Each state has the flexibility to choose their own priorities and select projects. These priorities can be found in each state’s Intended Use Plan.

Short-Term Goals:

• Provide additional economic assistance in the form of principal forgiveness with the highest amounts allocated to those applicants with the greatest financial need.
• Provide additional assistance, in the form of principal forgiveness, to municipalities that qualify under the affordability criteria to help offset the cost of compliance with more protective phosphorus limits.
• Provide additional assistance, in the form of principal forgiveness, to help offset the costs of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) regionalization projects.
• Provide matching funds in the form of principal forgiveness to municipalities that are working with Focus on Energy to upgrade the energy efficiency of their WWTPs.
• Allocate a minimum of 10% of capitalization grant funds to projects or portions of projects that incorporate water or energy efficiency, are considered green infrastructure, or are environmentally innovative.
• Work with internal and external parties to identify options for funding innovative projects that enhance water quality, including nonpoint-source pilot projects for meeting phosphorus requirements through water quality trading.
• Explore avenues to support pre-apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, and youth training programs that open pathways to employment.
• Conduct public outreach and education regarding program policies, procedures, and participation.
• Evaluate the feasibility, benefit, and public opinion of incentivizing projects that target unsewered areas serving existing homes.

Long-Term Goals:

• Develop strategies and mechanisms to promote regionalization as a viable alternative for small, economically challenged communities with declining populations and aging WWTPs.
• Protect the public health and environmental quality of the state of Wisconsin.
• Manage the revolving loan fund in such a way as to protect its long-term integrity and enable it to revolve in perpetuity.
• Provide economic assistance to municipalities, including those that may not have substantial credit histories, for the purposes of constructing and maintaining water quality related infrastructure.
• Identify and implement innovative programs necessary to fill funding gaps in the state for meeting water quality standards and objectives.
• Implement policy changes that encourage municipalities to make their wastewater treatment systems and stormwater systems more resilient, sustainable, and adaptive to climate change impacts.
• Continue to refine strategies, programs, and mechanisms to ensure that municipalities are able to address the highest priority water quality problems.

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The threshold for eligibility includes:

• Facility plan approval letter required for all projects – no exceptions.
• Design Life Calculation Worksheet is now required for all projects (even 20-year loan terms) unless the project consists solely of installation or replacement of pipeline.
• If requesting funding for Planning & Design costs, be certain to include the associated contract or contracts for all requested costs.

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The required 20% state match for the Base and Supplemental capitalization grant is authorized under state law and will be generated from revenue bonds. All state matching funds will be disbursed to loan recipients before the state makes the first draw of federal funds from the capitalization grant. Thereafter, all draws against the grant will be made at a cash draw ratio of 100% federal funds. No state match is required for the Emerging Contaminants capitalization grant.

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Eligible costs include:

• Compliance Maintenance and New/Changed Limits Projects: These projects are necessary to maintain compliance with permit requirements or implement new or changed limits required by law.
• Water Meter Projects: These projects are eligible when the municipality requesting funding does not have a public drinking water system, and only where meters will be added or replaced throughout the entire system.
• Septage Receiving Facilities: 2005 Wisconsin Act 347 was enacted in April 2006. This Act pertained to septage receiving facilities and provides a 0% interest rate on projects or portions of projects funded by the CWFP that are for the receiving, treatment, and/or disposition of septage.
• Urban Stormwater and Urban Nonpoint Source Projects: These projects must be primarily water quality related. Portions of a project solely for flood control or future growth are funded at market rate. This includes Green Infrastructure projects on public or private property. Contact Environmental Loans with questions about project eligibility.
• Unsewered Projects: These projects are only eligible for market rate financing unless 2/3 or more of the initial wastewater flow will come from homes that were in existence for at least 20 years prior to the date of the application.
• Violator Projects and those Portions of Projects that Provide Industrial and Reserve Capacity: Eligible projects or portions of projects in these categories receive market rate funds.
• Pilot Projects: Non-traditional CWFP projects (such as water quality trading) as part of the CWFP Pilot Projects Program are eligible for loans with an interest rate as low as 0%.

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The project timeline is up to 30 years or the useful life of project, whichever is less.

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The deadline to submit applications for CWFP SFY 2026 funding is September 30, 2025. Applicants must have an eligible project on the SFY25 Project Priority List. Applications must include a facility plan approval letter and approvable plans and specs,.

