Funding Advances Water Quality Improvements, Project Planning, and Cybersecurity for Municipal Water Systems

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation President and CEO Maureen A. Coleman today announced the availability of $5.5 million in grant funding through two programs that help municipalities improve water quality, modernize critical systems, and keep projects affordable for local ratepayers.

“Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York is making historic investments to ensure communities have safe, reliable, and affordable water infrastructure,” President and CEO Coleman said. “These grants will help municipalities strengthen their systems while keeping costs manageable to ensure families and businesses don’t have to shoulder undue financial burden.”

Municipalities and eligible entities can apply now for funding to support projects that improve water quality, plan essential wastewater upgrades, and protect water systems from cyber threats.

The funding opportunities include:

• Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants: $3 million to help municipalities fund the engineering and planning work necessary to advance wastewater infrastructure upgrades.
• SECURE: $2.5 million for a new cybersecurity initiative to fund assessments and improvements that protect water and wastewater systems from evolving cyber threats.

Program guidance, eligibility requirements, application materials, and webinar registration are available on EFC’s website. EFC’s Community Assistance Teams are available to provide hands-on, no-cost support to help municipalities navigate the application process.

Nation-Leading Water Infrastructure Investment

New York State continues to increase its historic investments in water infrastructure. Governor Hochul set the national standard with a transformational $3.75 billion water infrastructure investment plan in the 2026 State of the State address, which would bring total grants to $10 billion since 2017. Any community that needs assistance with its water infrastructure projects is encouraged to contact EFC. New Yorkers can track projects benefiting from EFC’s investments using the interactive project impact dashboard.