Assistance Listing 10.864
Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 25% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 71%.
Based on 8 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $260,000. Expect about 33 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 25%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 71%
- 0% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $260K
- $170K – $340K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 4
- $1.0M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jun
- annual · 33-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communities Unlimited INC | Nonprofit | AR | 5 | $2,507,271 |
| National Rural Water Association | Nonprofit | OK | 5 | $2,484,780 |
| Alaska Municipal League | Other | AK | 1 | $200,000 |
| Skamania Economic Development Council | Other | WA | 1 | $80,000 |
| Rural Community Assistance Corporation | Nonprofit | CA | 1 | $0 |
| Southeast Idaho Council of Governments, INC. | Nonprofit | ID | 1 | $0 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | $561K | $280K | $254K – $307K |
| 2022 | 3 | $800K | $400K | $400K – $400K |
| 2023 | 2 | $1.7M | $856K | $854K – $857K |
| 2024 | 2 | $1.2M | $600K | $600K – $600K |
| 2025 | 4 | $1.0M | $260K | $170K – $340K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-07-03 | 32 d | RDRUS-26-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2025-07-09 | 2025-08-07 | 29 d | RDRUS-25-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-05-06 | 35 d | RDRUS-24-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2023-05-10 | 2023-06-12 | 33 d | RDRUS-23-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-07-31 | 40 d | RDRUS-22-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-07-16 | 45 d | RDRUS-21-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2020-03-12 | 2020-06-12 | 92 d | RDRUS-20-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2019-03-27 | 2019-05-27 | 61 d | RDRUS-19-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2018-06-26 | 2018-07-20 | 24 d | RDRUS-18-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2017-01-09 | 2017-02-06 | 28 d | RDRUS-17-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2016-04-06 | 2016-05-31 | 55 d | RDRUS-16-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2015-02-20 | 2015-04-13 | 52 d | RDRUS-15-01-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2014-04-10 | 2014-05-27 | 47 d | RDRUS-14-01-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2013-06-05 | 2013-07-05 | 30 d | RDRUS-13-01-RFP · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2012-05-10 | 2012-06-07 | 28 d | RDRUS-12-01-RFP · Revolving Fund Program (RFP) |
| 2011-06-14 | 2011-07-25 | 41 d | RDRUS-RFP-2011 · Revolving Loan Fund |
| 2010-04-01 | 2010-05-25 | 54 d | RDRUS-RFP-0310 · Revolving Fund Program |
| 2009-02-26 | 2009-06-02 | 96 d | RDUP-RFP-0209 · Revolving Fund Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.864?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 25% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 71%. Based on 8 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $260,000. Expect about 33 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $260K; the middle half ran from $170K to $340K. 4 new awards were made, with $1.0M committed to them.
When does 10.864 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jun with about 33 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jun 1, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Rural Utilities Service). Assistance Listing 10.864 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.