Opportunity Overview
The County of Kauaʻi Housing Agency is accepting applications for Residential Cesspool Conversion Grant Program 2. The County administers the program with funding through the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. It provides selected qualified homeowners with reimbursement funding to convert existing cesspools to individual wastewater systems approved by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health Wastewater Branch.
Funding and Deadline
The current round provides 50 grants of up to $20,000 each, representing a $1,000,000 program allocation. The application period opened September 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and closes October 6, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. The official County and State pages reviewed do not explicitly label the closing time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Who May Apply
The program is for qualified Kauaʻi County homeowners with an existing cesspool. Applicants may apply whether they meet all, some, or none of the published priority factors, but applications are ranked using the County Ordinance 1104 priority system. Priorities include certain properties outside the visitor destination area with an ADU, ARU, or guest-house permit application; properties in high-priority cesspool upgrade areas; households at or below 120% of the stated median household income measure; homeowner-exempt properties; residential tax-classified properties; properties outside the County sewer expansion area; and failing cesspools.
Applicants previously funded by the State DOH cesspool program or a prior Kauaʻi Residential Cesspool Conversion program are ineligible for the same property. An applicant owning multiple properties may submit only one property for this program. Systems with an Approval-To-Use date before May 1, 2026 are ineligible for reimbursement.
Allowable Costs and Technical Requirements
This is a reimbursement program. Eligible project documentation includes licensed-engineer design and permitting costs and licensed-contractor construction and material costs for a compliant individual wastewater system. Design plans must comply with Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules chapter 11-62 and receive required Department of Health approval. Construction must be completed by an appropriately licensed contractor, and reimbursement requires final engineering documentation, an approval-to-use letter from the Director of Health, and qualifying receipts.
No formal cash-match or cost-share percentage is stated on the official program page reviewed. Costs above the $20,000 reimbursement ceiling remain outside the grant award and should not be represented as a required match unless the County expressly states otherwise.
Application Requirements and Submission
The County identifies supporting materials that may include an applicable ADU, ARU, or guest-house building-permit application number; the most recent federal tax return for all income-earning household members; a licensed Hawaiʻi civil engineer certification that the cesspool is failing or qualifying pumping/spill documentation; and proof of legal representation when someone other than the homeowner applies. The County strongly recommends its official online application and also makes hard-copy applications available from the Kauaʻi Housing Agency. An official Program 2 FAQ is linked from the County page.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 60/100. This is a verified, current Hawaii-administered household infrastructure grant with clear funding and applicant rules, but it is not an ordinary organization-level AutoSend prospect.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. The funded scope is residential wastewater infrastructure. N9+ and healthcare products or services should not be introduced.
Outreach and Next Action
Do not conduct ordinary business cold outreach for this opportunity. Eligibility is homeowner- and property-specific, and the lane must not infer household facts, property eligibility, income, ownership, or personal contact information. Atlas may support a known eligible homeowner only after applicant facts are authoritatively verified. No Atlas_Email_Queue record should be created solely from this public program listing.