Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants (NV)

Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants (NV)

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Last Updated: September 24, 2025

Summary

The Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants program in Nevada aims to support small communities in financing essential drinking water projects. Established to bridge the financial gap, it encourages local efforts before seeking state assistance. Eligible projects include water treatment facilities, pipeline replacements, and water conservation improvements. Preference is given to systems serving under 6,000 people and projects addressing compliance issues to ensure safe drinking water standards are met.

Overview

NOTE: Pre-Preprosal - This deadline is represented by the following two submissions of pre-applications.Complete and submit a pre-application to get your project on the Drinking Water Priority List (For drinking water system projects only).Complete and submit a pre-application to the Nevada Water & Wastewater Review Committee for advice on funding your projectLetter of Inquiry - This deadline represents when a Letter of Intent needs to be submitted to the NDEP, Office of Financial Assistance. The Board for Financing Water Projects considers for approval the Letter of Intent.Full Proposal - Invite Only - If the Letter of Intent is approved, applicant submits the Grant Application. The Board for Financing Water Projects considers for approval the Grant Application. Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants (NV) The State of Nevada has a grant program to assist small communities pay the cost of needed drinking water infrastructure projects. The grant program was established to fill the financial gap between actual costs and what the community can afford. In this sense, an applicant community is expected to do as much as possible to help themselves before seeking the State's assistance. When a large project is required, the applicant is required to finance as much of the project as is locally possible.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants may be made to purveyors of water (political subdivisions of this State including, without limitation, a city, county, unincorporated town, water authority, conservation district, irrigation district, water district, or water conservancy district) which:were in existence on January 1, 1995, and are currently publicly owned or privately owned not for profit.Grants are for costs of capital improvements to those publicly owned community water systems and publicly owned nontransient water systems. Grants may also be made to eligible recipients to pay for the cost of improvements to conserve water.The water infrastructure grant program was created to provide funding for improvements required to comply with State and Federal drinking water standards. As such, the types of projects that have been funded to date include:Water treatment facilities, and necessary intake structures, pumping plants and transmission line work; Replacement of leaky distribution and transmission lines; Replacement of undersized pipelines as needed to maintain positive pressure during periods of peak domestic use; Elimination of deadend distribution lines (completion of line loops); Spring rehabilitation as needed to comply with Surface Water Treatment Rule; New well and pump installation as needed to replace poor quality water sources, and to provide a backup well under certain circumstances; Storage tank rehabilitation or replacement as needed to eliminate leaks and structural problems, and provide essential storage for domestic purposes; The addition of water meters; The addition of fire hydrants; Piping or lining of an irrigation canal; Recovery or recycling of wastewater or tailwater; Improving the efficiency of irrigation operations; and Improving the efficiency of the storage of water.In general, costs traditionally associated with the design and construction of capital improvements are grant eligible. Costs associated with the following items are generally eligible:Letter of Intent and Grant Application preparation; Preliminary Engineering Reports (PERs) for the eligible part of a project; Engineering Design and Construction Management; Land acquisition for required facilities; Contingencies; and Legal and administrative feesIn order for any of these costs to be paid by the State, there must be a grant awarded for an eligible capital project or a grant for a specific part of a capital project (e.g., a PER, Engineering Design and Permitting, etc.).

Ineligibility

Ineligible Projects:Installation of new pipelines as needed to serve customers not currently connected to the water system; Expansion in supply and transmission capacities to meet future growth