project, would be awarded the lesser of $5 million or 60% of net eligible project costs. Municipalities may apply for this grant on more than one project, but each municipality is limited to receiving no more than $5 million per year
  • Excluding EC projects, municipalities are limited to $5 million of combined Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Base grant, DWSRF Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) General Supplemental grant, and WIIA grants annually.

IMG Clean Water and Drinking Water Projects

  • Cooperating municipalities with an eligible project may receive an IMG grant award as described below:
    • The lesser of $30 million or 40% of net eligible project costs
  • Municipalities may apply for this grant on more than one project, but each municipality is limited to receiving no more than a $10 million allocation per year. If a municipality is awarded grant funds totaling more than $10 million for a project or projects, the grant(s) will be allocated over multiple years in increments not to exceed $10 million per year.

Eligibility Criteria

  • A WIIA grant or IMG grant is available only to a municipality, which is defined to include a county, city, town, village, district corporation, county or town improvement district, school district, Indian nation or tribe recognized by the state or the United States with a reservation wholly or partly within the boundaries of New York State, any public benefit corporation or public authority established pursuant to the laws of New York or any agency of the State that is empowered to construct and operate a water quality infrastructure project
  • Eligible projects include water quality infrastructure projects at municipally-owned sewage treatment works OR municipally-owned public water systems for:
    • Construction, replacement, or repair of infrastructure; or
    • Upgrades to comply with environmental and public health laws and regulations related to water quality;
    • System upgrades and innovative pilot technologies to combat EC, such as PFOA, PFOS and 1,4 dioxane; and
    • System upgrades to repair to address combined and/or sanitary sewer overflow impacts from sustained rain events.
  • Each IMG project must meet the following criteria:
    • Serve multiple municipalities;
    • Be a shared drinking water or sewage treatment infrastructure project, such as:
      • More than one municipality undertaking a capital improvement project jointly for the consolidation of infrastructure or services,
      • Consolidation of intermunicipal facilities,
      • Shared water quality infrastructure,
      • Regional wastewater treatment facilities, or
      • The interconnection of multiple municipal water systems.
    • Have a valid and binding project Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA) between at least two cooperating municipalities related to financing of the IMG project that describes the proposed project, the role of each municipality, and the costs attributable to each municipality; and
    • Designate a “lead municipality” that applies on behalf of all cooperating municipalities.

For more information, visit NYSEFC.

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