WW SIM direct loans - grants- domestic water only

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $731,000 to the City of Kiester on September 26, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). This Project Grant funds water and waste disposal infrastructure serving rural communities with priority given to financially needy areas. Performance occurs in Kiester, Minnesota, with completion scheduled for September 26, 2027. The program provides loan and grant funds designed to result in reasonable user costs for rural residents, rural businesses, and other rural users, with funding directed toward truly rural areas based on criteria including population, low-income unemployment, and health and sanitary problems. USDA Rural Development offices administer the program locally; applications are reviewed and scored by the RD State Office and forwarded to the RD State Director for processing and approval before funds are made available to applicants.