This grant program was established as a one-time grant to states and U.S.
territories to train and certify small drinking water system operators.
Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2008: EPA's funding priority has been to provide funds to states to reimburse the costs of training, including
an appropriate per diem for unsalaried operators, and certification for persons operating community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems serving 3,300 persons or fewer that are required to undergo training pursuant to EPA's operator certification guidelines.
All 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam have received grant funds.
Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: EPA's funding priority has been to provide funds to states to reimburse the costs of training, including an appropriate per diem for unsalaried operators, and certification for persons operating community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems serving 3,300 persons or fewer that are required to undergo training pursuant to EPA's operator certification guidelines.
All 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam have received grant funds.