Advocacy
CIFA represents the state agencies that administer the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds – the nation’s most cost-effective water infrastructure financing programs.
Source: U.S. EPA, CWSRF 2024 Annual Report (October 2025) and DWSRF 2024 Annual Report (November 2025).
How We Advocate
Congressional Testimony
CIFA representatives testify before Senate and House committees on legislation affecting the Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF programs.
Letters & Comments
We submit formal letters to appropriators and regulatory comments to EPA on rules that affect how state programs operate and deliver financing.
Member Engagement
Our 50 state member programs provide real-world data and on-the-ground experience that inform and strengthen every advocacy position CIFA takes.
Coalition Building
CIFA works alongside water sector partners, state associations, and environmental groups to build broad support for SRF funding and program flexibility.
Our Policy Positions
Deliver Results
Empower States
Fund the Future
Protect the Model
Strengthen the System
On Our Radar
Issue
Status
FY2026/FY2027 Appropriations
Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA 2026)
OMB Uniform Guidance
FIRE SMART Act
Title
Bill
Chamber
Status
Provides $3.04 billion for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water infrastructure programs, level with Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. Majority of SRF funds dedicated to congressionally directed spending.
Last Action 2/3/2026: Signed into law
Reauthorizes the Clean Water SRF ($14B, FY 2027-2030) and Drinking Water SRF ($16.5B, FY 2027-2030), plus Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act ($260M); also authorizes Army Corps feasibility studies and construction projects.
7/15/2026: Ordered reported by Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, unanimously
Authorizes Army Corps of Engineers feasibility studies, construction projects, and policy reforms (dam safety, permitting, project delivery). Does not reauthorize the Clean Water or Drinking Water SRF programs, which fall outside House Transportation and Infrastructure’s (T&I) jurisdiction.
7/14/2026: Ordered reported by House T&I Committee, unanimously
Provides FY 2027 funding for EPA water infrastructure programs; committee-passed version cuts SRF capitalization grants approximately 16% below FY 2026 enacted levels.
6/5/2026: Reported by House Appropriations Committee (35-27); placed on Union Calendar
Would require EPA to amend Drinking Water SRF regulations to authorize water infrastructure projects for fire suppression in rural communities at high wildfire risk.
6/17/2026: Read twice and referred to Senate EPW
Reauthorizes the clean water and drinking water infrastructure resilience and sustainability grant programs (resilience to natural disasters, extreme weather, and cyber threats), extending authorization from FY 2022-2026 to FY 2027-2031.
1/7/2026: Read twice and referred to Senate EPW
House companion to S. 3590, reauthorizing the same resilience and sustainability grant programs through FY 2031.
12/1/2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
House companion to S. 2388 on the alternative water source projects pilot and intelligent water infrastructure technology.
11/19/2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Reauthorizes the alternative water source projects pilot program and expands it to intelligent water infrastructure technology; raises authorization from $25M to $50M annually and extends it through 2028.
7/23/2025: Read twice and referred to Senate Environment and Public Works