Household Water Well System Grant Program

Post Date

July 15th 2011

Application Due Date

August 10th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

RDRUS-11-01-HWWS

CFDA Number(s)

10.862

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

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

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2173662

• Award Range:

  $0 - $300000

Grant Description

The Rural Utilities Service will make grants to qualified private non-profit organizations to establish lending programs for household water wells. The approved organizations must set up a revolving loan program and provide low-interest loans to eligible individuals who own or will own and occupy an existing home that uses a private well system. The applicant organizations must contribute at least 10 percent of the HWWS grant to capitalize the revolving loan fund. In-kind contributions will not be considered. An applicant organization must have DUNS number and an active registration with current information in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The organization must demonstrate that it has (a) the legal capacity and authority to carry out the grant purpose and (b) sufficient expertise and experience in lending activities. Homeowners or eligible individuals may borrow money from an approved organization to construct or upgrade their private household well systems. Homeowners or individuals are not eligible for HWWS grants from RUS.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Utilities Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Cheryl Francis
  Community Program Specialist
  Phone 202-720-1937

• Agency Mailing Address:

  HWWS Contact Person

• Agency Email Address:

  cheryl.francis@wdc.usda.gov

• More Information:

  Program overview and links to the announcement and resources