The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded Juniata College $1,000,000 on September 23, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The award is a project grant obligating the full amount with a performance period through September 23, 2027, and place of performance in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The source does not specify the particular water or waste disposal project or facility improvements that this funding will support. The program provides loan and grant funds to water and waste projects serving financially needy rural communities, with the goal of ensuring reasonable user costs for rural residents and businesses. Award selections emphasize criteria including population, low-income unemployment, and health and sanitary problems, and facilities must align with applicable State and local development plans.