Increasing Water Quality in South Texas Colonias and Unincorporated Communities
The Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Center for Water Supply Studies, supported by the U.S. EPA’s Gulf Division, announces a unique opportunity to foster water quality in South Texas Colonias. Through this initiative, community organizations are invited to apply for funding aimed at improving water quality in coastal colonias and unincorporated communities.
Key objectives of this program include:
Empowering community-led initiatives to tackle water quality challenges in coastal colonias.
Enhancing water quality, ensuring access to safe and affordable drinking water, and promoting resilience in unincorporated communities.
Utilizing a Technical Assistance Program to support robust environmental and water quality monitoring practices and sustainable ecosystem and community development.
This grant initiative aims to leverage federal funding to benefit unincorporated communities within South Texas, fostering greater water quality. The Center for Water Supply Studies will award subgrants up to $212,500 for a minimum of 8 projects.
To assist prospective applicants, the Center for Water Supply Studies will conduct four informational meetings and an additional Q&A session. These meetings will provide detailed insights into the project, offer opportunities for questions and answers, and cover the application process, Technical Assistance Program, and compliance requirements.See below for meeting times.
See below for the entire Request for Applications and the Appendices.
We look forward to your participation in this important initiative towards achieving improved water quality in South Texas Colonias and unincorporated communities.
This subaward program is funded by the EPA Gulf Division.
Community Data
Click below to view this project's public water quality data by location.
DO = Dissolved Oxygen; the amount of oxygen available to living aquatic organisms. Safe percent to have is 80 - 100% and 6.5 - 8 mg/L. Read more about DO here.
Sal = Salinity is the dissolved salt content of a body of water.; unit in parts per trillion (ppt). Under 0.5 is safe to drink. Read more about salinity here.
Bacteria = Testing for Enterococcus bacteria; must be lower than 1 Colony Forming Unit (CFU)/100 mL to be safe to drink and below 104 CFU/100mL for showering or recreational uses. 1 or above means that there are warm blooded organisms in the water system. Read more about Enterococcus here.
All potential applicants are required to attend at least one pre-application meeting to learn more about this RFA, how to apply, and to better understand the collective impact approach of the program, plus Technical Assistance Programming.
The meetings include:
(Overview, Q&A, TAP) - Introduction to the program - Metrics and environmental impact goals - Subawardee support and expectations overview - Guidance on how to apply for this RFA - Questions and answers related to this RFA