City Of New Salem

City of New Salem is a U.S. local government entity registered to receive federal grant awards since October 2009. As a rural community in North Dakota, New Salem has actively leveraged federal funding to support critical infrastructure projects and improve its disaster resilience. The city primarily receives grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service to fund essential services and infrastructure improvements for its residents and businesses. These grants focus on developing and maintaining water and waste disposal systems, as well as supporting community facility projects, particularly in response to natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods.

Recent federal grant awards to the City of New Salem have primarily focused on water and waste disposal systems and community facility improvements. Under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760), New Salem has received multiple project grants totaling over $3.8 million since 2021. These funds have been used to construct, upgrade, and maintain the city's water and waste disposal infrastructure, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, and stormwater management. Additionally, the city was awarded a $384,000 grant through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) in 2022 to support community facility construction or improvement projects, particularly those damaged by recent natural disasters. These grants demonstrate New Salem's commitment to enhancing essential services for its rural residents while ensuring reasonable utility costs and improving the community's overall resilience.