The deadline to submit an Intent to Apply (ITA) for SFY2026 is October 31, 2025.

All CWFP applications, other than those for the Pilot Projects Program, are required to be submitted through the online application system. Information on accessing and using the online application system is available on the DNR website.

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For general questions, please contact:
Lisa Bushby, Clean Water Fund Program Coordinator
Phone: (608) 358-3330

For questions on environmental loans, please contact:
Matt Marcum, Environmental Loans Section Manager
Phone: (608) 575-8825

For questions on environmental loans, please contact:
Becky Scott, Environmental Loans Section Manager
Phone: (608) 513-9351

For questions related to stormwater, please contact:
Sarah Bolitho, CWFP Storm Water Specialist
Phone: (608) 960-2927

Michigan’s short-term program goals include:

• Oversee the update of the Clean Water Needs Survey to ensure maximum participation from communities and that non-traditional project types are included.
• Apply for all 3 CWSRF federal grants and ensure requirements of the grant terms and conditions are met including American Recovery Plan Act funding.
• Assist borrowers listed on the annual PPL in meeting CWSRF requirements to successfully close on a loan.
• Develop program procedures related to the new CWSRF state legislation.
• Procure and maintain a new data system for tracking CWSRF and related state grant programs.
• Hire and train new CWSRF program staff.

Michigan’s long-term program goals include:

• Maintain the fiscal integrity of the fund to ensure it remains viable and self-perpetuating to meet the long-range water quality needs of the State. MFA utilizes a financial consultant to advise EGLE on decisions surrounding financing levels, interest rates, additional subsidization, and other financing attributes.
• Target outreach and assistance to communities that have never utilized CWSRF.
• Obtain maximum capitalization of the fund for the State while generating sufficient investment and loan interest earnings for debt service of the state match revenue bonds.
• Maintain and develop relationships with other funding and financing agencies and water quality organizations to ensure resources are directed in a holistic approach.
• Maintain and refine procedures to prevent fraud and ensure a system of checks and balances.

Green Project Reserve
As part of the FY2022 federal appropriations, WIFFS is required to provide a minimum of 10 percent (4,975,100) of the base capitalization grant for project components that meet the Green Project Reserve (GPR) requirements. This includes projects that incorporate green infrastructure, energy, water efficiency, or are environmentally innovative.

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An approvable loan application must include:

• Complete CWSRF application including Parts I-III.
• Detailed project description, cost breakdown, and schedule.
• Financial documentation demonstrating ability to repay the loan.
• Any necessary executed intermunicipal service agreements.
• An approved project plan.
• Set of approved plans and specifications including construction permit(s) if required.
• Resolution from the applicant designating a project representative and approving the project scope.
• A fiscal sustainability plan.

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The BIL General Supplemental dollars require a 10% state match.

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The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) provides low-interest loans for projects that improve water quality and protect public health. CWSRF loans may be used for design and construction of the following:

• Wastewater treatment facilities
• Sewer rehabilitation
• Collection systems Application Process
• Combined sewer separation
• Storm water conveyance and treatment facilities
• Inflow/infiltration correction
• Sewer overflow correction
• Nonpoint source pollution control

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Up to 30 years or useful life of project, whichever is less.

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Potential applicants to the CWSRF should first review the CWSRF Eligibility Guidance. Eligible applicants must submit the Intent to Apply (ITA) form below to be considered for funding and financing opportunities. All financing determinations are based on applicant eligibility, priority points, and availability of funds. Applicants should apply for a project with the expectation the program is a loan program first and foremost.

The Intent to Apply (ITA) form is accepting submissions for fiscal year 2026. The form must be submitted by November 1, 2025. You can preview the ITA form before submittal to view the information required to complete the form.

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For questions and inquiries, please contact:
Kelly Green, Administrator, Water Infrastructure Funding and Financing Section
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Phone: (517) 284-5433

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In Wisconsin, the OSG program is still under development. Please contact the program managers listed below for the most up-to-date information.

