Municipal Funding for Water and Wastewater

OWRB American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant

·      With this OWRB Grant, municipalities can apply for water or wastewater funding for up to 2 million dollars.

·      OWRB held a recorded webinar on October 5th about the application process. The recording can be accessed here.

·      If you would like to apply, your municipality should start the process as soon as possible. The deadline to submit the application along with the required documents is November 30th, 2022.

·      The webpage for the grant application can be accessed here.

·      If you have questions about the application process, contact FAD@owrb.gov 

ARPA Funds for Municipalities

·      Oklahoma municipalities have received over 300 million in ARPA funds specifically for municipalities. The amount each municipality has received is based on population.

·      The funding amounts for the NEU municipalities can be accessed here.

·      These ARPA funds can be used for water and wastewater projects.  Ask the officials in your municipality for further details.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

·      The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), appropriates $506 million to Oklahoma from the U.S. EPA for water and wastewater infrastructure over the next 5 years.

·      $409 million in Water and $97 million in Wastewater funds under the BIL will go through the drinking water and clean water state revolving funds.

·      All of the current funding opportunities under the BIL are available here. 

OWRB Financial Assistance Loans and Grants

·      For the latest information on all of the OWRB loans and grants, visit the OWRB webpage here: https://www.owrb.ok.gov/financing/loan/dwsrfloans.php

·      Questions? contact OWRB at FAD@owrb.ok.gov  or call (405) 530- 8816

·      Sign Up for OWRB’s emails to receive the most up-to-date information here.