EPA’s WIFIA program provides low-cost credit financing for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects.

Gives special consideration for small communities

Application cycle: EPA will accept letters of interest on a rolling basis; there is no deadline for submissions. Letters of Interest may be submitted on an ongoing basis beginning on September 9, 2024.

Summary: Communities can use the long-term, low-cost supplemental loans provided by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program to upgrade aging water infrastructure and manage stormwater to enhance resilience to flooding.

Eligible applicants: Local, state, and tribal government entities, partnerships and joint ventures, corporations and trusts, and state infrastructure financing authorities such as Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs.

Eligible activities: Construction of measures to manage, reduce, treat, or capture stormwater, including those that provide flood resilience and risk reduction; brackish or seawater desalination, aquifer recharge, alternative water supply, and water recycling projects; drought prevention, reduction, or mitigation projects; and property acquisition.

Funding: 

• Small communities with a population of 25,000 or less: $5 million minimum.
• All other communities: $20 million minimum.

Cost share:

• Up to 49% federal / 51% local.
• Total amount of federal assistance (e.g., WIFIA and other federal sources) may not exceed 80% of total project cost.

Application process: 

• For information on applying, visit this page or search by CFDA number 66.958.
• Credit assistance is awarded on a competitive basis.