Drinking Water State Revolving Funds

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is pleased to announce a new opportunity for funding drinking water infrastructure.  VDH will conduct one round of evaluations of applications submitted by the May 2, 2025, deadline. Funding is possible through the 2025 State Revolving Fund Supplemental Appropriation for Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the Hawai’i Wildfires (SA-HMW).  

The fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025) Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) Intended Use Plan (IUP) will use stakeholder input for decision-making and include this SA-HMW funding. 

Construction Fund Requests

Owners of community waterworks and nonprofit non-community waterworks with documented impacts from Hurricanes Helene or Milton are eligible to apply for construction funds.  Eligible projects must reduce flood or fire damage risk and vulnerability or enhance resiliency to rapid hydrologic change or natural disaster. Further examples of eligible projects are available on the VDH website at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/drinking-water/fcap/drinking-water-funding-program/  VDH makes selections based on criteria described in the DWSRF Program Design Manual, such as: existing public health problems, noncompliance, affordability, regionalization, and the availability of matching funds.  VDH anticipates a funding level of approximately $23 million for SA-HMW funding.  

The VDH’s DWSRF Program Design Manual describes the features of the above opportunities for funding.  After receiving public input, VDH will develop an IUP for public review and comment.  The IUP will describe specific details for use of the funds.  A public comment period is planned, and written comments will be accepted before submittal of a final version to the USEPA for approval. 

Applications and information materials are available at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/drinking-water/fcap/drinking-water-funding-program/.

Please direct questions, comments, and information to Anthony Hess, Division Director, FCAP, by calling (804) 584-0413, email at Anthony.Hess@vdh.virginia.gov, or writing to VDH – ODW, C/O Theresa Hewlett, 109 Governor St., 6th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219.