Rural alaskan village WWD grants-domestic water only

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) received a $1.544 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 September 26, 2025, with completion targeted for September 26, 2027. This grant supports domestic water infrastructure development specifically serving rural Alaskan villages, consistent with RUS's mission to provide loan and grant funds for water and waste projects in financially disadvantaged communities where user costs must remain reasonable for rural residents and businesses.

As a non-profit tribal health organization serving approximately 189,000 Alaska Native people across all 229 federally recognized tribes in the Alaska Indian Health Service area, ANTHC leverages extensive experience managing federal water infrastructure awards totaling over $12 million from RUS. The funding delivers critical water supply infrastructure improvements to remote Alaskan communities, addressing documented health and sanitary problems while supporting environmental health and community resilience in regions with limited access to adequate domestic water systems.