WWD alaskan villages grants - combination water & waste disposal

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $400,000 project grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to Environmental Conservation Alaska Department on September 1, 2022 for completion by September 1, 2022. The grant funding supports the Remote Maintenance Worker Program, providing water and waste disposal services to remote Alaskan villages through subawards. Subawards were issued to Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp, Norton Sound Health Corp, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Dena Nena Henash, and Maniilaq Association to deliver these essential services in their respective service areas. The program aims to provide reasonably priced water and waste services for rural Alaskan communities and businesses through supporting financially needy local health organizations' remote maintenance worker programs.