The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its Clean Water Indian Set Aside Grant Program (CWISA) 2012 Annual Report. In 2012, the CWISA Grant Program awarded $29 million for wastewater treatment construction projects in Indian country, financing 87 projects that served 9,733 tribal homes; 76% of these projects will provide first-time access to safe wastewater services.
The CWISA program provides funding for wastewater infrastructure to Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages and is administered in cooperation with the Indian Health Service. The CWISA Program is administered in cooperation with the Indian Health Service (IHS). EPA uses the IHS Sanitation Deficiency System priority lists to identify and select projects for CWISA program funding. To be considered for CWISA Program funding, tribes must identify their wastewater needs to the IHS Sanitation Deficiency System.
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Source: U.S. EPA
