Household Water Well System Grant Program

Post Date

May 4th 2009

Application Due Date

May 31st 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RDRUS-09-01-HWWS

CFDA Number(s)

10.862

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $993000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $993000

Grant Description

The Household Water Well System (HWWS) Grant Program provides grants to qualified private non-profit organizations to establish lending programs for household water wells. Homeowners or eligible individuals may borrow money from an approved organization to construct or upgrade their private well systems. Individuals cannot receive grants. They must apply for loans through non-profit organizations that USDA Rural Development has approved to receive grant funds. The loan limit is $11,000 at 1 percent for 20 years. Application forms will be provided by the organization. The USDA Rural Development will award grant funds to qualified private, non-profit organizations only. The approved organizations must set up a revolving loan program and provide low-interest loans to eligible individuals who own or will own a private well system. The loans may be used to construct, refurbish, and service an individual’s well system. The non-profit organizations applying for the grant funds must contribute at least 10 percent of the HWWS grant to capitalize the revolving loan fund. The cost-sharing funds may be contributed from the applicants’ own resources or sources other than the proceeds of the HWWS grants. In-kind contributions will not be considered.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Utilities Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Cheryl Francis
  Community Programs Specialist
  Phone 202-720-1937

• Agency Mailing Address:

  coordinator's e-mail

• Agency Email Address:

  cheryl.francis@wdc.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Notice of Funding Availability for Household Water Well System Grant Program