Wastewater Management

Public agencies, nonprofits, private entities, federally recognized tribes or state tribes (must have jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other waste).

Planning, design, and/or construction of publicly-owned facilities and the planning, design, and/or implementation of projects, programs, or plans that manage nonpoint source water pollution or estuaries.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Average $570 million/year.

23 out of 89 proposals funded (2017).

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

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

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Approximately $41.8 million in direct loans and $12.65 million in grants (2017).

20 out of 93 proposals funded (2014).

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, public utilities, Native American tribes, and mutual water companies.

Projects which assist water infrastructure systems’ adapt to climate change, incentives to promote collaboration across watersheds to facilitate better management of regional water resources and make infrastructure improvements, and improve regional water self-reliance.

The most recent funding round closed in April 2019.

$194 million (2019).

27 out of 38 proposals funded (2015).

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.

$711 million (2018/2023).

15 out of 48 proposals funded (2017).

Small and rural jurisdictions.

Grants can be used to fund public infrastructure (e.g., roads, sidewalks, water, sewer, other).

The most recent funding cycle closed in February 2019.

$29.6 million (2019).

62 projects funded in 2016.

Most state and local government entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized Native American tribes that serve rural areas and towns with a population of 10,000 or less, tribal lands in rural areas, and colonias.

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.

$8.2 million in loans and $5.65 million in grants to California (2018).

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