Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program

The Rural Decentralized Water Systems (DWS) Grant program is designed to help individuals with low to moderate incomes finance the costs associated with household water wells and decentralized wastewater systems. The program will make grants to qualified, private non-profit organizations to establish lending programs for homeowners to borrow up to $15,000 for construction, refurbishing, and servicing household water wells and decentralized wastewater systems. • The program aims to provide financing for individually owned water well systems and wastewater treatment systems. • Eligible applicants include private non-profit organizations. • The application window for the program is open from May 10, 2023, to June 10, 2023. • Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. • The program has a funding availability of $5,000,000. • The program is authorized under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.