Federal Grant Award Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded $71.5 million to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.458) capitalization grant on July 1, 2025. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), this award enables MDE to establish and maintain a long-term financing mechanism that provides low-interest loans to municipalities, utilities, and local government entities throughout Maryland for water infrastructure improvements. The primary deliverables include financing for planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects, with anticipated outcomes focused on improving and protecting water quality and public health for Maryland citizens through the self-sustaining revolving loan fund model.

The Clean Water State Revolving Fund operates as a capitalization grant program wherein MDE deploys federal funds as low-interest financing to subrecipients for wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater management systems, and emerging contaminant remediation projects. No direct subawards are included in this agreement; rather, MDE serves as the administrator of the revolving fund with responsibility for managing loan distributions and ensuring compliance with program requirements. The award performance period extends through June 30, 2032, providing sustained funding availability for multiple water infrastructure project cycles and enabling repayments from subrecipient loans to support continued financing of future eligible water quality projects.