Funding Support
Funds are the lifeblood of every capital project. Public entities frequently rely on their consulting engineer to identify funding opportunities for their projects. eHT can and has provided this service for over three decades. eHT has recognized experts in funding from a variety of federal and state programs. eHT also provides the extra step in assisting our clients on how to navigate and comply with the various reporting and compliance requirements for both federal and state loan and grant funds. A few of the programs we have worked with for many years are listed below.
We have worked with the following programs:
- Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Emerging Contaminants (EC) Program for DWSRF and CWSRF
- Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) Program
- Asset Management Program for Small Systems (AMPSS)
- Water Utility Technical Assistance Program (WUTAP)
- State Revolving Funds (SRF) Green Subsidy Grant
- State Revolving Funds (SRF) Small Community Assistance Grant
- State Revolving Funds (SRF) Disadvantaged Community Grant
- Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP)
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)
- State Participation Program
- Development Fund (DFund)
- Texas Water Fund
- Rural Water Assistance Fund (RWAF)
- Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF)
- United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Utility Services (USDA-RUS) Water and Environmental Programs
- Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG)
- Community Development (CD) Fund
- Colonia Funds
- Downtown Revitalization/Main Street Programs (DRP/MS)
- US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (WIFIA)
- Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC)
- North American Development Bank
- Revenue Bonds
- Certificates of Obligation
eHT is very familiar with working alongside financial advisors and bond counsel to develop applications that are complete and on-time! eHT is with our clients every step of the way as shown below for a typical state revolving fund water or sewer project.
- Preparation and submittal of Project Information Form (PIF)
- Pre-Application Meeting
- Preparation and submittal of Financial Application
- Board Funding Commitment
- Monthly Outlay Reporting
- Requests for Release of Unused Funds (RUF)
- Project Close-Out and Certificate of Acceptance (COA)