Resources for
Septic management
Funding
: Feb 6 – Mar 17, 2026
$1,000 - $4,000
Grow Grants Program
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund awards small grants in support of grassroots efforts and community-based environmental work in New England. The GROW GRANTS program is actively accepting applications from grassroots groups across New England. These grants fund small, volunteer-driven groups in New England working on issues including food access, immigrant support, climate resilience, youth work, mutual aid, and more. This program is geared toward groups with experience organizing in their community and have at least THREE leaders who are actively involved in group decision-making. Grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders, and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
Grow grants prioritize support for community groups who represent a broad range of voices in their community and who are not being reached by other funders. The Grassroots Fund interprets the word 'environment' broadly and provides funding for a wide range of activities.
Funding
: Feb 6 – Mar 17, 2026
$1,000 - $4,000
Grow Grants Program
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund awards small grants in support of grassroots efforts and community-based environmental work in New England. The GROW GRANTS program is actively accepting applications from grassroots groups across New England. These grants fund small, volunteer-driven groups in New England working on issues including food access, immigrant support, climate resilience, youth work, mutual aid, and more. This program is geared toward groups with experience organizing in their community and have at least THREE leaders who are actively involved in group decision-making. Grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders, and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
Funding
: Apr 8, 2026
$500 - $1,000
Seed Grants Program
Awards small grants in support of grassroots efforts and community-based environmental work in New England. The Grassroots Fund utilizes participatory grantmaking to move resources to New England grassroots groups working at the intersections of Environmental Justice. The program is geared toward groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community. Grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders, and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
The Seed grant program is geared towards groups launching new projects or starting to significantly change the direction of an existing project. Most often, groups have been working on the project less than a year and usually don't yet have much direct experience with implementing the idea. The Grassroots Fund interprets the word 'environment' broadly and provides funding for a wide range of activities.
Funding
: Apr 8, 2026
$500 - $1,000
Seed Grants Program
Awards small grants in support of grassroots efforts and community-based environmental work in New England. The Grassroots Fund utilizes participatory grantmaking to move resources to New England grassroots groups working at the intersections of Environmental Justice. The program is geared toward groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community. Grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders, and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
Funding
: Apr 8, 2026
Up to $20,000
Nassau County SEPTIC Grant Program
Nassau County has initiated a septic system replacement program for residents, small businesses, and nonprofits – Septic Environmental Program to Improve Cleanliness (SEPTIC). The SEPTIC program will reimburse eligible recipients that replace a conventional or failing septic system with an innovative and alternative onsite wastewater treatment system.
Nassau County residents and small businesses that discharge less than 1,000 gallons/day of wastewater are eligible for this program. Email SepticReplace@nassaucountyny.gov or call (516) 364-5861 for more information.
Funding
: Apr 8, 2026
Up to $20,000
Nassau County SEPTIC Grant Program
Nassau County has initiated a septic system replacement program for residents, small businesses, and nonprofits – Septic Environmental Program to Improve Cleanliness (SEPTIC). The SEPTIC program will reimburse eligible recipients that replace a conventional or failing septic system with an innovative and alternative onsite wastewater treatment system.
Funding
: Apr 8, 2026
$20,000-$25,000
Suffolk County Septic Improvement Program
Under this program, homeowners who replace their cesspool or septic system with new Innovative and Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (I/A OWTS) technologies may be eligible for grants from New York State and Suffolk County that enable them to purchase and install a nitrogen removal septic system and leaching structure.
The average cost of a nitrogen-removing I/A OWTS system is approximately $25,000, plus the cost of related engineering and design services. Engineering costs, post-installation landscaping restoration, irrigation repairs, electrical improvements unrelated to system installation, costs above the authorized grant amount, or other improvements are not eligible for this program.
Funding
: Apr 8, 2026
$20,000-$25,000
Suffolk County Septic Improvement Program
Under this program, homeowners who replace their cesspool or septic system with new Innovative and Alternative Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (I/A OWTS) technologies may be eligible for grants from New York State and Suffolk County that enable them to purchase and install a nitrogen removal septic system and leaching structure.
