Water System Sustainability Grant Program
Water System Sustainability Grant Program supports community water systems with asset management, strategic planning, and water rate studies to identify improvements and strengthen sustainable operations.
Funder: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Due Dates: December 11, 2026 (Application deadline)
Summary: Supports community water systems with asset management, strategic planning, and water rate studies to strengthen sustainable operations.
Key Information: The program assists community water systems (CWS).
Description
The Water System Sustainability Grant Program, administered by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), helps community water systems develop programs for sustainable operations. Its focus is capacity development: understanding operational needs and identifying potential improvements in technical, managerial, and financial operations.
The program brings together three approaches to sustainability. Asset management grants support new programs and improvements to existing ones. Strategic planning grants support preliminary engineering and hydrogeological reports, giving decision-makers data to guide drinking water projects. Water rate study grants help systems evaluate whether their rate structures support sustainable operations.
