Rural alaskan village WWD grants-waste disposal and/or sewage treatment only

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) received a $251,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), awarded on September 26, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 26, 2027. This grant supports waste disposal and/or sewage treatment infrastructure projects serving rural Alaskan villages, with performance activities based in Anchorage, Alaska.

The funding aligns with the RUS program's core mission to provide financial assistance for water and waste disposal systems that serve financially disadvantaged rural communities while maintaining reasonable user costs. ANTHC, as a nonprofit tribal health organization serving approximately 189,000 Alaska Native people across all 229 federally recognized tribes in the Alaska Indian Health Service area, is well-positioned to deliver these infrastructure services. The organization has an extensive track record administering RUS grants, having previously received over $12 million in cumulative awards for domestic water, waste disposal, and combination water and waste projects across rural Alaskan villages. This award represents continued federal support for critical environmental health and sanitation infrastructure in underserved Alaska Native communities.