Emerging Contaminants-Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program for Other-than-Municipal/Nonprofit Non-transient Non-community Public Water Systems
Emerging Contaminants-Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program for Other-than-Municipal/Nonprofit Non-transient Non-community Public Water Systems helps small Wisconsin systems fund PFAS or manganese fixes.
Funder: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Due Dates: September 30, 2026 (application deadline; earlier if funds are exhausted)
Funding Amounts: Up to $240,000 per public water system; two-year grant performance period
Summary: Grants help small Wisconsin public water systems address PFAS or manganese contamination in drinking water.
Key Information: Projects must take action to address contamination; planning-only projects are ineligible.
Description
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers this program with funding provided through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It supports other-than-municipal community (OTM) and nonprofit non-transient non-community (NN) public water systems serving small communities. The program focuses on PFAS and manganese contamination in drinking water.
Eligible work can include planning and design, technical assistance, testing, and construction or treatment, provided the project takes action to address contamination. Approaches include connecting to another water system, constructing a new well and abandoning an old one, or installing treatment. The program aims to help small systems make infrastructure improvements suited to their contamination problems.
