Emergency community water asst. Grant - appropriated(ecwag-a) - 500,000 limit

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $225,000 to the Village of Riverton on September 25, 2025, under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program (CFDA 10.763). The award is a Project Grant with an ultimate completion date of September 25, 2027.

The program assists residents of rural areas experiencing significant decline in water quantity or quality. The Village of Riverton, located in Riverton, Nebraska, received this funding to address water challenges in the eligible rural community. The program prioritizes projects serving rural areas with populations of 10,000 or less and median household incomes not exceeding 100 percent of statewide nonmetropolitan levels. Preference is given to projects that assist established water systems or remedy acute water quality shortages.

Eligible applicants under this program include public bodies and governmental entities such as municipalities, counties, and districts; nonprofit organizations including associations, cooperatives, and private nonprofit corporations; and Native American Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes. Recipients must maintain records and accounts to ensure funds are used for authorized purposes in accordance with 2 CFR 200.334.