Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants

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Rurally located public bodies, nonprofit organizations and federally recognized Tribes. Eligible service areas are rural areas and towns with 10,000 or fewer residents, rural tribal lands and colonias; area median household income must be less than the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income. Applicants must show a major decline in water quantity or quality within the two years before application, or an imminent significant decline. Qualifying emergencies include drought, flood, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, disease outbreak, chemical spill/leak/seepage and other disasters. A federal disaster declaration is not required. Consult the local office about state-specific requirements.