Stormwater Financial Assistance Program grants (SFAP)

Stormwater Financial Assistance Program grants (SFAP) is sponsored by Washington State Department of Ecology. The Stormwater Financial Assistance Program is funded through the state budget to reduce water pollution impacts from existing infrastructure and development. It supports stormwater facility projects and a limited set of stormwater activities.

Stormwater Funding Requirements - Washington State Department of Ecology > Water quality grants and loans > Stormwater Funding Requirements Stormwater funding requirements On this page you will find stormwater project requirements and resources such as forms, design guidance, and templates for the Water Quality Combined Funding Program.

These requirements apply for any stormwater projects that may have received funds from Stormwater Financial Assistance Program (SFAP), Centennial, and CWSRF Loan. If you are looking for application information such as eligibility, how to score well, and applicant training materials please visit the Water Quality Combined Fund Applicant webpage .

See additional requirements for projects with CWSRF Loan Training for new recipients We provide annual recipient training via webinars that are typically held in July. See below for the most current information (dates/times of current trainings or presentations of previous trainings). We recommend recipients attend their project type training and any necessary Environmental and Cultural Resources training.

All water quality grant and loan recipients with active agreements and those who may receive funding for state fiscal year 2027 are invited to register for the recipient training on July 14, 2026.

Recipient training presentations Grant Management and EAGL demo Design Deliverables, Step 1 Planning Projects, EMPs, and GIS Deliverables Cultural Resources Review for All Projects Staff contact for Water Quality Grants & Loans Progress Report and Payment Requests (PRPR) forms guidance Requirements for all projects All funded projects must adhere to: Funding Guidelines for the fiscal year of the award (see below) Administrative Requirements for Ecology Grant and Loans (Yellow Book) Terms and conditions of your funding agreement If your project received a Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan, there are additional requirements.

SFY2027 Funding Guidelines SFY2026 Funding Guidelines SFY2025 Funding Guidelines SFY2024 Funding Guidelines SFY2023 Funding Guidelines SFY2022 Funding Guidelines SFY2021 Funding Guidelines SFY2020 Funding Guidelines SFY2019 Funding Guidelines SFY2018 Funding Guidelines SFY2017 Funding Guidelines Cultural resources review You must complete Ecology’s cultural resource requirements before any geotechnical work, acquisition, site prep work, or construction takes place.

To initiate cultural resources review, you will complete and submit an Ecology Cultural Resources Review Form and Inadvertent Discovery Plan to the Ecology Project Manager. For more information and links to these forms, visit the Environmental and cultural resources review page and Appendix N of the WQC Funding Guidelines. Most stormwater projects require State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).

You, as the Recipient, are the lead agency and will determine if SEPA is required. Upload the SEPA Checklist and notify the Ecology Project Manager when the official comment period begins. For more information, visit the Environmental and cultural resources review page .

Procurement, purchasing, and contracts State procurement requirements apply to all projects. You can find further information in the Yellow Book (pg. 48).

Contract clauses and specifications inserts for state funded projects: Professional service contracts Standard Contract Clauses Stormwater Grant Program Bid Specification Clause Stormwater Grant Program Bid Insert CWSRF Loan projects have additional requirements. We require GIS deliverables for facility projects. The GIS data informs project management and implementation and aids in understanding project effectiveness.

Accepted formats include web maps, map services, feature services, shapefiles, and file geodatabase files. Use the Stormwater Facility GIS file geodatabase templates to format the best management practices (BMPs) and contributing area data. See Stormwater Deliverables Guidance (Section 2.

9) for more information. You should begin preparing for agreement close out at least 90 days before the agreement expiration date. An Outcomes Summary and a Recipient Close Out Report in EAGL must be submitted for all projects.

Find your project type below for templates and directions on how to fill out these forms. Final PRPRs are due within 30 days after the project expiration date. Activity project resources Enhanced Maintenance Plans (EMP) EMP guidance can be found in the Stormwater Deliverables Guidance (Section 3).

Ecology must approve the make and model before equipment purchases of sweepers or vactor trucks. For any equipment purchase over $5,000, you must fill out an Equipment Purchase Report in EAGL. Directions can be found in the EAGL User Manual (Section 13).

Activity Projects Recipient Close Out Report Template in EAGL Activity Projects Outcomes Summary Template Facility project resources Step 1 Planning requirements Deliverable elements are described in the Stormwater Deliverables Guidance (Section 2.

1) Planning Projects Recipient Close Out Report Template Planning Projects Outcomes Summary Template Step 2 Design requirements The Stormwater Deliverables Guidance below outlines the deliverables and deliverable components that must be provided for Ecology review.

Stormwater Deliverables Guidance (Section 2) Facility Projects Recipient Close Out Report Template Design Projects Outcomes Summary Template Step 3 Construction requirements For bid specification and inserts, see the procurement, purchasing, and contracts section . Projects must adhere to the funding source recognition signage requirements and give credit to all funding sources (i.e. Ecology for SFAP, EPA for CWSRF).

The plans and specifications must include an option for signage from the EPA’s Enhancing Public Awareness webpage. Please work with your Ecology Project Manager to obtain a logo. A Stormwater Construction Completion Form is required when construction is complete.

The professional engineer signs this form to indicate that the contractor completed the project in accordance with the Ecology-accepted plans and specifications. See the Stormwater Deliverables Guidance (Section 2) for more information.

Facility Projects Recipient Close Out Report Template Facility Projects Outcomes Summary Template Step 4 Design and construction requirements Design and Construction requirements are detailed in Steps 2 & 3. Use the close out templates listed above under Step 3. Grant Project Deliverables Summary.

Additional resources are included in Appendix L of the Funding Guidelines.

Ecology Initial Review Period (calendar days) Cultural Resources Review (CRR) - CRR Form and IDP SERP (for CWSRF loan-funded projects) Enhanced maintenance Plan (EMP) Stormwater Management Action Plan (SMAP)/Step 1 Stormwater Facility Planning View project requirements and resources by project type Clean Water State Revolving Fund Regional stormwater treatment retrofit Phosphorus Optimized Stormwater Treatment (POST) media treatment system Stormwater pretreatment device Stormwater treatment system Water Quality Atlas - Map Stormwater capacity grants program Stormwater Financial Assistance Program Fund Coordinator