Project Grant CLSS00000064712

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded East Chickasaw Water Association, Incorporated $196,000 under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities federal grant program (CFDA 10.760) for the period of January 26, 2022 through January 26, 2024. The funding will support the PERSISTENT POVERTY (GRANT ONLY) W & W- WATER ONLY project to provide water services in Okolona, Mississippi. The Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program aims to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $238,620 Project Grant on September 6, 2023 to the Native American Water Association, a minority-owned non-profit organization, under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761). This grant supports the provision of technical assistance and training services to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems in rural areas, particularly Native American communities....

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $2,817,400 Project Grant under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to the MNI Waste-Water Company, a tribally owned water utility on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota. The funding will support the construction of water distribution pipelines and residential connections to provide clean and reliable drinking water to 37 homes in a rural area northwest of Eagle Butte....

The federal Project Grant award of $2,669,243.82 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). The grant funding supports the development, construction, and improvement of water treatment facilities, distribution systems, waste disposal infrastructure, and related essential utility services for the low-income rural community of Poplar, Montana. This award is part of the agency's...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Region, awarded a $232,721.81 Project Grant to the Crowheart Bench Water Users Association under the Water Resources on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.037). The grant was awarded on August 16, 2024 and has an ultimate completion date of August 15, 2029. The Water Resources on Indian Lands program supports Native American tribes in effectively managing, planning, and utilizing their water resources through initiatives...

Federal Grant Award Summary On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded Spirit Lake Tribe a $150,000 Project Grant under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) program (CFDA 10.763). The award is obligated through September 17, 2027, and will support emergency water infrastructure projects serving Fort Totten, North Dakota. Under this ECWAG award, Spirit Lake Tribe will develop or enhance water infrastructure to address...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $7.6 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on September 22, 2022 under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). The funding will support the provision of water and waste disposal facilities and services to low-income rural communities in Mississippi facing significant health risks, as intended under the program. Specifically, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians...

The Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma was awarded a $479,338 Project Grant under the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection program (CFDA 15.519). The funding will be used to implement a project that will protect the tribe's water resources through the development of a wellhead source water protection plan, a drought ordinance, and the formation of a drought task force. The project aims to accelerate drought response actions...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1.54 million Project Grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, doing business as the Turtle Mountain Tribe, to provide water services under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). The grant period runs from February 18, 2021 through February 18, 2023. The Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program aims to provide water and waste disposal facilities and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $2 million Project Grant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians under the Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 10.770). The grant will support the provision of water and waste disposal facilities and services to residents of Belcourt, North Dakota through April 2023. As the awardee, the Turtle Mountain Tribe will deliver these critical infrastructure services to the low-income, rural community....