From United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Established by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, the WIFIA program is a federal loan and guarantee program at EPA that aims to accelerate investment in the nation’s water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant projects. The 2021 notice of funding availability builds upon the existing active pipeline of WIFIA projects, which includes 76 projects in 25 states. WIFIA credit assistance can be used for a wide range of projects, including:

• Drinking water treatment and distribution projects.
• Wastewater conveyance and treatment projects.
• Nonpoint source pollution management program.
• Management, reduction, treatment, or recapture of stormwater.
• National estuary program projects.
• Enhanced energy efficiency projects at drinking water and wastewater facilities.
• Desalination, aquifer recharge, alternative water supply, and water recycling projects. (more)