Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program
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The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program (WIFIA) provides secured, direct loans and loan guarantees for eligible water infrastructure projects, with 15% of funds set aside for small, rural, and tribal communities that serve populations less than 25,000.
Eligible projects include:
- Wastewater projects that are eligible under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Drinking water projects that are eligible for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Projects that enhance energy efficiency in the operation of a public water system or publicly owned treatment works
- Projects for repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of a treatment works, community water system, or aging water distribution or waste collection facility
- A brackish or sea water desalination project, including chloride control, a managed aquifer recharge project, a water recycling project, or a project to provide alternative water supplies to reduce aquifer depletion
- A project to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the effects of drought
- The acquisition of real property or an interest in real property
- A combination of eligible projects listed above
Eligible applicants include:
- Corporations
- Partnerships
- Joint ventures
- Trusts
- Federal, state, and local governmental entities/agencies
- Tribal governments or consortia of tribal governments
- State infrastructure financing authorities
EPA estimates that approximately $5 billion is available for long-term, low-cost financing for water and wastewater projects.
Loan amounts provided through this program may not exceed 49% of a project's eligible costs.
Links to additional guidance and application instructions are available on the program website.
Prospective borrowers begin the process by submitting a letter of interest by email to wifia@epa.gov or through EPA's SharePoint site.
Selected borrowers will be invited to submit a full application.
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