Grants & Funding

Funding Filters

Source Water Protection Grant Program

Deadline:

June 15, 2024

Max Amount:

Requires a 50% local match

Population:

Issuer:

MI Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)

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.

Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants

Deadline:

Year round

Max Amount:

$30,000

Population:

10,000 or less

Issuer:

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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.

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG)

Deadline:

Year round

Max Amount:

$150,000 to $1,000,000

Population:

10,000 or less

Issuer:

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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

Water & Waste Disposal Loans & Grants

Deadline:

Year round

Max Amount:

NA

Population:

10,000 or less

Issuer:

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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.

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

Deadline:

Rolling Submissions

Max Amount:

NA

Population:

NA

Issuer:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.

Rural Development Fund Grants

Deadline:

TBA - November 2023

Max Amount:

$100,000

Population:

70,000 or less

Issuer:

MI Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)

Grant for projects that promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure, such as water and wastewater infrastructure, that benefits rural communities and micropolitan statistical areas.

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Deadline:

November 1, 2023 (for FY 2025)

Max Amount:

Variable (Maximum award is 30% of fundable range)

Population:

NA

Issuer:

MI Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)

Michigan's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program is designed to assist water suppliers in satisfying the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act by offering low-interest loans (for 20, 30, or 40-year loans) to eligible water suppliers.

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Our Helpdesk team can help with questions about funding opportunities, where to start, or where to go next with your community’s water infrastructure needs. Disadvantaged or overburdened communities are eligible for additional technical assistance completing applications. Request a risk free consultation with the Helpdesk today.