Program Handbook
Information Sessions
EPA’s WIFIA program hosts webinars and information sessions for prospective borrowers to foster a greater understanding of the WIFIA program requirements and pave the way for successful applications to the program.
- Foster a greater understanding of the requirements of the WIFIA program
- Pave the way for successful letters of interest to the WIFIA program
- Prospective borrowers including municipal entities, tribes, corporations, partnerships, and State Revolving Fund programs
- Private and non-governmental organizations that support prospective borrowers
Register to join EPA at one of these upcoming webinars.
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April 23, 2018 |
WIFIA Letter of Interest Submission and Selection Process for All Eligible Prospective Borrowers Learn about how to submit a WIFIA letter of interest and how EPA will select projects this funding round. EPA staff will walk through the key components of the Notice of Funding Availability, explain the submittal and selection process, and provide some tips for completing a letter of interest. There will be a short question and answer period at the end of this webinar. |
| April 30, 3018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET) |
WIFIA Letter of Interest Submission and Selection Process for Small Community Prospective Borrowers Learn about how to submit a WIFIA letter of interest and how EPA will select projects this funding round. EPA staff will walk through the key components of the Notice of Funding Availability, explain the submittal and selection process, and provide some tips for completing a letter of interest. The target audience for this webinar is prospective borrowers in small communities (population of 25,000 people of less served by the system). There will be a short question and answer period at the end of this webinar. |
| May 2, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET) |
WIFIA Letter of Interest Submission and Selection Process for Tribal Prospective Borrowers Learn about how to submit a WIFIA letter of interest and how EPA will select projects this funding round. EPA staff will walk through the key components of the Notice of Funding Availability, explain the submittal and selection process, and provide some tips for completing a letter of interest. The target audience for this webinar is tribal prospective borrowers. There will be a short question and answer period at the end of this webinar. |
| May 30, 2018 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ET) |
WIFIA Letter of Interest Submission and Selection Process Question and Answer Session Get your question about the WIFIA letter of interest submission and selection answered. EPA staff will provide a short overview of the Notice of Funding Availability. Then, they will share the answers to commonly asked questions and answer audience questions. |
Federal Compliance Requirements
Projects receiving WIFIA credit assistance must comply with all federal laws and regulations. The following four requirements are particularly important for WIFIA projects.
- Each proposed WIFIA project must be assessed for its impact on the environment under the guidelines set forth by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). EPA will not issue a term sheet or obligate funds for a project until a final agency determination, such as a Categorical Exclusion (CATEX), Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), or a Record of Decision (ROD), has been issued. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (within the Executive Office of the President) governs NEPA compliance and ensures that Federal agencies meet their obligations under NEPA.
- Additionally, projects must comply with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), which requires consultation with the appropriate Historic Preservation Office.
- WIFIA borrowers are required to use iron and steel products produced in the United States. Guidance developed for compliance with American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements for EPA’s SRF programs applies to projects receiving WIFIA credit assistance.
- They are also required to comply Davis-Bacon wage requirements and pay all laborers and mechanics working on the project no less than the locally prevailing work on similar projects in the area. Further guidance is available from the Department of Labor.
More information about compliance requirements is available in Chapter 1 and Appendices E and H of the WIFIA Program Handbook.
- Program Handbook (PDF)(81 pp, 916 K)