Description
The Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Water Grants Program is designed to assist rural communities by awarding grant funds to qualified entities for expenses related to water infrastructure systems in designated areas that were impacted by events that occurred during CY 2022 and were recognized through Presidentially Declared Disasters. The grants are intended to develop system capacity and resiliency in order to reduce or eliminate long-term risks from future events. Eligible applicants must meet certain eligibility requirements, including being a public body, a non-profit organization, a tribe, or a prefabricated home organization operating an eligible community-based system.
• Eligible water infrastructure systems include drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, and stormwater projects serving eligible communities.
• Adequate documentation must be provided to demonstrate impacts to the water infrastructure systems.
• The grants are intended to develop system capacity and resiliency in order to reduce or eliminate long-term risks from future events.