Opportunity Overview
The Washington State Department of Health Office of Drinking Water is accepting applications under the 2026 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) funding cycle. DWSRF provides federal and state financing and grant assistance to eligible drinking water systems for infrastructure, planning, consolidation, emerging-contaminant remediation, emergency response, and related public-health protection activities.
Funding and Deadline
For the 2026 Construction and Lead Service Line cycle, DOH estimates approximately $120 million will be available, with up to $12 million per jurisdiction. Funding applications are open year-round, but Construction and Lead Service Line applications will be scored after November 30, 2026. The controlling public DOH page does not state an exact November 30 closing time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Other DWSRF components have different funding structures and timing. Planning and Engineering loan and grant applications and Consolidation Feasibility Study Grant applications are accepted year-round while eligible funding remains available. Emergency loans for qualifying Group A not-for-profit water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may be available up to $500,000.
Eligibility and Application
Eligibility varies by DWSRF component. Construction financing is available to eligible publicly and privately owned drinking water systems. Consolidation Feasibility Study Grants can be available to cities, towns, counties, public utility districts, water districts, nonprofit community water systems, and approved Satellite Management Agencies. Applicants use the Washington Loan Tracking tool (WALT) within Secure Access Washington (SAW) for applicable funding opportunities.
Requirements
DWSRF projects may be subject to federal and state requirements including cultural and environmental review, SEPA, Davis-Bacon requirements, Build America Buy America, American Iron and Steel requirements, loan management, construction management, approved construction and bid documents, and other program-specific conditions. Applicants must follow the controlling guidelines for the specific DWSRF component they pursue.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 58/100. This is a substantial Washington public-health infrastructure funding source with particular value for rural, small, disadvantaged, and contamination-affected communities, but it is not a clinical-service or healthcare-technology grant.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The published 2026 DWSRF programs fund drinking-water infrastructure and related water-system activities, not remote physical examination, telehealth, RPM, or connected clinical diagnostics.
QC Healthcare fit: 0/100. No legitimate QC Healthcare clinical-services fit is established by the controlling DWSRF guidance.
Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie is not advanced as a direct applicant under the published applicant structures.
Innovative Technologies Watch
DOH identifies a new Innovative Technologies grant program with a maximum award of $500,000, QAPP requirements, review by the Office of Drinking Water Innovative Tech Team, and a two-year project completion period. DOH’s July 28, 2026 bulletin stated that program guidelines would be published in the near future. Atlas therefore treats this as a pipeline watch rather than a separately open opportunity until the controlling guidelines are published.
Next Action
Eligible Washington drinking-water systems should select the specific DWSRF funding component that matches their project, confirm capacity and project requirements in the controlling guideline, complete SAW/WALT registration where required, and submit a complete application. Construction and Lead Service Line applicants should maintain a complete and current application for scoring after November 30, 2026.