Funding

Current Funding Opportunities

The Hawaiian Islands Environmental Finance Center (HIEFC) team offers a curated list of funding opportunities that support the development and implementation of water-related projects. This list is maintained by the HIEFC team and updated weekly. For additional assistance, please complete the short intake questionnaire on the Contact Us page.

NOTICE: Be advised that many of these federal funding opportunities and application closing dates are currently paused and under review until further notice.

WaterSMART Applied Science Grants
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Application Deadline: January 25, 2025

WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects For Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Application Deadline: February 4, 2025

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program Phase I for Fiscal Year 2025
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Application Deadline: May 20, 2025

(FORCASTED) Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OCS
Estimated Application Deadline: July 1, 2025

EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental
Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
Application Deadline: OPEN

FY 2023 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
Department of Commerce
Application Deadline: OPEN

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants in Hawaii and Western Pacific
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Application Deadline: OPEN

Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees in Hawaii and Western Pacific
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Application Deadline: OPEN

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