WIFIA Eligibility
The WIFIA program offers broad eligibility and can provide financing to a range of public and private credit-worthy borrowers, including:
- Local, state, and tribal government entities
- Partnerships and joint ventures
- Corporations and trusts
- Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs
The WIFIA program can fund a variety of water infrastructure projects that support clean and safe water access and help communities address a variety of challenges, including:
- Regulatory compliance
- Water quality or quantity issues
- Lead service line replacement
- Aging infrastructure
The WIFIA program can fund development and implementation activities for eligible projects which consist of:
- Projects that are eligible for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF), notwithstanding the public ownership clause
- Examples include wastewater, stormwater management, and nonpoint source projects
- Projects that are eligible for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF)
- Examples include source, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution, and partnership projects
- Projects that enhance energy efficiency in the operation of a public water system or a publicly owned treatment works
- Brackish or seawater desalination, aquifer recharge, alternative water supply, and water recycling projects
- Drought prevention, reduction, or mitigation projects
- Acquisition of property if it is integral to the project or will mitigate the environmental impact of a project
- A combination of projects secured by a common security pledge or submitted under one application by an SRF program
Eligible development and implementation activities include:
- Project planning and design
- Project development
- Construction
- Land and/or equipment acquisition
- Financing-related costs
Check out the WIFIA Program Handbook to learn more about borrower and project eligibilities.