WW SIM direct loans - grants- domestic water only

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $1.557 million to Upper Surface Creek Domestic Water Users Association on September 29, 2025, under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The award funds water infrastructure or related water system improvements serving the rural community of Cedaredge, Colorado. The assistance type is a Project Grant. Performance runs through September 29, 2027, with work performed in Cedaredge, CO 81413. The program provides loan and grant funds for water and waste projects in financially needy rural communities, with the goal of ensuring reasonable user costs for rural residents and businesses. RUS assistance is directed toward truly rural areas, with funding priority determined by criteria including population density, low-income levels, unemployment, and health and sanitary conditions. USDA Rural Development offices administer the program locally through the State RD Office.