Funding
: May 19 – Jul 31, 2025
Max award of $50-75K
Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Mapping Grant (NPG)
The Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant (NPG) is a competitive, reimbursement grant program that funds planning reports for nonpoint source water quality improvement projects and mapping of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s). The program aims to prepare nonpoint source projects for implementation funding, and to encourage and support cooperation among regulated MS4s to complete mapping of their stormwater system.
Applications are accepted annually through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). Municipalities and Indian Nations are eligible are for all project types. Soil and Water Conservation Districts are also eligible except for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Failing On-Site Treatment Systems.
Funding
: May 19 – Jul 31, 2025
Max award of $50-75K
Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Mapping Grant (NPG)
The Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant (NPG) is a competitive, reimbursement grant program that funds planning reports for nonpoint source water quality improvement projects and mapping of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s). The program aims to prepare nonpoint source projects for implementation funding, and to encourage and support cooperation among regulated MS4s to complete mapping of their stormwater system.
Funding
: May 19 – Jul 31, 2025
NYSDEC Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) WQIP funds implementation projects to improve water quality or habitat, promote flood risk reduction, restoration, and enhanced flood and climate resiliency, or protect a drinking water source.
Applications are accepted annually through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). Municipalities* (including Indian Nations) are eligible for all project types. Soil and Water Conservation Districts are eligible for all project types except Dam Safety Repair/Rehabilitation. Not-for-Profit Corporations are eligible for Aquatic Connectivity Restoration, Marine District Habitat Restoration, and Land Acquisition for Source Water Protection only.
Funding
: May 19 – Jul 31, 2025
NYSDEC Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) WQIP funds implementation projects to improve water quality or habitat, promote flood risk reduction, restoration, and enhanced flood and climate resiliency, or protect a drinking water source.
Funding
: Apr 8 – Jul 28, 2023
Up to $100K
Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning
Grants are available to help municipalities with median household income requirements to develop engineering reports so they can be prepared to seek financing to help them complete their wastewater, sewer and water quality projects.
Funding
: Apr 8 – Jul 28, 2023
Up to $100K
Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning
Grants are available to help municipalities with median household income requirements to develop engineering reports so they can be prepared to seek financing to help them complete their wastewater, sewer and water quality projects.
Funding
: Mar 20 – Sep 17, 2024
$1,000 - $4,000
Grow Grants Program
Awards small grants in support of grassroots efforts and community-based environmental work in New England. The Grassroots Fund utilizes participatory grantmaking to move resources to New England grassroots groups working at the intersections of Environmental Justice. The program is geared toward groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community. Grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders, and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
Grow grants prioritize support for community groups who represent a broad range of voices in their community and who are not being reached by other funders. The Grassroots Fund interprets the word 'environment' broadly and provides funding for a wide range of activities.
Funding
: Mar 20 – Sep 17, 2024
$1,000 - $4,000
Grow Grants Program
Awards small grants in support of grassroots efforts and community-based environmental work in New England. The Grassroots Fund utilizes participatory grantmaking to move resources to New England grassroots groups working at the intersections of Environmental Justice. The program is geared toward groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community. Grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders, and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes.
$150,000-$1M
USDA Water Grants and Loans Available to Water and Wastewater Utilities
There are four USDA programs that can support water and wastewater systems for disasters or mitigation:
1) Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG)
2) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program
3) Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households
4) Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects
Eligible project types related to resilience include: 1) Emergency repairs and replacement of facilities on existing systems; 2) Sewer collection, transmission, treatment and disposal; 3) Solid waste collection, disposal and closure; 4) Storm water collection, transmission and disposal; 5) predevelopment feasibility studies, design, and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects; and 6) predevelopment costs for water and wastewater treatment projects and short-term small capital improvement projects.
$150,000-$1M
USDA Water Grants and Loans Available to Water and Wastewater Utilities
There are four USDA programs that can support water and wastewater systems for disasters or mitigation:
1) Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG)
2) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program
3) Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households
4) Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects
$5M min (small communities) or $20M min (large communities)
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
The WIFIA program accelerates investment in our nation’s water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant projects. Managed out of USEPA Headquarters. Projects eligible for CWSRF would also be eligible for this loan.
