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Find similar grantsRural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program in Maryland is sponsored by USDA Rural Development. Provides grants to qualified nonprofits to create revolving loan funds or award sub-grants to homeowners for individually owned water and wastewater services in eligible rural areas.
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Opportunity Listing - Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program Agency: Rural Utilities Service Assistance Listings: 10. 862 -- Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program Last Updated: September 30, 2025 View version history on Grants.
gov 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. Information on eligibility is available at this website: https://www. rd.
usda. gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/rural-decentralized-water-systems-grant-program Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated FY26_DWS_Application_Guide. pdf FY26 DWS Application Guide Sep 30, 2025 02:07 PM UTC FY26_DWS_NOFO.
pdf FY26 DWS NOFO Sep 30, 2025 02:06 PM UTC Link to additional information Archived: January 31, 2026 Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity :
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofits with expertise in promoting safe use of household water wells, legal authority to act as a lender, and capacity to comply with relevant laws and regulations. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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