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.
- What's New
- $ Clean Beaches Initiative Grant Program Solicitation - Now Open
- Policy Amendment for Implementing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) of May 7, 2013
- Updated! Check your CWSRF Application Status
- Updated Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant Program Schedule
- Fiscal Year 2012-13 Wastewater User Charge Survey Package
- Notice of a Proposed Amendment to the Policy for Implementing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Exhibits A, B, and C to the Notice
- Comments and Responses to Comments
- Change Sheet #1
- More . . .
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- Current Funding
- $ Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
- Related Funding Programs
- $ Clean Beaches Initiative Grant Program Solicitation - Now Open
- $ Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- $ Small Community Wastewater Grant Program
- $ Cleanup and Abatement Account
- Storm Water Grant Program (Proposition 84)
- $ Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP)
- $ 2013 Clean Water Act §319(h) Non-Point Source Grant Program Solicitation
- More . . .
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- Other Programs
- Past Programs
- 2003 Consolidation of Watershed Protection and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grants
- 2005-06 Consolidated Grants Program
- 2008 CALFED Water Quality Grant Program
- CALFED WQGP Final Project List
- Full Proposal Invite Back List
- Full Proposal Solicitation Notice
- Get more information about this program
- 2008 CALFED Watershed Grant Program – Implementing Watershed Plans
- Full Proposal Invite Back List
- Final Project List
- More . . .
- Quick Links
- California Department of Public Health - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC)
- California Indian Tribal Relations
- Davis-Bacon Act Compliance
- FAAST - Online Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool
- Other State and Federal Agencies Funding Sources
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
- Wastewater User Charge Survey Reports
- More . . .
- Forms
- 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
- CWSRF Financing Agreement Template
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Compliance Guidelines
- Grant Administration Resources - Grant Forms and Schedules
- More . . . .
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 ensure their proper allocation and efficient use for the benefit of present and future generations.




