The Funding Navigator helps communities connect to water infrastructure investments
The goal is to ensure more communities, particularly those that are overburdened and under-resourced, benefit from government investments in safe and resilient drinking water, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and lead service line replacement.
Our staff can provide project management support and connect you with technical and community experts to improve water, wastewater, and stormwater management services in your community. If you represent an agency, local municipality, Tribe, or utility that serves an overburdened, underserved community and do not have the resources to develop water projects, please click the “Request Technical Assistance” button below. We also welcome requests from frontline, advocacy, community-based, and nonprofit organizations interested in helping a public entity connect with technical assistance. Please note that the Funding Navigator does not provide direct technical assistance to private individuals.
Funding Navigator projects
EPIC’s Funding Navigator team, in close collaboration with national and place-based partners, works with communities to identify, develop, and fund projects. The Funding Navigator program is designed to support agencies that have jurisdiction to administer public funds related to drinking water provision, wastewater conveyance and treatment, stormwater management, and general water resources stewardship. An eligible entity is defined by the EPA, and may include a local government, municipal authority, public utility, non-profit entity, or jurisdiction that is not currently part of a water or wastewater service area but is seeking to join one. A Funding Navigator Manager will work with an eligible entity based on community needs and priorities., using the following process:
Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF Financial Terms, Conditions, Definitions, and Other Application Information
To help support EPA’s network of WaterTA and other TA providers, as well as communities interested in applying for SRFs, EPIC has developed a Clean Water SRF (CWSRF) Database and a Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF) Database detailing financial terms, conditions, definitions, and other application information.
Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Loan Fund
The purpose of this loan fund is to accelerate water infrastructure projects in the Great Lakes, and ultimately, to ensure clean and safe water throughout the region. The program is open to underserved communities in Illinois, Michigan, or Wisconsin who have a direct connection with the Great Lakes or any of their tributaries or drainage basins. Communities will receive predevelopment (planning/design) technical and financial assistance to help secure infrastructure project application funding through available federal programs.
Interested communities can learn about eligibility and submit a request for assistance by using the “Request Technical Assistance” button above. Simply include ‘Great Lakes Loan Fund’ in the description of your water infrastructure challenge or concern.
For further information on the loan fund, please use the “Learn More” button below:
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The Funding Navigator program is financed through grants from various foundations, individual donors, and federal agencies.