Like a bank, the WIFIA program has funding available on an ongoing basis. This allows prospective borrowers to request financing on their schedule. A rolling selection process allows EPA to provide year-round access to WIFIA funding and quicker selection decisions to prospective borrowers. In addition, under this iterative, rolling selection process, the WIFIA program can provide technical assistance to prospective borrowers, particularly disadvantaged and small communities, that need support to complete their Letter of Interest (LOI) package. The WIFIA program can fund development and implementation activities for a wide variety of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including: - Drinking water and wastewater treatment plant projects - Drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater distribution and conveyance system projects - Nonpoint source management and national estuary program projects - Construction, repair, and replacement of decentralized wastewater treatment systems - Stormwater management projects - Green infrastructure projects - Source water protection projects - Enhanced energy efficiency projects at drinking water and wastewater facilities - Brackish or seawater desalination, aquifer recharge, alternative water supply, and water recycling projects - Drought prevention, reduction, or mitigation projects - Acquisition of property if it is integral to the project or will mitigate the environmental impact of a project - A combination of eligible projects secured by a common security pledge or submitted under one application by an SRF program
$5M min (small communities) or $20M min (large communities)
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA)
The WIFIA program accelerates investment in our nation’s water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant projects. Managed out of USEPA Headquarters. Projects eligible for CWSRF would also be eligible for this loan.
Incentive Program
Suffolk County Septic Improvement Program
Resources and information on Suffolk County’s Reclaim Our Water Initiatives and Septic Improvement Program. Through the Septic Improvement Program homeowners can access grants from New York State and Suffolk County to replace their cesspool or septic system with a nitrogen removal septic system and leaching structure.
Incentive Program
Suffolk County Septic Improvement Program
Resources and information on Suffolk County’s Reclaim Our Water Initiatives and Septic Improvement Program. Through the Septic Improvement Program homeowners can access grants from New York State and Suffolk County to replace their cesspool or septic system with a nitrogen removal septic system and leaching structure.
Website
Level of Effort:
Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan
The Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan (LINAP) is a multiyear initiative to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Long Island’s groundwater and surface water from wastewater (sewer and septic systems), stormwater runoff and fertilizers. LINAP is led by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC) along with Suffolk and Nassau counties, with input from multiple partners and stakeholders. Learn more about LINAP and actions you can take to reduce nitrogen to Long Island’s waterways.
Website
Level of Effort:
Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan
The Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan (LINAP) is a multiyear initiative to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Long Island’s groundwater and surface water from wastewater (sewer and septic systems), stormwater runoff and fertilizers. LINAP is led by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC) along with Suffolk and Nassau counties, with input from multiple partners and stakeholders. Learn more about LINAP and actions you can take to reduce nitrogen to Long Island’s waterways.
Guidance Tool
Level of Effort:
Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan : Reduce Nitrogen Pledge
10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Personal Nitrogen Pollution
Guidance Tool
Level of Effort:
Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan : Reduce Nitrogen Pledge
10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Personal Nitrogen Pollution
Training
2023 Long Island Sound Coastal Erosion Forum – Nassau County
Held at Locust Valley Library in Nassau County on May 4, 2023, this forum brought together state and local decision makers and other stakeholders, working to address coastal erosion along the Long Island Sound shoreline. Panelists highlighted strategies and options to address coastal erosion, discussed the Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas Program, local codes, updated New York State sea level rise projections and more. During small group discussions, attendees discussed challenges and identified opportunities to increase resilience, all in an effort to enhance coordination across communities. This forum was hosted by New York Sea Grant and Long Island Sound Study, in partnership with Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Training
2023 Long Island Sound Coastal Erosion Forum – Nassau County
Held at Locust Valley Library in Nassau County on May 4, 2023, this forum brought together state and local decision makers and other stakeholders, working to address coastal erosion along the Long Island Sound shoreline. Panelists highlighted strategies and options to address coastal erosion, discussed the Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas Program, local codes, updated New York State sea level rise projections and more. During small group discussions, attendees discussed challenges and identified opportunities to increase resilience, all in an effort to enhance coordination across communities. This forum was hosted by New York Sea Grant and Long Island Sound Study, in partnership with Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District.