Description
The Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program provides funding to private non-profit organizations to establish lending programs that will provide household water well and wastewater system loans and sub-grants to individuals. The program aims to help individuals with low to moderate incomes finance the costs of household water well systems and individually owned decentralized wastewater systems. The grant funds can be used to construct, refurbish, rehabilitate, or replace decentralized water well and wastewater systems. Key aspects of the program include:
• Eligible applicants must meet the eligibility requirements of 7 CFR 1776.5
• Cost sharing or matching requirements apply to revolving funds, but not to sub-grant awards
• Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov
• The Agency will evaluate and score applications based on the scoring criteria in 7 CFR 1776.9 and this Notice
• Awards will be made on a competitive basis using specific selection criteria contained in 7 CFR 1776.9 and this Notice