The funding gap for providing potable water is overwhelming. Understanding the available funding and how to access it can be equally overwhelming. Learn about tools, strategies, and resources to access funding for source water protection and other drinking water needs.
In brief, the Resilient Strategies Guide introduces drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities to the adaptive planning process. Utilities can use the Guide to identify their planning priorities, vulnerable assets, potential adaptation strategies and available funding sources. Supplemental to this tool the FITS which serves as a one-stop-shop tool that explains how users can integrate various federal funding sources to specifically support activities that protect sources of drinking water. Each of these tools offer a self-guided navigation. The MI Water Navigator provides free technical assistance and resources to communities across Michigan in applying for state and federal water infrastructure funding while utilizing a “customer service” style Helpdesk managed by water infrastructure experts from OHM Advisors. The Helpdesk is a platform where public and private water systems can contact the Helpdesk team for assistance navigating and applying for state and federal funding for water infrastructure projects.
By highlighting these federal tools, we expand the knowledge of these sources of funding and can assist in matching eligible projects to funding sources. Though this webinar also highlights a state-specific tool, our hope is that other states' municipalities can utilize the information to find similar funding in their states or be inspired to create a similar clearinghouse of funding resources in their own state.
Learning Objectives
I. Find and navigate the EPA's Resilient Strategies Guide and FITS site.
II. Find and navigate the Michigan Municipal League Foundation's MI Water Navigator site.
III. Understand where to search for additional funding resources.
IV. Identify resources for funding events, training opportunities, webinars, toolkits, and guides.
V. Be able to apply this knowledge to select the funding opportunities best suited for their community.
Panel of Experts
I. Christine Spitzley; Prinicipal, OHM Advisors
II. April Byrne; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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