The City of Kotzebue was awarded a $150,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service. The grant, awarded on May 21, 2025, will fund critical water infrastructure projects in the rural Alaskan community to address emergency water supply challenges and ensure residents have access to potable water. The ECWAG program provides federal funding to rural areas with populations of 10,000 or less to repair, upgrade, and...
This $150,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service to the Taylor's Grove Water Association, Inc. in Lyons, OR on August 9, 2023. The purpose of this 2-year Project Grant is to help rural residents obtain adequate quantities of potable water that meet federal standards, after experiencing a significant decline in water supply or quality due to an emergency event such as a drought, earthquake, hurricane, or...
The City of Ironwood, Michigan was awarded a $1,000,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on February 23, 2021. The project grant funding will support the delivery of water assistance services to rural residents in Ironwood through February 2023 under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program (CFDA #10.763). This federal program provides funding to rural communities experiencing a significant decline...
The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority of Arkansas was awarded a $1,000,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on August 17, 2022. The grant is intended to provide emergency water assistance to rural residents who have experienced a decline in water quantity or quality due to an emergency event such as drought, earthquake, hurricane or tornado. Specifically, the funding will help obtain adequate quantities of water...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $105,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) to the Kinkaid Reeds Creek Conservancy District to support rural water infrastructure needs in Murphysboro, Illinois. The 2-year grant, awarded on Feb 28, 2025, will fund critical repairs, system upgrades, and temporary water distribution services to ensure rural residents have access to adequate and potable water supplies, particularly in response to emergency...
The City of McCammon was awarded a $500,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on September 25, 2024. This Project Grant will support infrastructure improvements and emergency water distribution services to ensure rural residents in McCammon, Idaho have access to adequate and safe drinking water. The program aims to help rural communities of 10,000 or less population address emergency water supply challenges,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) to the Perry Municipal Authority (City of Perry) in Perry, OK. The grant funding will be used to support emergency water infrastructure repairs, system upgrades, and temporary water distribution services to ensure rural residents in the Perry, OK area have access to adequate, safe drinking water. The two-year project period runs from January 31, 2025 to January...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $1,000,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) to Regional Water, a non-profit organization, on August 3, 2023. The funding will support Regional Water's provision of potable water, water delivery services, and waste disposal infrastructure to rural residents and businesses in Iowa facing issues with water quality, quantity, or accessibility. This 2-year grant award, with a completion date of...
The City of Kotzebue received a $100,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on May 21, 2025. This Project Grant award is intended to help the rural community of Kotzebue, Alaska (population under 10,000) obtain and maintain adequate water resources through infrastructure repairs, system upgrades, and temporary water distribution services. The ECWAG program aims to assist rural areas experiencing significant...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $465,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (CFDA 10.763) to the Taylor's Grove Water Association, Inc. in Lyons, OR. The funding will support obtaining, treating, distributing, and storing potable water for rural residents in the area who have experienced a significant decline in water quantity or quality due to an emergency event. The 2-year grant project aims to help ensure that rural residents in the impacted...