VCWRLF Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26) Solicitation Update

The Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (VCWRLF) Fiscal Year 2026 solicitation of applications closed on July 25, 2025. Applications submitted by the deadline are now under review.

Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund 

The Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (VCWRLF), previously known as the Virginia Revolving Loan Fund, was created in 1987.  DEQ, on behalf of the State Water Control Board (SWCB), manages the VCWRLF, administers the policy aspects of the program, receives applications, develops funding recommendations, and provides assistance and oversight for funded projects.  The Virginia Resources Authority (VRA) serves as the financial manager of the VCWRLF.

Initially, the VCWRLF included a single program which was established to provide financial assistance in the form of low-interest loans to local governments for needed improvements at publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities and/or collection systems.  Since then, the scope of the VCWRLF has been expanded by the SWCB.

Eligible VCWRLF project types now include:

• Publicly owned wastewater collection and treatment facilities
• Publicly owned stormwater best management practices
• Remediation of contaminated brownfield properties
• Land conservation
• Living shorelines
• Agricultural best management practices

Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA)

The Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law on November 15, 2021. IIJA provides additional appropriations for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for state Clean Water State Revolving Loan Funds. In addition, IIJA allows for states to utilize 2% of appropriated funds for technical assistance and includes additional requirements to be applied to the new appropriations and to the VCWRLF.

Loan recipients of IIJA funding designated as equivalency must comply with the Build America Buy American (BABA) requirements.