City Of Russell

The City of Russell is a municipal government entity located in Minnesota that provides water and waste disposal services to its residents and surrounding rural communities. Russell has been registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM) since 2018 to receive contract and grant funding from the U.S. government.

Through several recent federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, the City of Russell has secured significant funding to improve its water and waste infrastructure under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). In September 2022, Russell received a $4.688 million project grant to provide water and waste disposal services through infrastructure upgrades that will allow reasonable user costs for rural residents and businesses. Prior grants in March 2022 ($239,000) and April 2021 ($552,000) also aimed to enhance water and waste systems in financially needy rural areas of Minnesota that Russell serves. The grants enable the city to make capital improvements necessary for delivering reliable drinking water and sanitation services to underserved rural populations. Russell has utilized the Rural Utilities Service grant program, which provides low-interest loans and grants, to address critical water and waste needs through projects that improve public health and pollution control in small towns and unincorporated areas lacking modern utility infrastructure.