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Find similar grantsDeadline was March 3, 2025. Status is Archived. Posted January 1, 2025.
Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program is sponsored by USDA Rural Development. Offers grants to qualified nonprofits to create revolving loan funds or award sub-grants for individually owned water and wastewater systems in rural areas.
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gov to verify your identity and manage your account securely. You don't need a separate username or password for this site. Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program Agency: Rural Utilities Service Assistance Listings: 10.
862 -- Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program Last Updated: July 28, 2026 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 DWS_R2_FY_26_NOFO_Signed. pdf FY26 DWS Round 2 NOFO Jul 28, 2026 07:54 PM UTC DWS_FY26_Second_Opportunity_Application_Guide_AMENDED_8.
13. 2026. pdf FY26 DWS Second Opportunity Application Guide AMENDED Aug 13, 2026 01:48 PM UTC Link to additional information Closing: September 30, 2026 Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits, including tribally owned nonprofits, in rural areas. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program are due September 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program is funded by USDA Rural Development. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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The solicitation lists 2 required documents: Grant agreement and Multi-tier action environmental compliance agreement. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
USDA's Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant funds nonprofits to capitalize a revolving loan fund for household wells and septic systems: 1 percent fixed, 20-year terms, $15,000 maximum per household. The application window closes September 30, 2026. The program is chronically under-subscribed for one structural reason — the 10 percent priority-point contribution cannot be in-kind. Here is the full instrument analysis and what it takes to win.
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