Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The City of Monroe received a $1,000,000 award under the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG) program (CFDA 10.763), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, with an award date of April 16, 2026, and completion date of April 16, 2028. This Project Grant supports emergency water infrastructure interventions designed to address significant declines in water quantity or quality in rural communities. The funding enables the City of Monroe to implement critical projects such as infrastructure repairs, system upgrades, water treatment improvements, and water distribution enhancements to ensure adequate potable water supplies meeting federal standards.

The ECWAG program targets rural communities with populations of 10,000 or less and prioritizes projects serving areas with median household incomes not exceeding 100 percent of statewide nonmetropolitan income levels. As a municipal government entity, the City of Monroe qualifies as an eligible applicant under the program's provisions. The award reflects the competitive, national selection process administered by Rural Development State offices and supports the fundamental infrastructure and operational services necessary to maintain adequate water quantity and quality for the community's residents.