Funder: Maryland Department of the Environment
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Low-interest loans for water-quality and drinking-water capital improvements
Summary: Supports capital improvements that protect or improve water-resource quality and provide safe drinking water.
Key Information: This is capital-project financing, not a research grant.
Description
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) offers the State Revolving Loan Fund to encourage investment in capital improvements that protect or improve water-resource quality and provide safe drinking water. The financing is intended for private landowners and water system owners. Within MDE, the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration (MWIFA) administers revolving loan programs supporting water-quality improvements and drinking-water infrastructure.
The Water Quality Revolving Loan Program finances wastewater treatment plant upgrades, nonpoint source pollution control, and other water-quality and public-health improvement projects. The Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program finances water-supply improvements and drinking-water infrastructure upgrades. Both programs receive funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and offer below-market-interest-rate state and federal loans to eligible borrowers.
