Project Grant 067973000

Federal Grant Award Summary The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $500,000 in Project Grant funding to Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority on October 1, 2025, under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The award supports community infrastructure improvements in Georgia and is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2027. This funding advances ARC's strategic objective to invest in critical infrastructure, particularly water and wastewater systems, as a key...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded Santa Margarita Water District a $959,752 cooperative agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to design a new drinking water treatment facility known as the Ranch Water Filtration Plant (WFP). The award, effective February 1, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2029, funds the planning and design phase of this water infrastructure project located in...

This $8,125,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the City of Aurora, MN to implement a project to replace the existing water treatment plant, install a new surface water intake from the Embarrass Mine Pit and associated raw water transmission line, as well as connect to the Scenic Acres development in the Town of White. The project activities include planning,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Rancho California Water District received an $850,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) on February 23, 2026. The award funds the design and implementation of a treatment process to address elevated arsenic levels in the district's groundwater supply, specifically targeting Well 240, which was closed in 2021 due to arsenic...

Federal Grant Award Summary Marion County Public Water Authority received a $2.5 million Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), awarded on May 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. This award supports community infrastructure improvements, consistent with ARC's strategic objective to invest in critical infrastructure—particularly water and wastewater systems—to enhance the Region's economic...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1.3 million Project Grant to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority through its Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA #10.760). The funding will support water infrastructure improvements in San Juan, Puerto Rico delivered by Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De PR, doing business as Cuentas De Gobierno, from April 2022 through April 2024. As the parent agency of the sub-awardee, Puerto...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary: City of Aurora Water System Improvements Project The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded a $2.5 million Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) cooperative agreement to the City of Aurora, Colorado on September 5, 2025, for the implementation of drinking water infrastructure improvements. The project encompasses the replacement of aging waterlines and related infrastructure within Aurora's municipal water system, with work...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded Letcher County Water and Sewer District a $1,000,097 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) on August 1, 2025, with performance extending through August 31, 2028. This award supports community water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in Letcher County, Kentucky, consistent with the ARC's strategic objectives to invest in critical infrastructure—particularly water and wastewater systems—that strengthen...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded $611,818 to the Orland-Artois Water District on June 4, 2025, under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to design and construct new water infrastructure in Glenn County, California. The project encompasses the design of water delivery infrastructure, including turnouts from the Tehama-Colusa Canal and expansion of the district's buried pipeline conveyance system to serve approximately 4,000 acres of...

This federal Project Grant award of $7,264,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant was awarded on February 27, 2025 to the Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De PR (PRASA), the primary water and wastewater utility service provider in Puerto Rico. The funding will support critical water infrastructure development and improvement projects in rural...