Funding cycles of the water quality combined funding program

Our Water Quality Combined (WQC) funding program provides annual funding to projects that improve and protect water quality throughout Washington. The program combines state and federal funding sources to provide grants and loans to these projects. We also provide technical assistance to applicants.

We have one combined funding process in each cycle, with a single application, competitive rating process, and list of funding offered. Applicants submit just one application to seek funding from all of the funding sources within the WQC program.

This page provides resources for those applying for WQC funding, lists of projects that have been offered funding, and the funding program guidelines and funding conditions (depending on which cycle the offered funding came from).

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 funding cycle

SFY 2025 Funding Requested
Draft Offer List for the SFY 2025 WQC Funding Cycle (Coming early 2024)
Microsoft Excel interactive version of the SFY 2025 WQC Draft Offer List (Coming early 2024)
Interactive Map of the SFY 2025 WQC Draft Offer List (Coming early 2024)

Loan interest rates for the SFY 2025 WQC funding cycle:

30-year loans have a 1.6% interest rate.
20-year loans have a 1.2% interest rate.
5-year loans have a 0.6% interest rate.

For detailed information about the funding program itself and this funding opportunity, read our SFY 2025 Water Quality Combined funding program guidelines.

Sign up for our email list to get notified when guidelines are ready, Applicant Workshop links are available, and Recipient Trainings are announced.

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 funding cycle

Loan interest rates for the SFY 2024 WQC funding cycle:

30-year loans have a 1.6% interest rate
20-year loans have a 1.2% interest rate
5-year loans have a 0.6% interest rate

For detailed information about the funding program itself and this funding opportunity, read our SFY 2024 Water Quality Combined funding program guidelines.

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 funding cycle

Loan interest rates for the SFY 2023 WQC funding cycle:

30-year loans have a 1.4% interest rate.
20-year loans have a 1.1% interest rate.
5-year loans have a 0.5% interest rate.

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 funding cycle

The opportunity to apply for funding in this cycle ran from Aug. 11, 2020, to Oct. 13, 2020.

Loan interest rates for the SFY 2022 WQC funding cycle:

30-year loans have a 1.6% interest rate
20-year loans have a 1.2% interest rate
5-year loans have a 0.6% interest rate

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021 funding cycle

Loan interest rates for the SFY 2021 WQC funding cycle:

30-year loans have a 1.6% interest rate
20-year loans have a 1.2% interest rate
5-year loans have a 0.6% interest rate

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020 funding cycle

Loan interest rates for the WQC State Fiscal Year 2020 funding cycle:

30-year loans have a 2.7% interest rate
20-year loans have a 2% interest rate
5-year loans have a 1% interest rate

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019 funding cycle

Loan interest rates for the WQC State Fiscal Year 2019 funding cycle:

Loans ranging from 21 to 30 years have a 2.6% interest rate
Loans ranging from six to 20 years have a 2% interest rate
Loans ranging from one to five years have a 1% interest rate

State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018 funding cycle

Loan interest rates for the WQC State Fiscal Year 2018 funding cycle:

Loans ranging from six to 20 years have a 1.5% interest rate
Loans ranging from one to five years have a 0.7% interest rate

Contact information

Shelly McMurry
State Revolving Fund Coordinator
Shelly.mcmurry@ecy.wa.gov
564-999-1649

Pat Brommer
Policy and Administration Unit Supervisor
Patricia.brommer@ecy.wa.gov
360-878-4914