ARPA Funding
Multiple drinking water, wastewater and resiliency infrastructure projects in New Hampshire are being assisted with a combination of grant and loan funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
- ARPA grants committed
- $100.2 million
- Projects
- 199
- Communities
- 90
What ARPA paid for
| Kind of work | Projects | ARPA grants |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking water construction | 43 | $44,279,696 |
| Wastewater construction | 55 | $37,547,299 |
| Stormwater and watershed | 11 | $2,222,327 |
| Dams | 8 | $5,558,934 |
| Flood risk | 9 | $2,782,016 |
| Planning and design | 24 | $4,162,700 |
| Asset management | 30 | $2,027,600 |
| Energy efficiency | 5 | $762,100 |
| Cybersecurity | 14 | $898,195 |
Four kinds of work ARPA reached
In these records, ARPA was the only NHDES funding source for all 14 cybersecurity upgrades, 30 asset management programs and 5 energy efficiency projects, and it reached 20 resident-owned cooperatives and condominium associations.
Community-owned housing
20 projects · $19.5 million
- Exeter River Cooperative, Inc. $2M
- Mascoma Valley Cooperative, Inc., Canaan $2M
- Town Line Village Cooperative, Inc, Holderness $1.9M
- Loon Estates Cooperative $1.9M
- Catamount Hill Cooperative, Inc. $1.7M
- Presidential Pines Cooperative $1.6M
- Rick Rimmon Cooperative, Inc. $1.5M
- Mountain View Cooperative, Inc. $1.3M
Cybersecurity
14 projects · $898,195
- City of Concord $100K
- City of Dover $100K
- Town of Exeter $100K
- Town of Milford $100K
- Town of Waterville Valley $100K
- City of Claremont $86K
- Gunstock Acres Village Water District $50K
- Town of Jackson $50K
Asset management
30 projects · $2 million
- City of Portsmouth $210K
- Lower Bartlett Water Precinct $100K
- North Conway Water Precinct $100K
- Contoocook Village Precinct $100K
- Town of Hudson $100K
- Town of Milford $100K
- Town of Plaistow $100K
- City of Rochester $100K
Energy efficiency
5 projects · $762,100
- Gorham $250K
- Town of Lincoln $215K
- Winnipesaukee River Basin, Franklin $189K
- Town of Woodstock $74K
- Town of Antrim $34K
When the grants were committed
| Year | Projects | ARPA grants |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $180,000 |
| 2022 | 127 | $68,443,528 |
| 2023 | 67 | $30,448,105 |
| 2024 | 3 | $804,234 |
| 2025 | 1 | $365,000 |
NHDES's ARPA StoryMaps describe each year's projects: 2022 NHDES Infrastructure Funding Projects At-a-Glance and NHDES Infrastructure Funding Projects At-a-Glance (2023 to present).