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Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program
Barbara Charry

Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program

Aug. 1, 2019
By USDA

Story summary:

  • The Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities extend and improve water and waste treatment facilities that serve local households and businesses.

Quick Facts

USDA Mission
To help improve the economy and quality of life in rural America 

Eligibility
Local governments, State governments, Nonprofits, Tribes

Project must serve “eligible area” – Click hereto check address eligibility

What do they fund?
Acquisition, Construction, Improvements 

Length of Funding
40-year payback period 

Amount of Funding
Variable 

Interest Rate 
Based on need for project and median household income of service area 

Timing 
Applications accepted year round

About

The Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program is a long-term, low-interest loan program. If funds are available a grant may be combined with a loan, if necessary, to keep user costs reasonable.

Funding is to help eligible rural areas improve drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and stormwater drainage for households and businesses.

DISCLAIMER: Program details may change over time. Confirm you have the most current information by contacting your local Rural Development office. See Contact information below.

Projects must serve rural areas or towns with populations of 10,000 or less, tribal lands in rural areas, or Colonias.

Partnerships and financial assistance from other federal, state, local, private and nonprofit entities is encouraged. 

Funds may be used to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of:

  • Drinking water sourcing, treatment, storage and distribution
  • Sewer collection, transmission, treatment and disposal
  • Solid waste collection, disposal and closure
  • Storm water collection, transmission and disposal

In some cases, funding may also be available for related activities such as:

  • Legal and engineering fees
  • Land acquisition, water and land rights, permits and equipment
  • Start-up operations and maintenance
  • Interest incurred during construction
  • Purchase of facilities to improve service or prevent loss of service
  • Other costs determined to be necessary for completion of the project
  • See 7 CFR Part 1780.7 and 9 for a complete list

Be sure to include green infrastructure and healthy watershed practices in project designs as appropriate for larger water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure projects.

 

More Info/Resources

Contact Info

Jeff Case, State Director
601 Business Loop 70 West
Parkade Center, Suite 235
Columbia, MO  65203
Voice: (573) 876-0976
Fax: (855) 830-0684

Consult your community’s attorney and financial advisors prior to moving forward with any of these funding options. Any reference in this website to any person, or organization, or activities, products, or services related to such person or organization, or any linkages from this website to the website of another party, do not constitute or imply the endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of companies or organizations.
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