WW SIM direct loans - grants- domestic water only

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded $1.493 million in Project Grant funding to Haileyville Public Works Authority on September 25, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The award supports the development and improvement of water infrastructure serving financially disadvantaged rural communities in the McAlester, Oklahoma area, with a project completion date of September 25, 2027. The funded projects include drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, and stormwater infrastructure improvements designed to ensure reasonable user costs and enhanced service reliability for rural residents and businesses.

This award represents the latest in a series of substantial federal investments by RUS in Haileyville Public Works Authority's mission to address critical infrastructure deficiencies across rural Oklahoma communities. The current funding builds upon prior grants totaling approximately $3.33 million awarded to the Authority since 2021, demonstrating RUS's ongoing commitment to supporting water and waste disposal infrastructure in persistently underserved rural areas. The program prioritizes projects serving the most financially needy communities and emphasizes criteria including population density, low-income levels, unemployment rates, and health and sanitary conditions.