The District has been pursuing grant funding and low-interest financing for CAPP since the project was initially developed in 2016. In 2022 and 2023, the District was awarded $26 million in grant funding from state and federal sources, including State Water Resources Control Board ($8.0 million), United States Bureau of Reclamation ($17 million), and California Department of Water Resources ($1.1 million for two different grants). The District intends to pursue additional state and federal grant funds. .
Additionally, the District submitted a low-interest State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan application to the State in 2019 and was added to the eligible projects list in 2020. In early 2024, the District entered into a loan agreement with the state.
Funding for the project is in place and bids from contractors are expected in June of 2025.
