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Clean Water State Revolving Fund
EPA awards an annual capitalization grant by statutory formula to each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories. Each state adds a 20 percent match, then places the combined funds into a dedicated state revolving loan fund administered by a state instrumentality, which issues low-interest loans (zero to market rate, terms up to 30 years), refinancing, loan guarantees, and additional subsidization (principal forgiveness, grants, negative-interest loans) to eligible recipients. Loan principal repayments and interest earnings revolve back into the state fund to finance new projects in perpetuity. Recipients (communities, utilities, and others) apply to their state CWSRF program, not to EPA; states apply to the EPA Regional Administrator for the capitalization grant via grants.gov under Assistance Listing 66.458.
- $14.1Bobligated
- $6.8Breceived
- 363active awards
- 54recipients
- 52states
- 18counties
- Federal award record (USAspending)
- Authorizing statute
- Agency allocation table
- 13 primary documents, sealed
Authority
Clean Water State Revolving Fund is authorized by Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), Title VI, 601-607 (capitalization grant agreements at sec. 602; revolving fund requirements at sec. 603; allotment at sec. 604), administered by EPA, as a revolving-fund program. Statute.
Capitalization grants are distributed by a fixed statutory percentage formula set in the 1987 Clean Water Act amendments (Title VI), with each state guaranteed a minimum share of 0.5 percent of the appropriation. The percentages have not changed since 1987 and are not recalculated from the biennial Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (a recurring point of GAO and CRS criticism). States must provide a 20 percent match on both base and IIJA General Supplemental capitalization grants. Mandatory additional subsidization applies: roughly 10 percent mandatory Congressional additional subsidy plus a mandatory 10 to 30 percent CWA additional subsidy on base grants. Section 604(b) water-quality-management planning grants equal 1 percent of a state's CWSRF allotment or 100000, whichever is greater. National set-asides include a tribal set-aside (2 percent of all appropriated funds or 30 million, whichever is greater), up to 1.5 percent for direct grants to the territories, up to 1.5 million for the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, and an American Iron and Steel administrative set-aside.
Allocations by jurisdiction
56 jurisdictions, from the published allocation table.
| Jurisdiction | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.7M | Total allotment 17919000 including 179000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Alaska | $9.5M | Total allotment 9591000 including 96000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Arizona | $10.7M | Total allotment 10824000 including 108000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Arkansas | $10.4M | Total allotment 10483000 including 105000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| California | $113.5M | Total allotment 114614000 including 1146000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Colorado | $12.7M | Total allotment 12819000 including 128000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Connecticut | $19.4M | Total allotment 19632000 including 196000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Delaware | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| Florida | $53.6M | Total allotment 54094000 including 541000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Georgia | $26.8M | Total allotment 27095000 including 271000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Hawaii | $12.3M | Total allotment 12412000 including 124000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Idaho | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| Illinois | $71.8M | Total allotment 72478000 including 725000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Indiana | $38.2M | Total allotment 38621000 including 386000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Iowa | $21.5M | Total allotment 21689000 including 217000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Kansas | $14.3M | Total allotment 14465000 including 145000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Kentucky | $20.2M | Total allotment 20396000 including 204000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Louisiana | $17.4M | Total allotment 17617000 including 176000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Maine | $12.3M | Total allotment 12405000 including 124000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Maryland | $38.4M | Total