City Of Carbon

The City of Carbon is a local government entity located in Carbon, Texas, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since 2010 with a current registration valid through December 2025. As a U.S. local government, the city has been actively engaged in federal grant programs focused on rural infrastructure development, particularly water and waste management systems. The primary focus of the city's federal grant activities centers on improving critical infrastructure and addressing community water resources challenges in a rural Texas setting.

Through federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, the City of Carbon has secured significant funding for water infrastructure projects. Two notable grants include a $4,230,000 Water and Waste Disposal Systems grant for comprehensive water infrastructure development from July 2024 to July 2026, and a $150,000 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) awarded in January 2023 to address water quantity and quality issues. The city has worked with partners like the Texas Water Development Board on sub-grant projects involving pump station improvements, including upgrades to electrical systems, control mechanisms, and implementation of a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. These grants have specifically supported projects such as constructing and upgrading drinking water systems, improving wastewater treatment facilities, enhancing solid waste management systems, and developing stormwater infrastructure, with a consistent emphasis on ensuring reasonable utility costs and service reliability for rural communities.