The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $2.815 million to Graham County Electric Cooperative Inc. on September 29, 2025, under the Water and Waste Facility Loans and Grants to Alleviate Health Risks for Colonias and Tribal Lands program (CFDA 10.770). The recipient is a non-profit electric, gas, and water cooperative utility serving residential and commercial members in Graham County, Arizona.
The award funds water infrastructure work in Pima, Arizona, with a period of performance through September 29, 2027. The source does not specify the particular water or waste facility projects to be constructed, improved, or operated under this funding.
The program prioritizes projects serving rural areas with population not exceeding 1,500, median household income not exceeding 50 percent of statewide non-metropolitan median household income, and in the case of Colonias funding, projects addressing access or health risk issues for residents in Colonias along the U.S./Mexico border.