Persistent poverty (grant only) w & w- water only

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $326,348.94 to MNI Waste' Water Company on September 25, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), a Project Grant providing financial assistance for water and waste projects serving financially needy rural communities.

MNI Waste' Water Company, a tribally owned, minority-owned water utility operating on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation in South Dakota, will perform work at Eagle Butte, South Dakota through September 25, 2027. The award addresses persistent poverty in water-only eligible areas.

The program directs loan and grant funds toward truly rural areas and rural communities with consideration given to population, low-income unemployment, and health and sanitary problems. RUS assistance is designed to result in reasonable user costs for rural residents, rural businesses, and other rural users, with applications reviewed and scored for funding priority by the RD State Office and determined for eligibility and funding within 45 working days of application completion.