The State of the Water Industry report provides valuable insights into critical topics such as capital improvement funding, aging infrastructure, and AI integration. Has your utility benefited from federal infrastructure funding? If AWWA can feature your project in its advocacy efforts, please fill out this form. For more information, visit /keepfundsflowing.
Funding Clean Water for 36 Years
Grant recipients will set up a revolving loan fund to provide loans to finance predevelopment costs of water or wastewater projects, or short-term small capital projects not part of the regular operation and maintenance of current water and wastewater systems. The Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Program is designed to help qualified nonprofit organizations create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and wastewater disposal systems in rural areas. WIFIA uses a small congressional appropriation to cover the credit subsidy cost for low-interest, long-term loans, enabling the program to support up to $100 in project financing for every $1 invested by the federal government. In 2024, EPA closed 18 loans and provided nearly $2 billion in financing to support more than $4 billion in projects. SRF and WIFIA loans provide low-cost financing that makes important projects possible, particularly for smaller utilities with smaller budgets.
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- The Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Program is designed to help qualified nonprofit organizations create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and wastewater disposal systems in rural areas.
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- Grant recipients will set up a revolving loan fund to provide loans to finance predevelopment costs of water or wastewater projects, or short-term small capital projects not part of the regular operation and maintenance of current water and wastewater systems.
Help AWWA tell Congress to ‘Keep Funds Flowing’ for water infrastructure
The SRFs are state-managed loan programs that reinvest money as loans are paid off, so funds can be used for other projects. In part because loan repayments revolve back into the fund, every $1 invested in the SRFs results in $2 in infrastructure improvements. Proposed budget cuts in the U.S. Congress threaten to reduce funding for loans under the State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) — critical financing for countless infrastructure improvements across the revolving funds for financing water and wastewater projects United States.
Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Program (US)
National recognition for CWSRF funded projects for exceptional accomplishments in promoting human health and improving water quality. AWWA has already shared stories from Colorado, Florida and Utah that showcase the magnitude of improvements that are possible with these loans. The EPA estimates that over the next 20 years, U.S. drinking water systems will need to invest $625 billion for repairs and upgrades, and wastewater and stormwater systems will need to invest $630 billion. AWWA’s Career Center connects water community talent with opportunity. Official websites use .govA .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. AWWA’s Water 2050 initiative seeks to establish a long-term vision of the future of water.
- The Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects Program is designed to help qualified nonprofit organizations create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and wastewater disposal systems in rural areas.
- Grant recipients will set up a revolving loan fund to provide loans to finance predevelopment costs of water or wastewater projects, or short-term small capital projects not part of the regular operation and maintenance of current water and wastewater systems.
- You’ll be redirected to Login.gov to sign in or create an account.
Grants.gov Program Management Office
A platform designed to help you discover new donors and secure grant opportunities. You’ll be redirected to Login.gov to sign in or create an account. Then, you’ll return to Simpler.Grants.gov as a signed-in user. Use your Login.gov account to sign in to Simpler.Grants.gov. To use more advanced features or to apply, go to Grants.gov.
