1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
This listing may be outdated. Verify details at the official source before applying.
Find similar grantsWater and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias is sponsored by USDA Rural Development. This program helps get safe, reliable drinking water and waste disposal services to low-income communities that face significant health risks.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
**Official websites use** A **. gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
**Secure websites use HTTPS** Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture * Rural Business-Cooperative Service * Rural Utilities Service * Healthy Food Financing Initiative * Interagency Working Group on Cooperative Development * Substantially Underserved Trust Area (SUTA) * Cybersecurity for Water and Wastewater Systems * Community Facilities Programs * Multifamily Housing Programs * Single Family Housing Programs * Telecommunications Programs * Water & Environmental Programs * Program Support Services * General Terms and Conditions * General Terms and Conditions - Legacy View all General Terms and Conditions * For Water & Environmental Engineers * Rural Development Disaster Assistance View all Programs & Services * Stakeholder Announcements ### **Ohio Feed Mill Modernizes with USDA Lending Partnership** Towering over the main intersection of Baltic, Ohio, is the Gerber & Sons, Inc. feed mill.
Since it first started in 1905, this family-owned business in rural Holmes County has produced custom feed mix and bulk feed for local livestock and poultry farmers...
* Publications for Cooperatives * Regulations and Guidance View all Regulations and Guidance * Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS) * LINC Contact and Resources View all LINC Training Library * RD Forms Help and How To Videos ### Human Resources Inquiries ### **Existing Home Loan Borrower Inquiries** PO Box 66889 St. Louis, MO 63166 1. [](https://www.
rd. usda. gov/) 3.
Water & Environmental Programs 4.
Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias * Community Facilities Programs * Multifamily Housing Programs * Single Family Housing Programs * Telecommunications Programs * Water & Environmental Programs * Program Support Services * General Terms and Conditions * General Terms and Conditions - Legacy * For Water & Environmental Engineers * Rural Development Disaster Assistance # Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias Program Application Period: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis from October 1 to September 30.
Contact a program official in your state (see contact tab below) to ask questions or explore other programs that may be a better fit for your needs. For state specific information: ### **What does this program do? ** This program helps get safe reliable drinking water and waste disposal services to low-income communities that face significant health risks.
* State and local governments that serve eligible areas * Nonprofit organizations * Federally-recognized Tribes ### What is an eligible area? * Rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less in areas recognized as Colonias before October 1, 1989. Residents in the area served must face significant health risks resulting from lack of access to - or use of - adequate, affordable water or waste disposal services.
### Are matching funds required? Usually, yes. Partnerships with other federal, state, or local entities are encouraged.
However, under some circumstances — and when funding is available — a 100 percent grant is possible. ### How can funds be used? Funds can be used to build basic drinking water and waste disposal systems, including systems to handle stormwater drainage.
### How do we get started? Applications are accepted year-round in your local USDA Rural Development office. ### Who can answer questions?
* You can contact your local USDA Rural Development office for help. * Participating nonprofits also offer assistance and training. Ask your local RD office if any such organizations exist in your area.
### What governs this program? * 7 CFR 1777, Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks * Public Law 113-79: Agricultural Act of 2014 Please contact your local Rural Development State office. * Report Fraud on USDA Contracts * Architectural Barriers Act * USDA Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement * Non-Discrimination Statement Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Low-income communities that face significant health risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias is funded by USDA Rural Development. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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.
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.
Read articleOn July 2, 2026, USDA Rural Development rescinded the FY2025 RCDI funding notice to rewrite it around new policy priorities — voiding pending applications for a small-but-strategic program that builds the capacity of rural nonprofits. Here is what RCDI funds, why the mid-cycle pull fits a larger 2026 pattern, and the concrete moves intermediaries should make now so they are ready the day a new NOFO drops.
Read article