General Information
The goal of this workshop is to provide a forum for EPA, state SRF programs, technical assistance providers, and other interested stakeholders such as communities to collaborate and educate each other by:
- Sharing innovative approaches and best management practices to finance water and wastewater infrastructure through training and technical assistance, particularly for our smaller systems;
- Increasing awareness of initiatives and new developments in the SRFs that focus on topics such as co-funding projects, accessing planning costs, eligible projects that improve both public and environmental health (e.g. infrastructure resiliency, stormwater management, green infrastructure, and estuary improvements); and
- Providing opportunities to connect through peer-to-peer development and networking with our partner organizations.
Pricing
Speaker
($275)
Will receive an access code for purchase.
Regular
($475)
Agenda at a Glance
MONDAY, August 18, 2025
Registration – All day
Stormwater Workshop (RCAP only) – 9 am – 5 pm
Evening Reception – 5:30 pm – 7 pm
TUESDAY, August 19, 2025
Registration – all day
Networking Breakfast – 8 – 9 am
Opening Session – 9 – 10 am
Coffee Break with Sponsors – 10 am – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions – 10:30 am – 12 pm
1. Using Utility Data to Identify Priority Projects
2. One Stop Shop for Drought Mitigation: Connecting Utilities to Critical Funding
3. It Takes a Village: The Role of Partnership in Achieving SRF Funding
Networking Lunch – 12 pm – 1:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions – 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
1. Federal Funding Map for Water Infrastructure to Target Outreach & Assistance
2. Building Bridges to Funding: A Georgia Co-Funding Success Story
3. Prioritizing Regionalization in Funding Policy: A Case Study from New Mexico
Coffee Break with Sponsors – 3 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions – 3:30 pm – 5 pm
1. Tools & Resources to Help Inform TA Delivery and Potential SRF Program Revisions
2. Navigating Funding and Technical Resources for WW Lagoons
3. United We Plan: How to Use Regional Solutions in Small & Rural Systems
WEDNESDAY, August 20, 2025
Registration – all day
Networking Breakfast – 8 – 9 am
Plenary Session – 9 – 10 am
Coffee Break with Sponsors – 10 am – 10:30 am
Concurrent Sessions – 10:30 am – 12 pm
1. Mapping Water Affordability
2. Washington’s Onsite Sewage System Regional Loan Program: Using SRF to Build Community Resilience, Protect Water Quality & Public Health
3. Strategies to Increase Applications and Practical Tools to Meet Project Life Cycle Needs
Networking Lunch – 12 pm – 1:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions – 1:30 pm – 3 pm
1. Introduction to the ICAT Tool
2. SRF and Disaster Funding
3. Community Success through SRF Collaboration
Coffee Break with Sponsors – 3 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions – 3:30 pm – 5 pm
1. Harnessing AI for Water System Innovation
2. CWSRF Financing to Address Emerging Contaminants
3. AIS & BABA for Water and WW Infrastructure Projects
THURSDAY, August 21, 2025
Field trip TBD (optional, limited space) 9 am – 1pm
How to Reach Us
RCAP National Office
1725 I St NW #225,
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 408-1273
Contact Persons
Sponsorships: Owen Griffith, [email protected]
Press: Coye Gerald, [email protected]
Events: Lauren Caudle, [email protected]