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The State Revolving Funds (SRFs) represent one of the most successful public financing programs in the nation, providing billions of dollars each year to help communities invest in safe drinking water, clean water, and critical environmental infrastructure. Behind every successful SRF program are dedicated professionals working to solve complex financial, regulatory, engineering, and policy challenges that directly impact the health, safety, and economic vitality of communities across the country.
As the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the State Revolving Funds, the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities (CIFA) brings together the leaders, practitioners, and partners who shape the future of water infrastructure financing. CIFA serves as the trusted national forum for collaboration, education, advocacy, and the exchange of ideas, providing members with unparalleled access to expertise, innovative solutions, and a network of peers facing the same opportunities and challenges.
Membership in CIFA is more than joining an association—it is becoming part of the nation’s leading community of infrastructure financing professionals. Through nationally recognized conferences, educational programs, timely legislative and regulatory updates, peer networking, technical resources, committees, and collaborative initiatives, CIFA helps members strengthen their programs, expand their knowledge, and advance the long-term success of the SRFs. Together, we are ensuring that America’s water infrastructure remains strong, resilient, and ready to meet the needs of future generations.
Benefits of Membership
Advocacy
CIFA advances a comprehensive policy agenda shaped by member priorities, provides a forum for state program managers to discuss issues and build consensus, delivers timely updates on federal legislation and rulemaking, and coordinates advocacy efforts with other national water organizations.
Learning & Networking
CIFA offers in-person and virtual events throughout the year for members to learn from experts, stay informed on emerging issues, exchange experiences and solutions, and build valuable relationships with SRF colleagues across the country.
Member Engagement
Members can help shape CIFA’s policy priorities, educational programming, training opportunities, and communications through participation in member-only committees, while also building leadership experience and contributing to the organization’s direction through opportunities to serve on the Board of Directors.
Problem Solving
Members can ask specific questions and receive practical feedback, insights, and solutions from SRF colleagues across the country, while also accessing an extensive library of past questions and responses that serves as an ongoing resource for shared knowledge and experience.
News & Information
Members receive a weekly newsletter featuring timely news, policy and program updates, emerging issues, and other relevant developments from across the SRF network and broader water community, helping them stay informed about the issues, opportunities, and conversations shaping their work.
Resources
Members have access to practical advocacy resources that help them communicate the value and impact of the SRFs, including toolkits, talking points, position papers, and guidance for planning effective meetings with members of Congress and other policymakers.
Affiliate Membership
The organizations that serve the State Revolving Funds play an essential role in helping states finance, design, construct, manage, and protect America’s water infrastructure. From engineering firms and financial institutions to law firms, technology providers, consultants, contractors, rating agencies, and other industry partners, these organizations bring the expertise and innovation that help SRF programs deliver lasting results for communities nationwide.
As the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the State Revolving Funds (SRFs), CIFA offers Affiliate Members a unique opportunity to engage directly with the nation’s SRF leaders and decision-makers. Affiliate Membership provides meaningful access to the professionals responsible for administering one of the country’s most significant infrastructure financing programs, creating opportunities to build relationships, exchange ideas, share expertise, and better understand the evolving needs of SRF programs across the United States.
CIFA is intentionally designed to foster collaboration—not sales. Our Affiliate Members become valued partners in advancing the future of water infrastructure financing by participating in educational programs, serving on committees, sponsoring conferences and initiatives, contributing thought leadership, and engaging in conversations that shape the direction of the SRFs. The relationships built through CIFA extend well beyond conferences, creating year-round opportunities to connect with state program leaders and industry peers in a trusted, collaborative environment.
Whether your organization provides financial services, engineering, legal counsel, technology, environmental consulting, construction expertise, or other services that support the SRFs, CIFA Affiliate Membership positions your organization alongside the nation’s most respected leaders in water infrastructure financing. If your mission is to help strengthen America’s water infrastructure, there is no better place to build relationships, share knowledge, and support the future of the State Revolving Funds than CIFA.