The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) is providing a second round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support low- and moderate-income Vermont homeowners in repairing or replacing their failed or inadequate on-site water or wastewater systems – often referred to as wells or septic systems.
Eligible homeowners may apply for this round of funding by January 31, 2023. ANR will select approximately 150-200 priority projects to receive funding based on income, environmental impact, household demographics, and severity of system failure. ANR anticipates contacting applicants with their award status by May 1, 2023. Awardees must complete their projects and spend the funding by the end of 2026.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must:
• Have a failed or inadequate on-site drinking water and/or wastewater system (also known as wells, springs, septic systems or tanks, leach fields, drywells, or cesspools)
• Own and live on a residential property with either a single-family home or an owner-occupied, multi-family home with up to four units
• Earn a household income of less than $80,835 per year
ANR first announced this funding in 2021, and received an overwhelming response, revealing a true underlying need for lower income Vermonters to access support for basic water and sanitation at their homes. Previous applicants do not need to submit a new application as ANR will automatically consider their first application in the second round.
The $5 million in first round funding is currently being distributed to over 180 homeowners across the state.
For more information:
https://anr.vermont.gov/content/applications-now-open-homeowners-fix-failed-wells-and-septic-systems
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