allotment 38759000 including 388000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Massachusetts | $53.9M | Total allotment 54410000 including 544000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Michigan | $68.2M | Total allotment 68906000 including 689000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Minnesota | $29.2M | Total allotment 29455000 including 295000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Mississippi | $14.3M | Total allotment 14438000 including 144000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Missouri | $44.0M | Total allotment 44425000 including 444000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Montana | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| Nebraska | $8.1M | Total allotment 8197000 including 82000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Nevada | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| New Hampshire | $15.9M | Total allotment 16015000 including 160000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| New Jersey | $64.8M | Total allotment 65487000 including 655000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| New Mexico | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| New York | $175.1M | Total allotment 176887000 including 1769000 sec. 604(b) grant; largest single allotment |
| North Carolina | $28.6M | Total allotment 28922000 including 289000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| North Dakota | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| Ohio | $89.3M | Total allotment 90217000 including 902000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Oklahoma | $12.8M | Total allotment 12947000 including 129000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Oregon | $17.9M | Total allotment 18103000 including 181000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Pennsylvania | $62.8M | Total allotment 63479000 including 635000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Puerto Rico | $20.7M | Total allotment 20902000 including 209000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Rhode Island | $10.7M | Total allotment 10761000 including 108000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| South Carolina | $16.3M | Total allotment 16417000 including 164000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| South Dakota | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| Tennessee | $23.0M | Total allotment 23280000 including 233000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Texas | $72.5M | Total allotment 73246000 including 732000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Utah | $8.4M | Total allotment 8444000 including 84000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Vermont | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| Virginia | $32.5M | Total allotment 32797000 including 328000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Washington | $27.6M | Total allotment 27869000 including 279000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| West Virginia | $24.7M | Total allotment 24982000 including 250000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Wisconsin | $42.9M | Total allotment 43324000 including 433000 sec. 604(b) grant |
| Wyoming | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| District of Columbia | $7.8M | Total allotment 7867000 including 79000 sec. 604(b) grant; at the 0.5 percent statutory floor |
| American Samoa | $8.6M | Total allotment 8701000 including 87000 sec. 604(b) grant; territory direct grant under the 1.5 percent territorial reserve |
| Guam | $6.2M | Total allotment 6296000 including 63000 sec. 604(b) grant; territory direct grant |
| Northern Mariana Islands | $4.0M | Total allotment 4044000 including 40000 sec. 604(b) grant; territory direct grant |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $5.0M | Total allotment 5050000 including 51000 sec. 604(b) grant; territory direct grant |
Where the money lands
Place-of-performance obligations by state, with per-capita, sealed in the location chain.
| State | Obligated | Per capita |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | $1.6B | $75.25 |
| New York | $1.5B | $74.63 |
| California | $969.6M | $24.52 |
| Ohio | $759.5M | $64.36 |
| Illinois | $607.4M | $47.41 |
| Michigan | $587.2M | $58.27 |
| New Jersey | $558.0M | $60.07 |
| North Carolina | $547.8M | $52.47 |
| Pennsylvania | $541.0M | $41.60 |
| Puerto Rico | $512.4M | $155.95 |
| Massachusetts | $446.2M | $63.47 |
| Texas | $426.8M | $14.64 |
| Missouri | $378.2M | $61.45 |
| Wisconsin | $363.1M | $61.61 |
| Maryland | $330.6M | $53.53 |
| Indiana | $328.8M | $48.46 |
| Virginia | $288.8M | $33.46 |
| Georgia | $252.9M | $23.61 |
| Washington | $246.8M | $32.02 |
| West Virginia | $212.9M | $118.69 |
