PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program
PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program supports Wisconsin municipalities and tribal governing bodies in sampling water and wastewater and responding to contaminated wells to disrupt PFAS exposure.
Funder: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Due Dates: April 30, 2027 (Cycle A application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Cycle A: $1 million for drinking water sampling, $500,000 for wastewater/biosolids sampling, $500,000 for post-sampling responses
Summary: Supports Wisconsin municipalities and tribal governing bodies in PFAS sampling and responses that disrupt exposure from contaminated wells.
Key Information: Recipients must provide matching contributions equal to at least 20% of the DNR award.
Description
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers the PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program to help Wisconsin communities identify PFAS contamination, ensure access to safe drinking water and disrupt exposure. Created through 2025 Wisconsin Acts 200 and 201, enacted on April 6, 2026, the program funds community sampling and related response activities.
Cycle A supports private drinking water wells, eligible school and child care water supplies, and sampling throughout wastewater treatment systems. Funding also covers administrative work to design and implement sampling projects. Well-sampling applicants must be prepared to help owners and users whose results exceed Wisconsin drinking water health advisory levels, through temporary alternative water, filtration, treatment or other exposure-disruption actions.
