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Introducing ADWR's Stakeholder Newsletter

To engage with our stakeholders on recent funding opportunities related to infrastructure, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (Department) will provide periodic updates via email with information related to federal and state monies. Many of these funding opportunities will be facilitated by federal entities such as the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) but will also include state funding opportunities such as the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA).
 

Statewide Funding Opportunities

TItle Description Category
Bureau of Reclamation: Tribal Domestic Water Supplies Program

The primary purpose of the Tribal Domestic Water Supplies Program is to fund projects for domestic water supplies to existing Tribal households or communities that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies. Domestic water supplies are for human use and consumption. Domestic water supplies for communities include a communal benefit (e.g., school, hospital, nursing home, etc.). Up to

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Time-Sensitive Funding, Statewide, Tribal
Clean Water Act Section §106 Water Pollution Control Grants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9 is now accepting Federal Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Clean Water Act Section 106 (CWA §106) Water Pollution Control Program funding requests for the FY2025 grant cycle. The purpose of the Water Pollution Control Program is to assist federally recognized Indian Tribes with achieving environmental results by developing institutional capacity to administer water

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Statewide, Time-Sensitive Funding
Clean Water Act Section §319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Grants

The purpose of the Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Control Program is to assist Tribes develop and implement polluted runoff control programs that address critical water quality concerns at a watershed level. Eligibility: Federally recognized Tribes must be determined eligible to apply for CWA Section 106 funding before applying. Eligible Activities (not limited to this list) include: Road stabilization/removal; Riparian planting

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Time-Sensitive Funding, Statewide
Climate Change Risk Assessment Technical Assistance for Water Sector Utilities

Through EPA’s Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative, drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utility owners and operators will receive one-on-one, no-cost climate change risk assessment support using CRWU’s tools and resources. Over the course of two to four months, water sector utilities will be guided through a risk assessment process to: Better understand their potential risk to climate

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Statewide, Time-Sensitive Funding
Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside (DWTSA) Program

The Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside Program (DWTSA) provides annual funding for federally recognized Tribes for public drinking water projects. Infrastructure projects funded through the DWTSA must address the most significant threats to public health associated with public water systems that serve Tribal populations. Eligible infrastructure improvement projects can: Rehabilitate/develop sources (excluding water rights); Install or upgrade treatment facilities; Install or

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Statewide, Time-Sensitive Funding, Tribal

WMAP Funding Opportunities

The WMAP accepts applications year-round. To apply for funding for a water management program or project, follow the application process to see if the program or project is eligible. Follow the steps below:

Read more about the WMAP guidelines in Chapter 9 of the Management Plan  of the AMA in which the project is proposed. If you have any questions about the WMAP process, please review the process flowchart.