The Division of Water Infrastructure is set to conduct its Fall 2025 Funding Application Training from July 29 to August 8 at six locations across the state. An additional virtual option will be available on August 8, with a recording accessible later on the Division’s website.
The deadline for Fall 2025 funding applications is September 30, 2025, by 5 p.m. The training sessions are free and recommended for potential applicants. Available funding includes low-interest loans and grants for drinking water and wastewater projects.
Training topics include information on funding programs, application completion, Priority Rating Systems, and timelines. Participants will learn about multiple existing and new funding programs, such as SRF supplemental funds for Hurricane Helene-impacted communities (SRF Helene), PFAS contamination solutions, lead service line replacements, and Viable Utility Reserve grants.
Applications can be submitted by local government units (LGUs) and non-profit water/wastewater corporations. Investor-owned utilities may apply for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. CDFIs and non-profits can apply for SRF Helene funding.
Several grant programs are available:
– Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure (CDBG-I): Offers up to $3 million per applicant every three years in areas meeting low-to-moderate income thresholds.
– State Revolving Funds (SRFs): Provides loans up to $25 million for drinking water projects and $35 million for clean water projects.
– SRF Helene: Offers principal forgiveness and zero-interest loans for resilience-building infrastructure in Helene-impacted communities.
– State Reserve Program (SRP): Potentially offers up to $30 million each in grants and loans for infrastructure projects.
– Viable Utility Reserve (VUR): May provide up to $50 million in grant funding for distressed local government units moving toward viability.
For planning projects, Asset Inventory and Assessment (AIA) grants help document system conditions with limits of $150,000 per system type every three years. Merger/Regionalization Feasibility (MRF) grants explore utility consolidation feasibility with limits of $50,000 per system type every three years.
Registration is required online before attending any session. For more details on these programs, visit the Division’s website.
