Funding Sources Water and Wastewater

The Wisconsin Drinking Water and Wastewater Funding Sources Committee put together a publication that provides information regarding financial and technical assistance for drinking water and wastewater projects. See the entire Drinking Water and Wastewater Funding Sources [PDF 641KB] publication or individual pages below.

Entire publication Drinking Water and Wastewater Funding Sources
[PDF 641KB]

Financial Assistance Programs for Municipalities

Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) - DNR  [PDF 27KB]
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) - Commerce [PDF 10KB]
Guaranteed Water and Environmental Program - USDA Rural Development (RUS)  [PDF 21KB]
Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) - DNR [PDF 21KB]
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Housing - Commerce [PDF 18KB]
Small Loan Program - BCPL and DNR [PDF 24KB]
State Trust Fund Loan Program (STF) - BCPL [PDF 18KB]
Water and Environmental Programs - USDA RD [PDF 22KB]

Financial Assistance Programs for Individuals

Household Water Well System Program - Foundation for Rural Housing, Inc. [PDF 25KB]
Home Improvement Loan Program (HILP) - VA  [PDF 16KB]
Personal Loan Program (PLP) - VA  [PDF 16KB]
Primary Mortgage Loan Program and Purchase and Rehabilitation Loan Program - VA  [PDF 10KB]
Section 504 Repair Loan and Grant Program - USDA RD  [PDF 21KB]
Well Compensation Grant Program - DNR  [PDF 15KB]
Wisconsin Fund - Private On-Site Wastewater Treatment System - Commerce  [PDF 13KB]

Technical Assistance

Intergovernmental Relations - DOA [PDF 17KB]
Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) - WISCAP [PDF 13KB]
Wisconsin Rural Water Association (WRWA) [PDF 22KB]

If you are in the early planning stages of your project, we encourage you to complete and submit a Preliminary Inquiry for Project Financing form [PDF 9KB]. A Funding Sources Committee member will contact you to discuss planning for your specific project.

You may request a hard copy of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Funding Sources publication by contacting Deb Olson.

If you have questions regarding the Wisconsin Drinking Water and Wastewater Funding Sources Committee, contact Pat Sullivan, Jerry Wilson, or any of the contacts identified in the above documents.

Visit our Environmental Loans (EL) Links page for links to various funding agencies and websites.