Environmental Facilities Corporation
The Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) is a public benefit corporation which provides financial and technical assistance primarily to municipalities by providing low-cost financing for their water quality infrastructure projects. EFC administers a number of programs, including managing the most successful State Revolving Funds in the nation. These programs have provided over $34 billion in low-cost financing and grants for approximately 3,000 water and sewer infrastructure projects across New York State.
The Governor announced $270 million in grants being awarded to communities statewide, including over $19 million to support projects that address cyanotoxins associated with harmful algal blooms (HABs) and $15 million for projects addressing emerging contaminants such as PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4 dioxane. These grants are funded through the state’s highly successful Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) and Intermunicipal Grant (IMG) programs are a part of the Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 (CWIA), which dedicated $2.5 billion for water quality protection across New York.
Find more details on the awards and an interactive map of the awardees here.
The Environmental Facilities Corporation is currently accepting applications for WIIA/IMG Grants for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water as part of the Governor's historic $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act (CWIA) of 2017. EFC is offering up to $185 million in grants for drinking water projects to selected municipalities with infrastructure projects that protect public health by removing or otherwise addressing emerging contaminants. Applications must be submitted, with all required supporting documentation, no later than 5:00 pm, January 11th, 2019.
WIIA/IMG Grants for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water
The Environmental Facilities Corporation is also offering up to a $1 million for Emerging Contaminants Project Planning grants to fund the planning and development of an engineering report for a drinking water infrastructure project that will combat emerging contaminants. Applications must be submitted, with all required supporting documentation, no later than 5:00 pm, December 14th, 2018.
