Wastewater Management

Small and rural jurisdictions (city, county, or town), with a population size that is insufficient in order to participate in the HUD’s direct entitlement program.

Projects that develop viable communities by providing decent affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, low- and moderate-income people, and neighborhoods.

Applications for the Community Development Competitive program, Economic Development projects and programs, and the non-federally recognized tribes’ applications are due August 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. PDT.

$30 million is available in the most recent funding cycle.

Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis and are not competitively scored. 29 out of 80 projects funded (2018).

Cities, towns, districts, or other public bodies, nonprofits, federally recognized tribes or state tribes (must have jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other waste).

Construction of publicly-owned treatment facilities such as wastewater treatment, local sewers, sewer interceptors, water reclamation and distribution, stormwater treatment, combined sewers, or landfill leachate treatment. Implementation of nonpoint source pollution in agriculture, forestry, urban areas, marinas, hydromodfication, and wetlands.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and added quarterly to the Competitive List.

An average of $586 million is available on an annual basis. The program has significant financial assets and is capable of financing projects through grants and loans ranging from less than $1 million to more than $100 million.

36 out of 109 proposals funded (2018).

Public bodies, community-based nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes.

The purchase, construction, and/or improvements to public waste disposal facilities, public water facilities, sanitary sewerage, solid waste disposal, and storm wastewater facilities.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Approximately $2.8 Billion nationwide in direct loans (2018). Approximately $30 million in grants nationwide and $890,000 in grants in California (2019)

26 awards were granted in California (2019).

Cities, counties, special districts, assessment districts, JPAs, and nonprofits.

Local streets, highways, drainage, water, sewer, waste, transit, parks, and other public utilities and facilities.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis. The ISRF Board considers applications at monthly meetings.

$50,000 – $25 million loans, with terms for the useful life of the project up to a maximum of 30 years.

This funding program provides loans to qualified applicants on a non-competitive basis.

Public agencies, nonprofits, Native American tribes with a population of less than 20,000.

Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) eligible wastewater projects, planning, design, construction of publicly-owned wastewater conveyance, treatment, and disposal facilities, feasibility/engineering studies, environmental studies, rate studies.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

$8 million is available annually (Prop 1).

15 out of 48 proposals funded (2017).

Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized Native American tribes all in rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less.

Acquisition, construction, or improvement of drinking water sourcing, treatment, storage, and distribution, sewer, solid waste, and storm water collection, transmission, treatment, disposal, and other activities.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Approximately $33 million in loan funding and $10 million in grant funding was available to California applicants in 2019. Award amounts are determined on tier eligibility based on the median household income of the area to be served.

Although competitive information is unavailable for this program, the majority of projects that fulfill program requirements receive funding.