Emergency community water asst. Grant - appropriated(ecwag-a) - 500,000 limit

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $999,000 to Deberry Water Supply Corporation on March 5, 2026, under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program (CFDA 10.763). The award funds water supply assistance for rural residents experiencing significant decline in quantity or quality of water. Place of performance is De Berry, Texas 75639. The period of performance extends from the award date through March 5, 2028. The program prioritizes projects serving rural areas with populations of 10,000 or less, median household income not exceeding 100 percent of statewide nonmetropolitan household income, and those remedying acute shortages of quality water or assisting established water systems. Projects must compete on a national basis and are scored by the Rural Development State Director using a point system. Eligible applicants include public bodies, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Native American Indian tribes.