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Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. Provides grant funding to qualified nonprofits to create a revolving loan fund or to award sub-grants to homeowners for supporting access to individually owned water and wastewater services in eligible rural areas.
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gov Maintenance Calendar Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program Department of Agriculture Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:RDRUS-25-DWS Funding Opportunity Title:Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Agriculture Expected Number of Awards:10 Assistance Listings:10.
862 -- Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Dec 26, 2024 Original Closing Date for Applications:Mar 03, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Mar 03, 2025 Archive Date:Jun 30, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 5,000,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information 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:Rural Utilities Service Description: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. Link to Additional Information:Program Website Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.
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