Water
Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells
Agency NameEnvironmental Protection Agency
Funding Amount$50,000,000.00
Bureau Name
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Funding Mechanism
Grant
New?
Yes
Funding Mechanism
Grant
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Available until expended
Recipients
States and Tribes
Program Description
The Underground Injection Control Grants fund Federal, State, and Tribal government agencies that oversee underground injection activities to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water from fluid injection practices. The funding in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law targets funding to Class VI wells utilized for carbon sequestration.
Eligible Uses
Eligible entities shall use grants to defray the expenses related to the establishment and operation of a Class VI primacy program.
Federal Cost Share Requirement
No non-Federal cost share required