Financial Assistance Funding - Grants and Loans
The Division of Financial Assistance (DFA) has the lead in administering the State Water Resources Control Board’s financial assistance programs. These programs include loan and grant funding for construction of drinking water treatment and distribution systems, municipal sewage conveyance and treatment systems; water recycling facilities; remediation for underground storage tank releases and groundwater contamination; technical assistance for small communities; nonpoint source pollution control projects; interim water, and operation and maintenance/Administrator support for small, disadvantaged community water systems; and drought support for individual households. DFA coordinates closely with the Division of Administrative Services, Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Drinking Water, Division of Water Quality, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board, as well as other State, federal, local, and nongovernmental organizational partners. DFA administers the Operator Certification Program, which oversees the certification of all wastewater treatment plant and drinking water treatment plant and distribution system operators in California.
- Draft FY 2025-26 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund
- Septic-to-Sewer Funding
- FINAL 2024-25 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Base Program and General Supplemental Intended Use Plan
- FINAL 2024-25 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Base Program and Supplemental Intended Use Plans
- 2023-24 Clean Water and Drinking Water Intended Use Plan Listening Session Recording
- Process Improvements Summary
- Fact Sheets: Drinking Water Grants | Wastewater Grants
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Funding
- County-wide and Regional Funding Programs
- Mobile Application Project Status Report for public access (AppSTAT)
- Compilation of DFA Drinking Water Assistance since July 2019
- Compilation of DFA Wastewater Assistance since July 2019
- California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program
- 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
- FREE Lead Monitoring for K-12 Schools
Funding Summary
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Funding
- County-wide and Regional Funding Programs
- General Drought Funding
- Prop 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Grant Program
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Cleanup and Abatement Account
- CAA Urgent Drinking Water Need Projects
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Drinking Water For Schools Program
- Expedited Drinking Water Grant Funding 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
- Lead Service Line Funding Program
- Public Water Systems Funding Opportunities
- Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER)
- Santa Monica Bay Restoration
- Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Program
- Septic-to-Sewer Funding
- Stormwater Grant Program
- Technical Assistance Funding Program
- Backup Generator 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
- US Mexico Border Project Award List
- Lead Testing in Drinking Water for California Child Care Centers
- Office of Sustainable Water Solutions
- Drought Response Program for Schools (DROPS)
- Operator Certification Program
- School District Account (Assembly Bill 2729)
- Water Conservation
- Environmental Section
- Agricultural Drainage Program Application
- Agricultural Drainage Management Loan Program Application
- CAA Cleanup or Abatement
- 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
- 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 Grants Portal
- 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
