Rural alaskan village WWD grants-combination water waste project

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) received a $4.015 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), awarded on September 26, 2025, with a completion date of September 26, 2027. This combination water and waste project will serve rural Alaskan villages in the Anchorage area and addresses critical infrastructure needs for water supply and wastewater treatment systems in financially underserved communities.

As the parent awardee, ANTHC will leverage this funding to develop and implement water and waste disposal infrastructure designed to provide reasonable user costs for rural Alaska Native residents and communities. The award aligns with RUS's mission to prioritize assistance for truly rural areas with demonstrated health and sanitary problems, low income, and unemployment challenges. ANTHC's extensive track record managing federal infrastructure grants—including over $12 million in previous RUS awards for rural water and waste projects—positions the organization to effectively deliver this combination project while maintaining compliance with federal audit and record-keeping requirements under 2 CFR 200.