Small Community Drinking Water (SCDW) Funding Program

The Small Community Drinking Water Funding Program provides low-interest loans and grants to small disadvantaged communities for drinking water infrastructure improvement projects. The program aims to address human health risks and achieve compliance with federal and state drinking water laws. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public agencies, tribal governments, and for-profit water utilities. The program provides funding for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure projects, including treatment systems, distribution systems, and water sources. • Eligible projects include treatment systems, distribution systems, interconnections, consolidations, pipeline extensions, water sources, and water meters. • Loan interest rate of 0% may be available with repayment term up to 40 years or the useful life of the financed assets for construction financing. • The program utilizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Policies and annual Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan (IUP) to administer the program.