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Program (CWIFP)
Updated June 20, 2024
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA 2014, Title V, Subtitle C, of P.L.
113-121; 33 U.S.C. §3901-3915, as amended) authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
to provide credit assistance-direct loans or loan guarantees-to eligible entities for water resource
projects. USACE's program is called the Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). WIFIA
2014 also authorized an analogous Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program for water projects
outside of USACE mission areas.
CWIFP Authority, Implementation, and Funding
WIFIA 2014 authorized USACE credit assistance for projects with the following purposes:
*  reduction ofriverine or coastal storm flood damage,
*  restoration of aquatic ecosystems,
*  improvement of the inland and intracoastal waterways navigation system,
*  improvement of navigation at a U.S. harbor, or
*  a combination of purposes supported by USACE and EPA WIFIA authorities (e.g.,
drinking water, wastewater, and/or stormwater system improvements).
USACE describes some CWIFP benefits for borrowers as interest rates near U.S. Treasury rates, possible
matching of repayment schedules with anticipated cash flows, and repayment periods up to 35 years after
construction completion. In FY2021, Congress created a USACE Water Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Program (WIFIP) account and first funded the CWIFP to provide credit assistance. Ofthe
$110.8 million in enacted funding to date, Congress has indicated (see Table 1) that
*   $81.0 million supports credit assistance for dam safety projects,
*   $2.2 million supports credit assistance for dam safety and levee projects, and
*   $27.6 million supports program administration.
Eligible dams are those identified as nonfederally owned in the National Inventory of Dams.
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