How much funding is available in total?

$10,800,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

FederalClosing soonFixed dateEnvironmental Protection Agency

Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant

Awards up to $7,800,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Oct 5, 2026.

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Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant awards up to $7,800,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Oct 5, 2026.

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Program pool (total): $10,800,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $7,800,000
Award floor: Not confirmed
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Oct 5, 2026
Deadline type: Fixed date
Opens: Aug 19, 2026
Status: Closing soon
Eligible entities: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Use of funds: apprenticeship and internship programs · education programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education students · regional industry collaborations · training programs for decentralized workforce · training individuals through apprenticeship programs for water sector jobs · training individuals for industry accreditation · developing collaborations with community colleges, technical schools, utilities
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$10,800,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$7,800,000

Who can apply?

level

federal

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entity

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Source field: entity types

industry

Education

Source field: industries

use

apprenticeship and internship programs, developing collaborations with community colleges, technical schools, utilities, education programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education students, regional industry collaborations, training individuals for industry accreditation, training individuals through apprenticeship programs for water sector jobs, training programs for decentralized workforce

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

See Section 2 of the full announcement for eligibility information.

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When does it close?

Oct 5, 202628 daysDeadline type Fixed date

What can the money be used for?

7 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.

apprenticeship and internship programseducation programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education studentsregional industry collaborationstraining programs for decentralized workforcetraining individuals through apprenticeship programs for water sector jobstraining individuals for industry accreditationdeveloping collaborations with community colleges, technical schools, utilities

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How much can one applicant receive?: Up to $7,800,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?: $10,800,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Oct 5, 2026.
Who is eligible to apply?: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
What can the funding be used for?: apprenticeship and internship programs, education programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education students, regional industry collaborations, training programs for decentralized workforce, training individuals through apprenticeship programs for water sector jobs, training individuals for industry accreditation, developing collaborations with community colleges, technical schools, utilities, as classified by the source.

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Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-09-04

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-09-03

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