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Community Giving | Connecticut Water Connecticut Water is committed to supporting the communities we serve, where our own employees and customers live. Text Block - Normal - Left We make financial contributions, provide sponsorships and in-kind gifts, and volunteer our time and expertise to organizations and activities that benefit our neighbors.
We believe in being good corporate citizens and are proud of our employees making a positive impact in the areas we serve.
We focus on a variety of areas including: Activities that directly impact our customers, through support of important community needs and activities; Support for residents in our service towns that may be experiencing financial hardships or food insecurity; Organizations that promote environmental or water conservation education and initiatives, i.e. schools, scouting or events with civic groups; watershed or land conservation organizations or cleanup events; Activities that promote the development of clean, potable drinking water in underserved areas or the professional associations that represent public water supply education interests; and Activities within the criteria above that promote employee involvement and community engagement.
Text Block - Normal - Left Requests That Are Not Eligible: Groups that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, sexual preference, religion, national origin, or any other status protected by law. Individual Requests (Requestors must be a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization.) Prior funding may disqualify a current request.
We invite you to complete the Charitable Donation Request and send an email to Giving@ctwater. com Please allow 4 weeks for review and approval. Firefighter Support Grant Program Information on grants available for paid and volunteer fire companies in our service communities.
School Water Bottle Filling Station Grant Program Our grant program for touch-free water bottle fill stations for schools served by Connecticut Water. Water Drop Watchers Program A curriculum-aligned program for third graders on the water cycle and water conservation, taught by Connecticut Water employees.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organizations in Connecticut Water's service areas whose activities promote environmental or water conservation education and initiatives. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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On June 29, 2026, EPA announced it will waive the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the credit processing fee — averaging roughly $156,000 per loan — for communities of 25,000 or fewer residents in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Combined, that removes nearly $200,000 in upfront cost from the single most affordable federal water-infrastructure financing program, which carries roughly $11 billion in available capacity and can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs at Treasury-rate pricing. For small towns, rural utilities, and the nonprofits and districts that serve them, this is a rare instance of the federal government lowering the barrier to a program that has historically been out of reach for exactly the communities that need it most. Here is what changed, who qualifies, and how to move on a letter of interest before the window closes.
Read articleFor FY2026 and FY2027, EPA is waiving the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the ~$156,000 credit-processing fee for water systems serving 25,000 or fewer people — a near-$200,000 discount on access to an $11 billion pool of low-cost federal financing. The waiver removes the single barrier that kept small and rural utilities out of WIFIA for a decade. Here is how WIFIA actually works, who qualifies, why the letter of interest is the real gate, and how a town of 8,000 should think about a program built for billion-dollar projects.
Read articleWhile applicants chase fixed federal deadlines, USDA Rural Development keeps roughly $4.1 billion moving through programs with no deadline at all — Community Facilities, Water & Waste Disposal, and Business & Industry loans that accept applications year-round. But 2026 brought a quiet shake-up: REAP grants paused, RBDG's competitive window closed. Here is the map of what's open, what's frozen, and how rural organizations should work a rolling pipeline.
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