Description
The Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program provides funding to help individuals with low to moderate incomes finance the costs of household water well systems and individually owned decentralized wastewater systems. The program aims to support the creation of revolving funds to provide loans and sub-grants to eligible individuals. The grant funds can be used to construct, refurbish, rehabilitate, or replace decentralized water systems up to the point of entry to a home. Key priorities of the program include addressing climate change and environmental justice, advancing racial justice and equity, and creating more and better market opportunities.
• The program has approximately $5,000,000 available for FY 2024, with an additional $1,000,000 for applications directly supporting wastewater sub-grants.
• Eligible applicants must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in 7 CFR 1776.5.
• Applications will be evaluated and competitively scored based on the scoring criteria and weights contained in 7 CFR 1776.9 and the Notice.
• The program encourages applicants to consider projects that will advance key priorities, including addressing climate change and environmental justice, advancing racial justice and equity, and creating more and better market opportunities.