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State grant staff briefs applicants on Water Management Act RFR; statewide funding cut to $1 million, Ipswich PFAS RFI expected in September

Water Management Act RFR Q&A (webinar) · August 1, 2024
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Summary

State grant administrators answered applicants’ questions about equipment eligibility, interconnections, and application strategy for the Water Management Act (WMA) RFR, announced statewide WMA funds are reduced to $1,000,000, and said an Ipswich River Basin RFI for PFAS interconnection funding (estimated ~$2,300,000) will be posted in September.

Jen Dershow, who said she administers the Water Management Act grant program, opened a webinar Q&A by urging applicants to read the RFR and promising to post any answers not in the RFR to COMMBUYS so all applicants have the same information.

"Just as a note to everybody, we do have less funds this year. Up until this year, we've had $2,000,000. This year, we're down to $1,000,000," Dershow said, warning that competition for funds will be tighter. Staff also encouraged applicants to bundle multiple project tasks in a single application so reviewers can fund the highest-priority tasks…

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