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Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program

Rural Utilities Service

RDRUS-26-DWS2

USDA-RUS

General Information

$11,000,000
Est. Program Funding:
September 30, 2026
Closing Date:
10
Expected No. of Awards
N/a
Award Ceiling

Opportunity Number:
RDRUS-26-DWS2

Owning Agency:
USDA-RUS

Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)

Synopsis

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.


Response Date Sep 30, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date Jul 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Archive Date Oct 31, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling N/a
Award Floor N/a
Cost Sharing Yes

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info on 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

Additional Information

Agency Name Lois E East Grantor
Link to Additional Information: Program Website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone: 660-492-4268

CFDA Program(s)

  • 10.862: Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program
   

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