Funding Database

Find funding for building community and ecosystem resilience to the impacts of flooding, heat waves and other climate impacts. Some opportunities include technical assistance. To narrow down the list, use the check boxes and then click the "Apply" button located below the list of options.

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Viable Utilities Reserve

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeTechnical Assistance; Funding > Grant
FunderNC Department of Environmental Quality
AwardVaries
Opens7/30/2025*
Closes9/30/2025*
(*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced.

This NC Department of Environmental Quality program provides technical assistance and funding to assist distressed water and wastewater utility systems with declining revenue streams, increasing infrastructure costs and recruiting difficulties. 

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Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Loan
FunderEnvironmental Protection Agency
AwardVaries
OpensRolling
ClosesRolling

This Environmental Protection Agency program provides low-cost supplemental loans to support long-term projects aimed at strengthening regionally and nationally significant water and wastewater infrastructure.

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Water Resources Development Grant: State and Local Projects

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant
FunderNC Department of Environmental Quality
AwardUp to $200,000
OpensJan. 1 and July 1 each year
ClosesJune 30 and Dec. 31 each year

This NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources program provides cost-share funding for water management, stream restoration and water-based recreation projects. The grant also supports feasibility and engineering studies for these initiatives.

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Wetland Reserve Easement

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Property Acquisition, Technical Assistance
FunderUSDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
AwardVaries
OpensRolling
ClosesRolling

This Natural Resource Conservation Service program helps private and tribal landowners protect, restore and enhance wetlands. The program is for wetlands that have been degraded by agricultural uses, including forestry. Participants receive technical assistance to help them create and implement a conservation plan for enrolled land.

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