The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) administers several programs that provide water and wastewater systems to low-income communities in Virginia.
The Virginia Appalachian Regional Commission program was formed to provide water and sewer service and improve the quality of life in the Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia.
The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) program provides funding to eligible local governments for projects that address crucial community needs including housing, infrastructure. Funding for water and sewer services is available through the CDBG Construction-Ready Water and Sewer Fund. Through this program, projects that will provide public water or sewer service to communities made up of at least 65 percent low- to moderate- income households may be eligible for assistance.
The Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation program provides zero interest, forgivable loans for the installation of indoor plumbing where it does not exist, or where the existing water delivery or waste disposal systems have failed for the owners of substandard housing.
The Southern Rivers program has been established to improve water quality in non-Chesapeake Bay watersheds through the construction, expansion or enhancement of publicly-owned wastewater treatment systems that will provide measurable community development benefits.
The Self-Help Virginia program works in conjunction with local residents on water and wastewater projects in small communities, with the majority of labor being provided by volunteers.
