Funding News

  1. President's Investing in America Agenda Delivers More Than $223M To Bolster Resilience To Drought And Boost Water Supplies 1/14/2025

    The Department of the Interior today announced $223M from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water recycling and desalination projects aimed at addressing the impacts of drought.

  2. CVWD Secures $39M Grant For Plant Expansion Blending Recycled And Canal Water For Irrigation 1/14/2025

    The funds will support Phase 1 of a multi-year project that will allow the plant to provide a blend of recycled and canal water for crop irrigation and various landscapes in the eastern Coachella Valley.

  3. New Report Celebrates EPA's Unprecedented Successes Under Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda 1/13/2025

    Today, Jan. 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Investing in America Report (pdf), detailing the agency’s progress in implementing clean energy, pollution prevention, and environmental justice programs advanced by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act—two historic pieces of legislation reshaping the future of our nation’s clean energy economy and the future of our planet.

  4. Reclamation Announces Over $284M For Long-Term Conservation Projects In The Lower Basin Of The Colorado River 1/10/2025

    The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a $284.8M investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for long-term conservation projects in collaboration with the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the Coachella Valley Water District.

  5. Sweden: Cleantech Company Chromafora To Tackle Widespread Chemical Pollution With €22.5M EU Backing 12/20/2024

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €22.5M non-dilutive financing to Chromafora, a Swedish cleantech company, to step up Europe’s fight against widespread pollutants known as “forever chemicals”.

  6. Ofwat Approves £104B Upgrade To Accelerate Delivery Of Cleaner Rivers And Seas And Secure Long-Term Drinking Water Supplies For Customers 12/19/2024

    Substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environment are set to be delivered through a £104Bn upgrade for the water sector, Ofwat announced today (19 December).

  7. Ofwat Finds Thames Water Has Broken Dividend Payment Rules 12/19/2024

    Penalty of £18 million sends clear signal to industry that companies must link dividend payments to performance.

  8. EPA Announces $89M Loan To Enhance Wastewater Management In King County 12/18/2024

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an $89M loan to King County, Washington, to help upgrade several wastewater treatment systems. Provided by the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program, this funding will support projects that improve the reliability of reclaimed water available for use and enhance the system’s resiliency to future seismic events.

  9. EPA Announces $12M WIFIA Loan To Modernize And Improve Wastewater Infrastructure In Delaware 12/16/2024

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $12M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to New Castle County, Delaware that will benefit more than half of the state’s population.

  10. Rep. Simpson Secures Provision Authorizing City Of Burley Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant 12/13/2024

    This week, the United States House of Representatives passed S. 4367 - the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. This bipartisan legislation authorizes the United States Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program to carry out projects to improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of our water resources infrastructure.