One of the most common questions we receive is how to fund well system improvements, including new pump equipment, well rehabilitation, or the drilling of a new well. The list below includes some of the options mentioned in our "Funding/Financing Options for Private Well Owners" webinar, but does not include any local groups (SWCD's, Counties, other local govt groups) that may have their own programs for well repair/ replacement, septic repair/replacement, or well abandonment. Our advice is to first watch our webinar, then search on the web and ask your health department, SWCD, and extension about any possible programs they might be aware of. 

Grants for Non-Profits to Provide Private Well Loans

• USDA Household Water Well System Grants Program - helps qualified nonprofits and tribes create a revolving loan fund to provide loans to well owners who qualify

Grants for Private Wells

• Groundwater Foundation Water Well Wish - this organization's mission is to provide life’s most basic need – clean, safe drinking water – to families and communities in need
• Water Systems Council Water Well Trust - the WWT and its partners build wells for low‐income families in areas with critical needs
• RCAC Clean Drinking Water Well Replacement Grant Program - financial assistance available for individual households and small water systems dealing with drinking water emergencies in California
• USDA Individual Water & Wastewater Grants - provides funds to households in an area recognized as a Colonia before October 1, 1989
• Iowa Grants to Counties Program - provides up to $5 million dollars in funds between counties in Iowa to directly reimburse private well owners

Loans for Private Wells

• RCAC Household Water Well System Loan Program - low interest rate loan program to assist individual households in their serevice area covering 13 western states
• Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Rehabilitation Loan/Emergency and Accessibility Loan Program - assist low income homeowners in financing basic home improvements that directly affect the safety, habitability, energy efficiency or accessibility of their homes
• Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Fix Up Program - hassle-free home improvement loans
• Minnesota Department of Ag Agriculture Best Management Practices (AgBMP) Loan Program - a water quality program that provides low-interest loans to farmers, rural landowners, and agriculture supply businesses in Minnesota
• USDA Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants Program - also known as the Section 504 Home Repair program and provides loans to very-low-income homeowners. It can also provide a portion as a grant if over age 62.

Emergency Funding

• FEMA Individual Disaster Assistance - FEMA Disaster Assistance helps support recovery from a major disaster

Free Webinars

Future webinar events and their recordings will be posted at the links below.

• See upcoming webinar schedule
• View recorded webinars