SRF Earmarks: National Two-Page Factsheet

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Written By Janet Pritchard

Congressional earmarks taken from federal State Revolving Fund (SRF) appropriations divert funds from a revolving loan system into one-time grants that do not revolve—weakening the program’s ability to finance water infrastructure over the long term. Earmarks reduce long-term funding in 39 states, and ALL states lose resources for technical assistance, program administration, support to state and local drinking water staff, and additional subsidies—the primary affordability tool for small, rural, and under-resourced communities.

This two-page factsheet distills the key findings from EPIC’s full report into a quick overview. Download it below, or read the full report on SRF earmarks for the complete analysis and policy recommendations, and state-specific factsheets detailing impacts for each state.

Download National Factsheet

For more information, please see: policyinnovation.org/state-revolving-fund-earmarks

Janet Pritchard

Janet supports EPIC’s work on the state policy frameworks governing state revolving funds for water infrastructure. As norms and tools for defining and addressing environmental justice concerns are evolved and prioritized, Janet works to fill a critical link by exploring how these norms and tools can be incorporated into the state policy frameworks that determine which communities and water infrastructure projects receive state and federal funding.

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