{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"6d521c04-c690-5925-aeb7-7a4e637e5899","title":"Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund (WQRLF)","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"md:mde-water-quality-revolving-loan-fund"},"opp:maryland:system":{"registry":{"code":"opp:maryland:system","url":"https://md.api.cg.a6lab.ai/common-grants"},"id":"94e5e49a-8a5b-5b90-ae04-1edcf529801e"}}},"status":{"value":"open","description":"Accepting applications"},"description":"The Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund (WQRLF) provides below-market, low-interest revolving loans and financial assistance funded with federal EPA dollars and state funds for a wide variety of projects to protect or improve the quality of Maryland's rivers, streams, lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, and other water resources, consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act. The program covers both point source pollution prevention projects (for public entities and local governments only) and nonpoint source pollution prevention projects (for public and private entities), including wastewater treatment plant upgrades, nonpoint source pollution control, and other water quality and public health improvement projects. The program also offers grants, loan principal forgiveness (including up to 100% for eligible Enhanced Nutrient Removal components), State supplemental grants, IIJA General Supplemental loans and loan forgiveness, and IIJA Emerging Contaminants grants. Additional subsidy is available for Disadvantaged Communities (DAC). Revenue bonds are issued subject to approval of the State Board of Public Works. Financial advisory services are also available to help applicants determine affordable user rate structures and model the fiscal impact of proposed loans. The fund is capitalized with federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is administered by Maryland's Water Infrastructure Financing Administration (MWIFA) under the Maryland Department of the Environment. The program is established as a perpetual revolving fund to maintain a continuous source of capital for future projects. 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