WWD technical assistance & training grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $215,078 Project Grant on December 4, 2024 to Dena Nena Henash, doing business as Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761). This federal grant supports TCC, a non-profit Alaskan Native organization, in providing technical assistance, training, and capacity-building services to rural water and wastewater systems across Alaska. The services include identifying and evaluating water/waste solutions, assisting communities with infrastructure grant applications, and improving the management, operation, and maintenance of water/waste disposal facilities. By leveraging its expertise in rural infrastructure and serving over 10,000 Alaska Natives, TCC will use the grant funding to help address water and waste disposal challenges for small, economically disadvantaged communities in the region.