Rural alaskan villages predevelopment planning grants - water and waste

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $112,500 Project Grant to the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department to support rural Alaskan villages with predevelopment planning for water and waste projects. The grant, with an award date of September 29, 2023, is funded through the USDA Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The purpose of the grant is to assist financially needy rural communities in Alaska with the development and improvement of their drinking water, wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and stormwater infrastructure. The goal is to help ensure reasonable user costs for rural residents, businesses, and other users while enhancing the quality and reliability of essential water and waste services. As the prime grantee, the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department will likely sub-award portions of the grant funding to local governments, tribal organizations, and health corporations to implement the water and waste projects in the targeted rural Alaskan villages.