| Program Name: | Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants | |
| Organization: | United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development | |
| Address: | 2118 W. Part Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821 | |
| Phone: | 217-403-6200 | |
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| Website: | https://go.usa.gov/xzB8U | |
| Briefly Describe the Purpose of the Program | ||
| Helps eligible communities prepare – or recover from – an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water | ||
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Open to: Local government organizations, nonprofits and federally recognized Tribes Rural areas with a population of 10,000 or fewer Terms and Conditions: Water transmission line grants maximum is $150,000. Water source grants maximum is $1 million. Partnerships with other federal, state, local, private and nonprofit entities are encouraged |
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| Application Deadline: Rolling bases | ||
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| Grants can be used for maintenance, to build waterline extensions, repair breaks or leaks in existing distribution lines, and to build intake or treatment facilities. | ||
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