Site Cleanup Subaccount Program

• State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2023-0011 (Adopted April 18, 2023)
• Success Stories (Story map) (10/20/2022)
• Funded Projects List

Eligible Applicants

• Applicants with eligible projects

Eligible Projects

• Remediate the harm or threat of harm to human health, safety, and the environment from surface water or groundwater contamination
• A regulatory agency has issued a directive (unless this is infeasible)
• The responsible party lacks financial resources
• Projects may include site characterization, source identification, or implementation of cleanup

Priorities

• Significant threat to human health or the environment
• Disadvantaged or small community impact
• Cost and environmental benefit of project
• Lack of availability of other sources of funds
• Other information the State Water Board identifies as necessary for consideration.
  Consistent with State Water Board Resolution No. 2021-0050 and the Racial Equity Action Plan, the State Water Board considers environmental justice by evaluating the most recent CalEnviroScreen score for the project location.

Funding Limits

• There are no funding request limits
• There is no cost match required

Funding Mechanisms

• Grants and contracts approved by the Deputy Director
• Continuous Pre-Application process – no deadlines

Program Funding

• Annual appropriations of $34 million

• Cleanup Fund Grant/Loan Program - Reimbursement Submittal Instructions
• Detailed Cost Estimate Template
• Example Scope of Work and Cost Estimate
• SCAP Ability to Pay (ATP) Fact Sheet
• SCAP Fact Sheet (English)
• SCAP Fact Sheet (Korean)
• SCAP Fact Sheet (Spanish)
• SCAP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST)

To apply for the Site Cleanup Subaccount Program, applicants must fill out a Groundwater Quality Funding Program - SCAP application via FAAST (see the link provided below). Program staff will review all submitted Groundwater Quality Funding Program -SCAP applications and evaluate potential program eligibility. Before starting your application, browse through the links provided on this page. Application instructions and a sample application provide specific information about the information we request. The more complete and specific the information in the application is, the better – it means our staff can start reviewing your project right away. Please note that there is no deadline for submitting an application, and no final application, for SCAP.

NOTE: The Groundwater Quality Funding Program – SCAP application is for the SCAP program only. If you wish to apply for the Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program (Prop 1 GWGP), there is a separate solicitation process. Find out more on the Prop 1 GWGP webpage.

• FAAST (Apply Here)
• FAAST User Manual