Environmental Protection Agency · Water & Wastewater
Lead Service Line Replacement (DWSRF Set-Aside)
Dedicated DWSRF funding for replacing lead service lines and addressing lead in drinking water. Justice40-prioritized; up to 100% principal forgiveness for disadvantaged communities.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $50M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Continuous via state DWSRF Intended Use Plan cycles.
- Typical prep time
- 8–16 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IIJA §50105
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
- Justice40-prioritized: scoring favors disadvantaged communities (CEJST tracts).
Justice40 priority; state-administered. Cities must have lead service line inventory underway. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.