Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) Applications

The authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) CWIFP is Subtitle C of Title V of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), which is referred to as the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA, see also at 33 U.S.C. 3901–3914). 33 U.S.C. 3904 specifies that entities such as corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, state infrastructure financing authorities, and tribal, state, or local government entities are eligible to receive federal credit assistance under WIFIA. As described in the Final rule (“Credit Assistance and Related Fees for Water Resources Infrastructure Projects”, RIN 0710-AB31) at 33 CFR Part 386, USACE CWIFP involves two sequential collections for eligible entities seeking federal credit assistance: ENG Form 6176, “CWIFP Preliminary Application,” and ENG Form 6177, “CWIFP Application." The Preliminary Application collection is required to validate the eligibility of the prospective borrower and the proposed project, perform a preliminary creditworthiness assessment, perform a preliminary engineering and environmental feasibility assessment, and evaluate the project against the selection criteria and identify which projects USACE will invite to submit a Final Application. The Preliminary Application addresses the CWIFP eligibility criteria, CWIFP selection criteria, and identifies other specific information that must be provided to USACE to be considered for credit assistance. Based on evaluation of the Preliminary Application, USACE will identify those eligible projects which are likely to proceed to closing and invite the prospective borrowers to submit a Final Application. Only those entities who are invited by USACE to submit a Final Application should proceed to complete ENG Form 6177. The Final Application collection is required to provide the information needed to assess the creditworthiness of both the applicant and project, identify the project’s engineering and financial risk, negotiate the terms and conditions of the credit assistance, and calculate the amount of budget authority that will be needed to fund the project(s).

The latest form for Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) Applications expires 2026-08-31 and can be found here.

Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) Preliminary Application

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