The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $663,000 in project grant funding to Western Pulaski Water District on September 29, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The award funds water and waste disposal infrastructure projects serving financially needy rural communities, with the goal of achieving reasonable user costs for rural residents and businesses. Performance runs through September 29, 2027, with work performed in Somerset, Kentucky. The program prioritizes applications based on population density, low income, unemployment, and health and sanitary problems in truly rural areas, with selection coordinated between USDA Rural Development offices and appropriate state agencies.