Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
To provide a low-cost, long-term source of drinking water infrastructure financing, EPA awards capitalization grants to States and Puerto Rico to capitalize their Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRFs). EPA also awards construction grants to the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories (Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Guam), and Indian Tribes. The funding priority established by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is for capitalization grants to each state for i
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Helps states and territories finance improvements to drinking water systems. Provides low-cost loans for projects like replacing lead pipes and upgrading treatment facilities.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides billions in annual federal funding through states, Tribes, and territories to improve drinking water infrastructure. Funding supports rehabilitation of drinking water sources, installation/upgrade of treatment/storage facilities, and replacement of transmission/distribution pipes. It also covers project feasibility studies, engineering design, and administration. For FY 2025, $8.9 billion was announced for CWSRF and DWSRF combined.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: water utilities, drinking water systems, public water systems
Region: US states, Tribes, territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico)
Demographics: Tribes, underserved communities
Other Criteria: Community water systems, non-profit, non-community water systems, Projects improving drinking water infrastructure, Compliance with American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements, Compliance with Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act Requirements
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Contact your state DWSRF program for application details.
- Prepare necessary documentation as per state requirements.
- Submit application to the state DWSRF program.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.epa.gov/dwsrf
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- September 30, 2026Application deadline for FY 2025 funding
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- construction
- alteration
- maintenance
- repair of public water systems
- treatment works
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 20%
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, can combine with other government funding.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of state match required.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Federal awarding agency acknowledgment required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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