Grants and Loans
Financial Assistance Programs - Grants and Loans
Small Community Wastewater Grant Program
The Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Program, most recently funded by Proposition 40 and Proposition 50, provides grant assistance for the planning, design, and construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment and collection facilities. Grants are available for small communities (i.e., with a population of 20,000 persons, or less) with financial hardship (i.e., annual median household income [MHI] is 80% of the Statewide MHI, or less).
The SCWG Program Guidelines (Guidelines) were adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) on June 17, 2004, and amended on May 22, 2007. The 2007 Statewide Competitive Project List (2007 CPL) was adopted by the State Water Board on September 4, 2007.Announcements
March 2009
If you have a “shovel-ready” wastewater project that will be ready to proceed to construction by mid-February 2010, please see the attached flyer regarding potential grant opportunities through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program.
January 2009
As outlined in the Small Community Wastewater Strategy and State Water Board Resolution No. 2008-0048, Division of Financial Assistance staff is working to quantify and prioritize statewide small, disadvantaged community wastewater needs.
Contact Information
If you have questions regarding the SCWG Program, please contact one of the following:
- Erin Ragazzi at enragazzi@waterboards.ca.gov or (916) 341-5733
- Meghan Brown at mgbrown@waterboards.ca.gov or (916) 341-5729
- Regional Water Quality Control Board SCWG Program Coordinators
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online to receive information about various grants and loans programs. Please check the ‘Small Communities Program’ box to receive e-mail updates on the Strategy and the Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Program.
Related Funding Programs
The State Water Board’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, which is funded by federal grants, State funds, and revenue bonds, provides low-interest financing for construction of publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities, local sewers, sewer interceptors, and water recycling facilities, as well as, expanded use projects.
If you would like more information regarding funding opportunities for small community drinking water projects, please refer to the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH’s) Website. CDPH provides funding (grants for disadvantaged communities, as well as low-interest financing) to public water systems through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program, Proposition 50, and Proposition 84. The CDPH has a technical assistance program for small communities with a population of 10,000 persons or less.
(Updated 3/9/09 )