EPA's $945.7M FY26 EC-SDC tranche was announced on May 18, 2026 — the final year of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $5B Emerging Contaminants program. Combined with active 3M/DuPont settlement claims (June 30 / July 31 deadlines) and the DWSRF $11.7B set-aside, this is the largest treatment-funding window your system will see this decade. State-by-state allotments and a free application checklist below.
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Allotments sourced from the May 18, 2026 EPA national memo plus Region 1 and Region 9 press releases. Each state primacy agency runs its own intake process — link goes to the agency you'll apply through.
$15.7M already awarded across 7 Southern California treatment projects (Region 9, May 27).
Apply via CA primacy agency →Largest single-state allotment after CA. TCEQ runs the state-level DWSRF set-aside.
Apply via TX primacy agency →Region 5 announcement May 2026. EGLE coordinates with Department of Treasury for distribution.
Apply via MI primacy agency →EFC + DOH split. Pairs well with newly-passed Discharge Disclosure Act (S.4574B).
Apply via NY primacy agency →PENNVEST administers. Stack with Act 537 funding for upgraded treatment.
Apply via PA primacy agency →OEPA WSRLA-administered. PFAS-eligible per state addendum to IUP.
Apply via OH primacy agency →Pairs with active NJ AG litigation against DuPont/Chemours. NJDEP I-Bank loan stacking common.
Apply via NJ primacy agency →DEQ + State Water Infrastructure Authority. GenX/Cape Fear systems prioritized.
Apply via NC primacy agency →Region 1 confirmed allotment May 19, 2026. Public water systems + private well users both eligible.
Apply via MA primacy agency →DNR-administered. Focus on Marinette / JCI-Tyco-impacted communities.
Apply via WI primacy agency →MPCA + Department of Health. Layers on top of 3M state settlement funds already flowing.
Apply via MN primacy agency →DEP-administered. Biosolids contamination context drives small-system urgency.
Apply via ME primacy agency →NHDES State Revolving Fund. Saint-Gobain Merrimack remediation context.
Apply via NH primacy agency →DEC Clean Water Initiative. Bennington-area systems prioritized historically.
Apply via VT primacy agency →Don't see your state? Allotments for all 50 states + D.C. are in the EPA memo below — many smaller states received $5–10M FY26 allocations.
State applications vary in form, but every primacy agency wants substantially these 10 items. Bring this list to your next engineering meeting.
EC-SDC is the largest current PFAS-specific tranche, but it stacks with these established programs. Most utilities combine 2–3 funding sources to cover a full treatment project.
$945.7M national tranche announced May 18, 2026 — fifth and final year of the IIJA $5B Emerging Contaminants program.
Up to $5M per grant for systems under 10,000 population. Separate from EC-SDC; can stack.
Loans + grants for rural communities under 10,000. Up to 75% grant share for the most distressed. Year-round applications.
$11.7B BIL allocation specifically for emerging contaminants including PFAS. State-administered loans + principal forgiveness.
Treatment-tech R&D funding for systems near military installations contaminated by AFFF.