Funding Programs
Multiple drinking water, wastewater and resiliency infrastructure projects in New Hampshire are being assisted with a combination of grant and loan funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).
American Rescue Plan Act
$100.2 million for 199 projects
Federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds that NHDES awarded as grants.
Largest commitments
- City of Dover $5.2M
- Merrimack Village District $3.4M
- Jaffrey $3M
- Emerald Lake Village District $2M
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
$88.9 million for 41 projects
Low-interest loans for wastewater, stormwater and other clean water projects.
Largest commitments
- Town of Hampton $13.9M
- Town of Merrimack $8.1M
- Town of Durham $5.8M
- Town of Exeter $5.1M
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
$30.4 million for 18 projects
Low-interest loans for public drinking water systems.
Largest commitments
- Town of Derry $4.9M
- Jaffrey $4.6M
- Tilton-Northfield Water District $4.5M
- Charlestown $3M
PFAS Remediation Loan Fund
$13.2 million for 2 projects
State loans to treat or replace water supplies affected by PFAS.
Largest commitments
- Merrimack Village District $9.2M
- Jaffrey $4M
Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund
$6.7 million for 9 projects
State trust fund grants and loans that protect drinking water and groundwater.
Largest commitments
ARPA combined with other programs
63 projects combined an ARPA grant with State Revolving Fund, PFAS loan fund or Trust Fund money, so the project could be larger than the grant alone would pay for.
- October 2022 HamptonClean Water Planning & Infrastructure $15.8M
- November 2022 MerrimackPFAS Remediation · Merrimack Village District $12.6M
- November 2023 JaffreyDrinking Water Construction $11.6M
- October 2022 MerrimackClean Water Infrastructure $10.1M
- September 2022 TiltonWastewater Infrastructure · Tilton-Northfield Water District $6.5M
- March 2023 DerryDrinking Water Infrastructure $6.1M
- January 2023 DurhamStormwater Infrastructure $6M
- January 2021 ExeterClean Water Infrastructure $5.3M