Financial Assistance Funding - Grants and Loans
The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) administers the implementation of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) financial assistance programs, that include loan and grant funding for construction of municipal sewage and water recycling facilities, remediation for underground storage tank releases, watershed protection projects, nonpoint source pollution control projects, etc. DFA also administers the Operator Certification Program.
- What's New
- FY 2016-17 Wastewater User Charge Survey
- Coming Soon: Drinking Water for Schools Grant Program
- Clean Water Act section 319(h) & Timber Regulations and Forest Restoration Funds 2017 Solicitation (opens September 9, 2016)
- State Water Board's Household & Small Water System Drought Assistance (HSWSDA) Funding Program
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Intended Use Plan for SFY 2016-17 adopted on June 21, 2016
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan for SFY 2016-17 adopted on June 21, 2016
- County of San Diego Replacement Projects Settlement Agreement for Breaches of Grant Agreements
- Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant Program and Storm Water Resources Plan Guidelines Now Available for Public Review
- Proposition 1 Technical Assistance Funding Program
- CWSRF Application Status
- Office of Sustainable Water Solutions
- Funding for Interim Emergency Drinking Water
- Ground Water Quality Funding Program (Prop 1 Groundwater Sustainability & SB445-SCAP)
- State Water Board Streamlines Process to Apply for Drinking Water Funds
- CWSRF Fitch AAA Report
- Current Funding
- Agricultural Drainage Loan Program
- Agricultural Drainage Management Loan Program
- Clean Beaches Initiative Grant Program
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Small Community Wastewater Grants
- Cleanup and Abatement Account
- Interim Emergency Drinking Water
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Ground Water Quality Funding Program
(Prop 1 Groundwater Sustainability & SB445-SCAP) - Nonpoint Source Grant Program - Clean Water Act section
319(h) and Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund - Public Water Systems Funding Opportunities
- Santa Monica Bay Restoration
- Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Program
- Stormwater Grant Program
- Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (USTCF)
Related USTCF Programs: - Emergency, Abandoned & Recalcitrant Programs (EAR)
- Commingled Plume Account (CPA Program)
- Orphan Site Cleanup Program (OSCF)
- Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading UST Program (RUST)
- Expedited Claim Account Program (ECAP)
- Site Cleanup Subaccount Program (SCAP)
- Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP)
- Water Recycling Projects Receiving 1% Financing
Through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund - Proposition 1
- Small Community Wastewater
- Water Recycling
- Drinking Water
- Stormwater
- Groundwater Sustainability
- Proposition 1 Technical Assistance Funding Program
- Other Programs
- Past Programs
- 2016 Clean Water Act §319(h) and Timber Regulation & Restoration Fund Grant Program
- 2003 Consolidation of Watershed Protection and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grants
- 2005-06 Consolidated Grants Program
- 2008 CALFED Water Quality Grant Program
- CALFED WQGP Final Project List
- Full Proposal Invite Back List
- Full Proposal Solicitation Notice
- Get more information about this program
- 2008 CALFED Watershed Grant Program – Implementing Watershed Plans
- Full Proposal Invite Back List
- Final Project List
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- Quick Links
- California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC)
- California Indian Tribal Relations
- Davis-Bacon Act Compliance
- Division of Financial Assistance - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Division of Water Rights - Water Use Reporting
- FAAST - Online Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool
- Office of Sustainable Water Solutions
- Other State and Federal Agencies Funding Sources
- Small Community Wastewater Strategy
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
- Wastewater User Charge Survey Reports
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- Forms
- Agricultural Drainage Program Application
- Agricultural Drainage Management Loan Program Application
- Cleanup and Abatement Account Attachments
- Commingled Plume Account (CPA) Program Application
- CWSRF Financial Assistance Application with Instructions
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Compliance Guidelines
- Grant Administration Resources - Grant Forms and Schedules
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- References
- Brochures:
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Funding for California Indian Tribes
- Logos:
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund - PDF | EPS | JPG
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Logo - PDF | EPS | JPG
- Environmental Protection Agency Logo - PDF | JPG
- Proposition 1 Logo - EPS | JPG
- State Water Resources Control Board Logo - PDF | EPS | JPG
Our Vision
A sustainable California made possible by clean water and water availability for both human uses and environmental resource protection.
Our Mission
To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California’s water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.