Technical Assistance Funding Program
Forecasted
Technical Assistance Funding Program supports California communities with water infrastructure planning and implementation to advance safe, reliable drinking water, wastewater services, and sustainable operations.
Funder: California State Water Resources Control Board
Due Dates: New requests temporarily paused (normally continuous intake)
Funding Amounts: Technical assistance delivered through assigned, State Water Board-funded providers
Summary: Supports California communities in developing, funding, and implementing drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater projects.
Key Information: Priority is given to small disadvantaged communities, and eligible requests depend on provider capacity.
Description
The Technical Assistance (TA) Funding Program helps small disadvantaged communities throughout California develop, fund, and implement water infrastructure projects. The Office of Sustainable Water Solutions (OSWS), within the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Financial Assistance, administers the program. Its goals include safe, clean, affordable, and reliable drinking water and wastewater services, alongside sustainable system operations.
Assistance covers capital improvement project coordination, funding applications, operations and maintenance, engineering and environmental analysis, legal matters, leak detection, compliance audits, financial analysis, technical, managerial, and financial assessments, and board or operator training. Eligible work includes drinking water treatment and distribution improvements, wastewater facilities and sewer rehabilitation, stormwater capture and treatment, and projects preventing or cleaning up groundwater contamination affecting drinking water sources.
