The Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) Fiscal Year 2026 solicitation of applications will begin Friday, August 1, 2025. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Please use the Application Resources found in the Resources panel on the right side of this page.

All SLAF applications must be submitted through the MyDEQ Portal.

Hard copy materials must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and mailed to DEQ, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, Richmond, VA 23219 or PO Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218 – Attn: CWFAP Assistant Deputy Director. 

The Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) provides matching grants to local governments for the planning, design, and implementation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) that address cost efficiency and commitments related to reducing water quality pollutant loads.  Eligible capital project types can include:

• New stormwater BMPs
• Retrofits of stormwater BMPs
• Stream restoration
• Low impact development projects
• Buffer restoration
• Pond retrofits
• Wetlands restoration

The SLAF program can also be used to fund the purchase of permanent, certified non-point source nutrient credits.

Applications will be solicited in years that a state appropriation is available. 

• FY 2014 
• FY 2015
• FY 2016
• FY 2017
• FY 2019
• FY 2020
• FY 2021
• FY 2023
• FY 2024
• FY 2025