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.
- Fact Sheet on What’s New in the 2020-21 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan
- Visit the new California Grants Portal
- FY 2020-21 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
- CY 2018 Wastewater User Charge Survey Report Letter
- Final Policy for Developing the Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
- NEW! 2018-19 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Annual Report
- NEW! 2018-19 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Annual Report
- NEW! 2020-21 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Intended Use Plan
- NEW! 2020-21 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan
- Draft Final Policy for Developing the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund Expenditure Plan (clean version, strikethrough version, response to comments)
- NEW! Small Community Funding Program, Pre-Application
- Draft Policy for Developing the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund Expenditure Plan (January 3, 2020 release)
- Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Board Consideration of Draft Policy for Developing the Fund Expenditure Plan for The Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
- NEW! California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) Presentation
- Water Recycling Funding Program Guidelines Amended October 16, 2019
- Proposition 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Grant Program Guidelines
- Policy for Implementing the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Policy for Implementing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Mobile Application Project Status Report for public access (AppSTAT)
- CWSRF Application Status Report
- DWSRF Application Status Report
- State Water Board's Household & Small Water System Drought Assistance (HSWSDA) Funding Program
- Drinking Water For Schools Grant Program | FREE Lead Monitoring for K-12 Schools
Funding Summary
- Prop 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Grant Program
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Cleanup and Abatement Account
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Drinking Water For Schools Program
- Ground Water Quality Funding Program (Prop 1 and Prop 68 Groundwater Grant Funding & SB445-SCAP)
- Nonpoint Source Grant Program - Clean Water Act section 319(h) and Timber Regulation and Forest Restoration Fund
- Public Water Systems Funding Opportunities
- Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER)
- Santa Monica Bay Restoration
- Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Program
- Stormwater Grant Program
- Technical Assistance Funding Program
Related USTCF Programs
- Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (USTCF)
- 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)
- Proposition 1
- 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
- DWSRF Financial Assistance Application with Instructions
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Compliance Guidelines
- Grant Administration Resources - Grant Forms and Schedules
- Orphan Site Cleanup Fund (OSCF)
- Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage tanks (RUST) Program Loan Application
- Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (USTCF)
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.
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Contacts
General Inquiries
- Telephone: (916) 327-9978
Fax: (916) 341-5296 - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Email: DrinkingWaterSRF@waterboards.ca.gov - Clean Water State Revolving Fund
E-mail: CleanWaterSRF@waterboards.ca.gov - Other Contact Information
Quick Links
- US Economic Development Administration Grant Opportunities for Federally Declared Disaster Areas in 2017
- Environmental Section
- Mobile Application Project Status Report for public access (AppSTAT)
- Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
- California Indian Tribal Relations
- CW/DW Capacity Development Strategy
- Davis-Bacon Act Compliance
- Disqualified Businesses and Persons
- 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
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
- Wastewater User Charge Survey Reports
- Water Environment Federation
- More Useful Links
