WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDING SOURCES
The inclusion or exclusion of water and wastewater funding and technical assistance sources on this list is not meant to be an endorsement or condemnation by the Wisconsin DNR. This list of water and wastewater funding and technical assistance sources serving Wisconsin was compiled to the best of our knowledge. The information and links below are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from non-DNR sites. Note that many of the other non-DNR sites have their own resource lists that are worth exploring.
Attention: Contact the individual sources to obtain current information.
- Funding programs for municipalities and other entities
- Funding programs for individuals
- Technical assistance
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Funding programs for municipalities and other entities
The following water and wastewater funding sources are for municipalities, other entities, or both.
Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) for wastewater and water quality-related storm water infrastructure projects.
Clean Water Indian Set-Aside Grant Program (CWISA) [exit DNR]
Community Development Block Grant - Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) Program [exit DNR]
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs [exit DNR]
Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program [exit DNR]
Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants Tribal Set-Aside Program (DWIG-TSA) [exit DNR]
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants [exit DNR]
Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program for Other-Than-Municipal Community (OTM) and non-profit Non-Transient Non-Community (NN) Public Water Systems.
Energy Efficiency Rebates and Incentives for Water and Wastewater Facilities [exit DNR]
Federal Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS) [exit DNR]
Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Loan Fund [exit DNR]
Lead Service Line Replacement Outreach Funding Program
Lead Service Line Replacements
Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) for drinking water infrastructure projects.
SEARCH (Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households) [exit DNR]
State Trust Fund Loan Program [exit DNR]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development programs available in Wisconsin [exit DNR]
Underserved Drinking Water System (UDWS) Grant Program for Other-Than-Municipal Community (OTM) and non-profit Non-Transient Non-Community (NN) Public Water Systems.
Water and Environmental Programs (WEP) [exit DNR]
Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program [exit DNR]
Water and Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants [exit DNR]
Water and Waste Disposal Technical Assistance and Training Grants [exit DNR]
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) [exit DNR]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Finance Clearinghouse [exit DNR] "Search Funds" contains potential funding sources for drinking water, wastewater, storm water and other water-related projects.
View the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN)'s compiled list of water and wastewater funding sources [exit DNR].
Funding programs for individuals
The following water and wastewater funding sources are for individuals.
Community Development Block Grant - Revolving Loan Fund Program (RLF) [exit DNR]
Single-Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants [exit DNR], also known as Section 504 Home Repair Program.
Water Well Trust (WWT) [exit DNR]
Well Compensation Grant Program
Wisconsin Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources [exit DNR]
Wisconsin Fund [exit DNR] for Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (POWTS).
Technical assistance
The following water and wastewater technical assistance sources are for municipalities, other entities, and/or individuals.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding - Outreach and Technical Assistance Contacts [PDF]
Capacity Development Program for water systems.
Financial Technical Assistance and Tools for Water Infrastructure [exit DNR]
Lead Service Line Inventory Technical Assistance Program
Lead Service Line Replacements
Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) [exit DNR]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Services [exit DNR]
wellcare® Hotline [exit DNR] for questions about private well water and wells, and small well-based drinking water systems.
Wisconsin Partnership [exit DNR]
Wisconsin Rural Water Association (WRWA) [exit DNR]
Request Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) [exit DNR] via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Finance Clearinghouse [exit DNR] "Search Resources" contains reports, case studies, and webinars about financing mechanisms and approaches that can help communities access capital to meet their water infrastructure needs.
Through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grant Program [exit DNR], technical assistance providers will help communities develop and submit project proposals, including State Revolving Fund applications for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding. The following EFCs serve Wisconsin:
- Delta Institute [exit DNR]
- Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC)'s Funding Navigator [exit DNR]
- Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) [exit DNR]
- Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center (GLEIC) [exit DNR] located at Michigan Technological University
- Moonshot Missions [exit DNR]
- Sand County Foundation [exit DNR]
- U.S. Water Alliance [exit DNR]
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Contact information
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