The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Utah a $3.89 million block grant under the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP, CFDA #93.499) to provide water assistance from May 2021 through September 2023. Administered by the state's Department of Workforce Services Housing & Community Development division, the grant funding will support the LIHWAP objective of meeting unprecedented water services needs that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic through quick intervention assistance programs. Specifically, the grant will help Utah's low-income households access and maintain water services during a time of financial hardship due to the pandemic's economic impacts.