Grants & Funding

This grant provides 50% matching funds to public water supply systems for the development and implementation of a source water protection program to help prevent drinking water sources from becoming contaminated.

The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is seeking community proposals to implement hazard mitigation projects funded through low-interest loans under the new “Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program.”

This program helps qualified nonprofits create revolving loan funds that can provide financing to extend and improve water and waste disposal systems in rural areas.

This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design, and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.

This program assists low-income communities with initial planning and development of applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste direct loan/grant and loan guarantee programs.

This program helps eligible communities prepare for, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.

This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.

The Community Development Block Grant Water-Related Infrastructure (WRI) program is designed to assist Local Units of Government in making necessary improvements to existing public infrastructure systems.

The grant program is designed to facilitate reducing lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities through infrastructure and treatment improvements or facility remediation in schools and childcare facilities.

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to assist underserved, disadvantaged communities, and small communities with meeting SDWA requirements.

EDA’s Public Works program helps distressed communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure.

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) established the WIFIA program, a federal credit program administered by EPA for eligible water and wastewater infrastructure projects.