Environmental Protection Agency · Water & Wastewater
U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program (BWIP)
Funds drinking-water and wastewater infrastructure projects in the 100-km U.S.-Mexico border region. Border-state cities apply directly or through state and binational coordinators (BECC/NADBank).
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $25M
- Non-federal match
- 50% (approximate)
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Periodic NOFOs.
- Typical prep time
- 12–24 weeks
- Statutory authority
- Annual EPA appropriations
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
Eligibility limited to U.S. communities within 100 km of the U.S.-Mexico border. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.