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Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program
Rural Utilities Service
RDRUS-26-DWS2
USDA-RUS
General Information
Est. Program Funding:
Closing Date:
Expected No. of Awards
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. |
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| 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: |
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CFDA Program(s)
- 10.862: Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program
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