| Minnesota | $205.5M | $36.01 |
| Iowa | $183.5M | $57.50 |
| Tennessee | $177.9M | $25.74 |
| Kentucky | $173.6M | $38.54 |
| Connecticut | $167.3M | $46.40 |
| Oregon | $154.1M | $36.37 |
| South Carolina | $152.5M | $29.80 |
| Louisiana | $144.3M | $30.98 |
| New Hampshire | $136.5M | $99.06 |
| Hawaii | $128.2M | $88.07 |
| Kansas | $123.2M | $41.92 |
| Alabama | $122.6M | $24.41 |
| Mississippi | $116.5M | $39.34 |
| Oklahoma | $110.3M | $27.87 |
| Colorado | $106.7M | $18.48 |
| Maine | $105.7M | $77.60 |
| Arizona | $98.6M | $13.79 |
| Rhode Island | $90.2M | $82.19 |
| Arkansas | $85.9M | $28.51 |
| North Dakota | $83.7M | $107.40 |
| Nevada | $75.4M | $24.28 |
| Utah | $71.9M | $21.97 |
| Nebraska | $69.8M | $35.61 |
| New Mexico | $69.6M | $32.87 |
| Vermont | $67.0M | $104.25 |
| Delaware | $67.0M | $67.72 |
| Idaho | $67.0M | $36.42 |
| Montana | $65.0M | $59.97 |
| South Dakota | $63.4M | $71.49 |
| Alaska | $57.4M | $78.29 |
| Wyoming | $46.1M | $79.83 |
| District Of Columbia | $11.9M | $17.29 |
Top recipients
| Recipient | Awards | Obligated | Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | 12 | $1.6B | $62.8M |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION NEW YORK | 12 | $1.5B | $977.7M |
| STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD | 10 | $1.1B | $768.0M |
| THE STATE OF OHIO OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT | 11 | $758.8M | $498.9M |
| ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | 8 | $584.0M | $413.1M |
| NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF | 12 | $564.5M | $85.0M |
| NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | 11 | $554.2M | $214.6M |
| PENNVEST | 11 | $537.3M | $177.9M |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | 10 | $532.9M | $186.9M |
| MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY | 8 | $447.8M | $192.5M |
Source documents
13 primary documents, parsed and sealed by content hash.
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) home page fact-sheet
- About the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) guidance
- CWSRF Allotments of Federal Funds to States (index of FY allotment memoranda and tables) allocation-table
- FY2025 Joint SRF Allotments Memorandum (Peggy S. Browne, signed May 15, 2025) guidance, 4 pages
- FY2025 SRF Allotment Tables (includes CWSRF Attachments I-Q with per-state amounts) allocation-table, 17 pages, 17 tables
- FY2026 Joint SRF Allotments Memorandum (Jessica L. Kramer, signed April 14, 2026) guidance, 4 pages, 1 tables
- FY2026 SRF Allotment Tables (includes CWSRF Attachment J per-state amounts) allocation-table, 17 pages, 17 tables
- 2024 CWSRF Annual Report annual-report, 8 pages
- 33 U.S.C. 1383 - Water pollution control revolving loan funds (CWA Title VI) statute, 1 tables
- 40 CFR Part 35 Subpart K - State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds regulation
- GAO-24-106251 - Clean Water: Revolving Fund Grant Formula Could Better Reflect Infrastructure Needs other, 2 tables
- Learn about the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) - eligible project types and recipients agency-site
- CRS R47474 - Clean Water State Revolving Fund Allotment Formula: Background and Options other
Questions
- How does Clean Water State Revolving Fund money reach recipients?
- EPA awards an annual capitalization grant by statutory formula to each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories. Each state adds a 20 percent match, then places the combined funds into a dedicated state revolving loan fund administered by a state instrumentality, which issues low-interest loans (zero to market rate, terms up to 30 years), refinancing, loan guarantees, and additional subsidization (principal forgiveness, grants, negative-interest loans) to eligible recipients. Loan principal repayments and interest earnings revolve back into the state fund to finance new projects in perpetuity. Recipients (communities, utilities, and others) apply to their state CWSRF program, not to EPA; states apply to the EPA Regional Administrator for the capitalization grant via grants.gov under Assistance Listing 66.458.
- How much federal funding does Clean Water State Revolving Fund represent?
- As of 2026-06-05, $14.1B was obligated across 363 active awards to 54 recipients in 52 states and 18 counties. This is a sealed point-in-time figure from USAspending, the federal system of record.
- What law authorizes Clean Water State Revolving Fund?
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund is authorized by Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), Title VI, 601-607 (capitalization grant agreements at sec. 602; revolving fund requirements at sec. 603; allotment at sec. 604), administered by EPA.