OSG program priorities include:

• Investment in projects in rural and/or financially distressed communities. At least 25% of the program funds must be awarded to rural and/or financially distressed communities. For purposes of the OSG program in Wisconsin, rural communities are those with less than 10,000 residents and financially distressed communities are those that have small populations, low household income, high poverty rates, expected population loss, and high unemployment.
• Investments in green infrastructure projects. At least 20% of the funds must be awarded to green infrastructure. Eligible GSI projects include:
  • • • • rainwater harvesting collection
        • storage, management, and distribution system
        • infiltration basins
        • constructed wetlands
        • bioretention/bioswales
        • shoreline creation, protection, and restoration

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As the OSG program is still being developed, please contact the grant administrators listed in the “Contact Information” section below to confirm whether the inclusion of the project in the CIP or local plans are required for the OSG program.

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Projects funded by OSG grants may be required to provide a 45-50% match from non-federal funds. Potential sources of matching funds include:

• State grants
• Private contributions for businesses or non-profits
• In-kind services
• CWSRF loan dollars that qualify as “non-federal.”

In Wisconsin, matching requirements can likely be met with a grant from the Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grant because those grants are funded with State bond revenue. By pooling these grants, a recipient could potentially receive 100% of project funding through grants.

Further, OSG grant recipients that qualify as rural or disadvantaged communities may not be required to provide cost-share. Those matching funds must be from another source. And the percent cost-share, i.e., match, should be reduced when awarded to rural or disadvantaged communities.

Given that the Wisconsin program is still being developed, details about the match percentage and sources should be discussed with DNR staff using the “Contact Information” section below.

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The OSG program provides up to 55% of eligible project costs. Eligible costs include:

• Planning and design
• Construction

Ineligible costs include:

• Operations and maintenance
• Staff salaries
• Usual operating expenses

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Projects funded with OSG grants must be completed within four years of the grant award.

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In Wisconsin, DNR aligned the OSG program deadlines with the Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grant. Accordingly, OSG grant applications are due by April 15 of the calendar year prior to the awarded grant start year and are only accepted in odd years. For example, for a grant award in 2026, the application deadline would be April 15, 2025.

In Wisconsin, the application form for the OSG program is available on DNR’s website here*. The OSG application process is the same as the Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grant program. In other words, these programs have the same application.

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Wisconsin Statewide Contact:
Corinne Johnson, Grant Program Manager
Phone: (608) 720-0120

Wisconsin Statewide Contact:
Joanna Griffin, Runoff Management Grants Program Coordinator
Phone: (608) 400-9519

Wisconsin Regional Contact:
Jessiah Bennett, Water Resources Management Specialist
Phone: (414) 458-0448

Highest priority in selecting projects under these grant programs will be given to projects that:

• implement performance standards and prohibitions contained in ch. NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code
• address waterbodies in a EPA-Approved TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load), those that exceed groundwater enforcement standards

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Eligibility requirements include:

• Local government applicants must have either jurisdiction over the project area or be required to control storm water discharge with an inter-governmental agreement between the municipality and DNR
• Projects must be in an urban area. Urban areas include jurisdictions with a population density of 1,000 or more persons per square mile or an area with commercial land use. Commercial land use includes:
  • • • • strip commercial, office parks, shopping centers and downtown commercial
        • governmental, institutional, transportation and recreational land uses that contain source areas generating an above-average amount of rainfall runoff volumes and/or pollutant loads, such as parking lots, streets, storage areas, or large landscaped areas.

To confirm whether the inclusion of the project in the CIP or plans are required for the UNPS&SW grant program, please contact the grant administrators listed in the “Contact Information” section below.

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Construction and planning projects are cost shared at 50%.

Proofs of purchase are included for all state cost-share amounts to be reimbursed. Proofs of purchase may include accepted bids, accepted estimates, invoices, work orders, or contractual agreements.

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Eligible costs include:

• Planning and design;
• Stormwater best management practice implementation
• Construction
• Design costs incurred before a grant application may be reimbursable so long as they meet the requirements of NR 154
• Planning grants can be used to pay for a variety of planning activities such as:
  • • • • • stormwater management planning for existing or new development, related information and education activities
          • ordinance and utility district development and enforcement

Ineligible costs include construction costs incurred prior to the grant application.

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Projects must be completed within two years of the start date.

If a grant is awarded, the project start date is the following January, i.e., January 1, 2026, and must be completed by January 1, 2028. These timelines are dependent on the adoption of state or federal budgets. Delays in those processes can delay this timetable.

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Applications are due annually on April 15. DNR accepts UNPS&SW grant applications for planning and construction in alternating years.

For the 2025-2026 funding cycle, DNR is accepting planning grants. For planning grants for projects to being in 2026, the deadline is April 15, 2025. This is the same deadline (and application process) as the OSG program.

