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Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (WIFIA) is sponsored by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. To accelerate investment in our nation's water and wastewater infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental credit assistance under customized terms to creditworthy water and wastewater projects of national and regional significance.
Selected projects shall demonstrate the broad range of project types that the WIFIA program can finance including wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and water recycling projects. Funding priorities are announced with the release of each Notice of Funding Availability. This listing is currently active. Program number: 66.958. Last updated on 2024-10-30.
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Search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: The entity applying for WIFIA credit assistance must be one of the following: a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a trust, a state or local government entity, agency, or instrumentality, a tribal government or consortium of tribal governments, a State Revolving Fund (SRF) program as defined by the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Eligible applicant types include: Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization, Profit organization, Small business (less than 500 employees), Non-Government - General, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Other public institution/organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $72,000,000 (2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Yes — Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (WIFIA) is offered by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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