Town Of Washtucna Town Hall

Town Of Washtucna, a municipal government entity based in Washtucna, Washington, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient for rural water supply and broadband infrastructure projects, not as a contractor. The town operates as a local government entity without federal contract vehicles or prime contract awardees in its portfolio.

The town's recent federal activity concentrates on water and broadband infrastructure. As a prime grant recipient, Washtucna received a Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 (award date September 1, 2024, ultimate completion June 1, 2026) to design and construct a new well pump station and improve the reliability of its existing well, natural spring source, and control systems. The project includes drilling a new well, constructing the pump station, installing chlorination equipment, upgrading the telemetry system, replacing booster pumps, and upgrading backup power — all intended to provide a safer and more reliable drinking water supply for town residents. As a sub-recipient, Washtucna received funding from the Executive Office of the State of Washington (award date November 1, 2022) to construct middle-mile and last-mile fiber optic broadband infrastructure serving approximately 124 passings, and earlier sub-recipient awards from unspecified federal sources (October 2022 and November 2021) for well improvements and new well construction.

The town's customer agencies, accounting for 57% of recent awards, include the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, and the Department of the Treasury. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $6.5 million. Activity appears episodic — seven awards spanning seventeen years (2007 to 2024), with two awards in 2022 and one in 2024 — reflecting discrete infrastructure project cycles rather than ongoing service contracting.