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Wisconsin Statewide Contact:
Joanna Griffin, Runoff Management Grants Program Coordinator
Phone: (608) 400-9519

Wisconsin Statewide Contact:
Corinne Johnson, Nonpoint Source Program Grant Manager
Phone: (608) 720-0120

Wisconsin Regional Contact:
Erin Hanson, Water Resources Management Specialist, Nonpoint Source, Regional Coordinator
Phone: (920) 360-7845

Grant priorities include:

• Project evaluation will give the greatest weight to impact on coastal resources, followed by methodology, project budget, and timetable
• A bonus point system encourages applicants to develop creative proposals that:
  • • • • build partnership alliances with other organizations or agencies
        • develop exceptional marketing, outreach, or education strategies
        • encourage coast-wide projects
        • engage underrepresented communities
• Preference for Public Access and Historic Preservation projects includes those that incorporate sustainable building practices and green infrastructure that reduce stormwater runoff

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The following threshold requirements must be met to be eligible for this funding opportunity:

• Projects must be located in one or more Wisconsin counties adjacent to Lake Superior or Lake Michigan.

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WCMP Grant projects totaling $60,000 or less require a 50% match. Projects with a total budget larger than $60,000 require a 60% match.

Match may be in-kind, cash, or a combination of the two. Applicants must certify that they can supply the required match. Match cannot be federal funds except for tribal “self-sufficiency” grants. Local money spent before the grant is awarded cannot be considered as match, including expenses incurred in preparing this application, preliminary engineering reports, etc. All matching funds, including in-kind expenses, must be spent during the grant period (no prior match is allowed). In-kind match includes the use of equipment, supplies, land, or other commodity already owned by the applicant or the use of items or staff time donated by a third party.

Partnerships that include meaningful private contributions as part of the match are encouraged. Gifts and property donations are acceptable, but only if they are made during the grant period. Financial donations collected before the grant period may be included in the match calculation only if the money is expended after the grant period begins.

Volunteer time used as an in-kind match must be charged at the rate paid for the type of work being done. For example, the time an 2024-25 WCMP Grant Program Grant Application Instructions attorney spends doing data entry work for a project is charged at the rate paid to data entry operators. If the attorney volunteers to do legal work for the project, the attorney’s volunteer time is charged at the rate paid to an attorney.

Applicants must certify that they can supply the required match. Match cannot be federal funds except for tribal “self-sufficiency” grants. Local money spent before the grant is awarded cannot be considered as match, including expenses incurred in preparing this application, preliminary engineering reports, etc. If match funding is not available at the time of application, please describe what funding resources are being explored and when the funding decisions will be made. Commitment and security of match funding are included in the application evaluation criteria.

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Eligible costs include:

• Coastal wetland protection and habitat restoration
• Nonpoint source pollution control
• Coastal resource and community planning
• Great Lakes education
• Public access and historic preservation projects

Ineligible costs include:

• Activities to fulfill requirements of a permit
• Pass-through/small grants competitions
• Honoraria/awards
• Lobbying

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WCMP grant funded projects must be completed within one year.

2024-25 WCMP Grant Program Example:

• Application Deadline: November 1, 2024
• Project Review Committee: January 2025
• WCMC Meeting: February 2025
• Projects Selected: Spring 2025
• Projects Begin: July 1, 2025*
• Project Completion: December 30, 2026

*Subject to release of federal funding and, for habitat restoration, acquisition projects, and other projects with a ground-moving component, approval of technical documentation.

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Applications are due via email by November 1, 2024.​ Applicants are highly encouraged to discuss proposals with staff prior to the due date, and applicants requesting $100,000 or more are required to contact WCMP staff before submittal.

For information on current grant cycles, please contact the grant administrators listed in the “Contact Information” section below.

WCMP staff welcome questions and discussion of project ideas. Please contact WCMP staff at:

Mike Friis, Bureau Director
Phone: (608) 267-7982

Kate Angel, Coastal Resources and Community Planning
Phone: (608) 267-7988

Todd Breiby, Wetland Protection/Habitat Restoration
Phone: (608) 261-6349

Lauren Leckwee, Public Access & Historic Preservation, Environmental Review
Phone: (608) 267-2125

Lydia Salus, Great Lakes Education, BIL Opportunities
Phone: (608) 266-3687

Or WCMP staff generally via email.