Persistent poverty (grant only) W & W- 306C waste disposal only (COLONIAS)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association, doing business as Dona Ana Waters, to provide water and waste disposal services to low-income rural communities in Dona Ana County, New Mexico facing significant health risks from inadequate access to safe, reliable water and sanitation. This grant, awarded on August 31, 2023, is funded through the CFDA 10.770 Water and Waste Grants and Loans and Loan Guarantees (Section 306C) program, which aims to improve public health and environmental conditions in underserved areas. Dona Ana Waters, a U.S. local government entity, will use the grant funds to construct and operate domestic water systems, waste disposal facilities, and related infrastructure in these persistently impoverished communities through August 2025.