Drinking Water Grants

Drinking Water Grants and Other Financial Resources

EPA  provides a range of financial resources, including grants, made available to support public water systems with enhancing the quality of drinking water and improving public health. The Office of Water has a variety of funding programs available to public water systems.

On this page:

• Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) Grants
• Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Grant Program
• Tribal Financial Resources
• Training and Technical Assistance for Small Systems Grants
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Drinking Water Financing
• Other Financial Resources

Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) Grants

The WIIN Act addresses, supports and improves America's drinking water infrastructure. Included in the WIIN Act are three new drinking water grants that promote public health and the protection of the environment.​ Learn more about WIIN grants.

Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities

Funding under this program supports drinking water projects and activities in small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities that are unable to finance projects to comply with drinking water regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Learn more about funding for small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities.

Reducing Lead in Drinking Water

Funding under this program is to provide for the reduction of lead in drinking water in disadvantaged communities. This grant focuses on reducing lead in drinking water through drinking water infrastructure, treatment improvements, and facility remediation in schools and child care facilities in states and Tribal communities. Learn more about funding for reducing lead in drinking water.

Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care Facilities

Funding under this program is to assist educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care facilities. Learn more about funding for lead testing in schools and child care facilities.

America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) 2018 Grants

Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended through the 2018 America’s Water Infrastructure Act, authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program, which is a grant program for small, underserved and disadvantaged public water systems. Funding under this program is designed to assist public water systems serving underserved, small, and disadvantaged communities, in increasing their resiliency to natural hazards.

Learn more about this grant opportunity.

Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program

Funding under this program is designed to assist medium and large size public water systems with protecting drinking water sources from natural hazards, extreme weather events, and cybersecurity threats.

Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis for all applicants.

Learn more about this grant opportunity.

Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Grant Program

Tribal Financial Resources

Tribal access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation facilities is critical for Tribal communities, and the federal government continues to work with Tribes on this issue across the country.  The agency's available funding opportunities and technical assistance support provided by federal agencies to Tribes and Alaska Native Villages may vary.  Learn more about Tribal financial resources. 

Training and Technical Assistance for Small Systems Grants

Funding under this program is designed to provide training and technical assistance to small public water systems, small wastewater systems, and private well owners, located in urban and rural communities throughout the U.S. and its territories.

Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis for all applicants.

Learn more about grants for training and technical assistance for small systems.

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Drinking Water Financing

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act delivers more than $50 billion to EPA to improve our nation’s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure - the single largest investment in water that the federal government has ever made.

Overview

Learn more about Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Drinking Water Financing 

Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC)

Funding under this program prioritizes small or disadvantaged communities to focus exclusively on addressing emerging contaminants (EC) in drinking water, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Learn more about this grant program. 

Other Financial Resources

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program is a federal-  state partnership to help ensure safe drinking water. Created by the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) the program provides financial support to water systems and to state safe water programs. Learn more about the DWSRF Program.

Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant - Tribal Set-Aside (DWIG-TSA) Program

Community water systems and non-profit, non-community water systems that serve a Tribal population are eligible to have projects funded, in whole or in part, with DWIG-TSA funds. Learn more about the DWIG-TSA program.

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

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. The WIFIA program accelerates investment in our nation’s water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant projects. WIFIA works separately from, but in coordination with, the State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs to provide subsidized financing for large dollar-value projects. Learn more about the WIFIA program.

Other Loans and Grants for Small Drinking Water Systems

Funding for small systems can come from a variety of sources. Learn more about the programs that provide low interest loans and grants available for small system infrastructure planning needs.