Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program

USDA-RUS Posted RDRUS-26-DWS2

Description

The DWS Grant Program has been established to help individuals with low to moderate incomes finance certain costs of household water wells and individually owned decentralized wastewater systems that they own or will own. Grants are made to eligible nonprofit organizations to establish and maintain a revolving fund to provide loans and sub-grants to eligible individuals for individually owned water well systems and/or individually owned wastewater systems. Loan and/or sub-grant funds may be used by the individual to construct, refurbish, rehabilitate, or replace decentralized water well or wastewater systems. For water well systems, funds may be used up to the point of entry to a home, which is the junction where water enters into a home water delivery system after being pumped from a well. For wastewater systems, in lieu of the point of entry, the point of exit is substituted. The point of exit is the junction where wastewater exits out of the home wastewater collection system into the septic tank and drain field. DWS grant funds may be used by the nonprofit recipient to pay administrative expenses associated with providing DWS loans and/or sub-grants.

Eligibility

Information on eligibility is available at this website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/rural-decentralized-water-systems-grant-program
Actions
View on Grants.gov
Funding Details
Award Floor
Not specified
Award Ceiling
Not specified
Total Estimated Funding
$11,000,000.00
Expected Awards
10
Key Dates
Posted
July 28, 2026
Closes
September 30, 2026 14d
Archive Date
October 31, 2026
Agency Information
Agency Name
Rural Utilities Service
Agency Code
USDA-RUS
Funding Instrument
Other