PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program
PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program supports Wisconsin municipalities and tribal governing bodies with PFAS sampling and follow-up actions to protect drinking water and disrupt exposure.
Funder: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Due Dates: October 19, 2026 (Cycle A opens) | April 30, 2027 (Cycle A application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Cycle A: $1 million for drinking water sampling, $500,000 for wastewater/biosolids sampling, and $500,000 for post-sampling response actions; minimum match of 20% of the DNR award
Summary: Supports Wisconsin municipalities and tribal governing bodies with PFAS sampling and response actions to protect drinking water and disrupt exposure.
Key Information: Private well owners, schools, and child care facilities cannot apply directly; well-sampling applicants must implement post-sampling response plans.
Description
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers this program under 2025 Wisconsin Acts 200 and 201 to help Wisconsin communities address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The program aims to ensure access to safe drinking water and disrupt PFAS exposure through community sampling and follow-up assistance.
Cycle A supports private drinking water well sampling, eligible school and child care water supplies, and sampling throughout the wastewater treatment process. It also supports administrative work to design and implement sampling projects. For grant-sampled wells exceeding Wisconsin drinking water health advisory levels, applicants must be prepared to offer temporary alternative water, filtration, treatment, or other short-term exposure-disruption measures for at least six months.
