Rural Decentralized Water System Grant Program

1. An organization is eligible to receive a DWS grant if it: i. has an active registration with current information in the System for Award Management (SAM) and has a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number; ii. is a private, non-profit organization; iii. is legally established and located within one of the following: (1) a state within the United States; (2) the District of Columbia; (3) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or (4) a United States territory; has the legal capacity and authority to carry out the grant purpose; has sufficient expertise and experience in lending activities; has sufficient expertise and experience in promoting the safe and productive use of individually-owned household water wells or decentralized wastewater systems; has no delinquent debt to the Federal government or no outstanding judgments to repay a Federal debt; demonstrates that it possesses the financial, technical, and managerial capability to comply with Federal and State laws and requirements, and is not a corporation that has been convicted of a felony (or had an officer or agent acting on behalf of the corporation convicted of a felony) within the past 24 months. Any Corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability is not eligible. 2. An individual is ineligible to receive a DWS grant. however, an individual may receive a loan or sub-grant from an organization receiving a grant award.

Dolores "Lola" Maratita Community Programs Specialist 615.714-8883