WW SIM direct loans - grants-waste disposal and/or sewage treatment only

The City of New Leipzig received a $1.334 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), awarded on September 4, 2025, with a completion date of September 4, 2027. This award funds waste disposal and/or sewage treatment infrastructure specifically serving the rural community of New Leipzig, North Dakota. The RUS program provides loan and grant financing to support water supply, wastewater treatment, solid waste, and stormwater infrastructure projects in financially disadvantaged rural communities, with an emphasis on ensuring reasonable user costs for rural residents and businesses.

The funding supports critical environmental and public health infrastructure improvements in New Leipzig by enabling the development or enhancement of waste disposal and sewage treatment systems. As a direct-loan-grant domestic project award, this funding falls within the program's typical range of $200,000 to $5 million for such infrastructure projects. The City of New Leipzig is obligated to use the funds exclusively for authorized waste and sewage treatment purposes and must maintain appropriate records and accounts in accordance with federal requirements, including potential audit obligations given the award amount exceeds the $750,000 threshold.