Buckeye Water District

Buckeye Water District, a U.S. state government entity and self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Wellsville, Ohio, operates as a federal grant recipient providing water supply infrastructure and treatment services to rural communities. The district does not hold federal contracts as a prime; its federal footprint is limited to grant awards from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Environmental Protection Agency, with subordinate work performed on state-sponsored water infrastructure sub-grants.

The district's most recent prime grant award came on May 1, 2026: a $250,000 Project Grant from the USDA Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), with performance through May 1, 2028, targeting water supply extension in Wellsville, Ohio. The award sits within the Appalachia Regional Commission grants pipeline and prioritizes service to low-income rural populations with health and sanitary infrastructure needs. In its sub-recipient role, Buckeye Water District has executed three federal sub-grants since 2025: a June 2025 award from the Louisiana Department of Health to install a new well and treatment facility and water mains to reduce production dependence in the Deville area; a June 2025 sub-grant from the Department of Natural Resources to create a waterline extension to Beaver Creek State Park; and a September 2026 Department of Natural Resources sub-award to extend public water supply north along State Route 7 and east on Leslie Road to reach Beaver Creek State Park Campground. The district also carries four awards from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Elkton and two awards from the Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Combined obligated dollars across all federal awards total $7.5 million against a stated combined potential value of $7 thousand, indicating substantial invoiced performance against small-ceiling grant structures. One award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating limited recompete exposure.