BIL EC FUNDING SOURCES COMPARISON Programs Who is eligible for funding? How are disadvantaged communities defined? What are the general finacial requirements? 1 "Small" refers to communities that have a population of less than 10,000 individuals and lack the capacity to incur sufficient debt to finance the project. ------- What are eligible activities? What are ineligible activities? I • Projects whose primary purpose is not to address emerging contaminants • Operations and maintenance • Lead service line replacement • Replacement of premise plumbing • Construction or rehabilitation of dams • Construction or rehabilitation of reservoirs, except for finished water reservoirs and those reservoirs that are part of the treatment process and are on the property where the treatment facility is located •Activities needed primarily for fire protection •Activities needed primarily to serve future population growth • Activities that have received assistance from the tribal allotment for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages • Costs that are unallowable (e.g., lobbying and alcoholic beverages) under 2 CFR 200 Subpart E - Cost Principles 1 Can the EC funding be used with other sources of funding? All funds can be used in combination with other funding sources to finance projects related to emerging contaminants in drinking water. • Projects that do not address a known emerging contaminant • Operations and maintenance costs • Routine compliance monitoring and testing • Projects whose primary purpose is not to address emerging contaminants • Operations and maintenance costs • Routine compliance monitoring and testing • Projects that have received assistance from the national set-aside for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages under the SDWA §1452(i) ------- |