Lewis and Clark Rural Water System (15.520)
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System (Assistance Listing 15.520) is run by the Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $256 million in 3 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $85.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
There were 3 awards in five years, from $48.9 million to $133 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$256 million
- Grant awards3
- Typical award$74.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$21.0 million
- Size rank552 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $17.4 million in fiscal 2021 to $21.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 552nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, mitigation of wetland areas and water conservation for the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System member entities located in southeastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
The Lewis and Clark Rural Water Supply System, Inc., and its member entities (rural water systems and municipalities the meet the requirements for membership in the Lewis and Clark Rural Water Supply System, Inc.).
What the money can and cannot pay for
This project is for the planning and construction of a bulk water supply system to provide municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, mitigation of wetland areas and water conservation for the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System member entities located in southeastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota member entities located in southeastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa. Mitigation of wetlands areas have been incorporated into the project. Congress has specifically authorized the Secretary of the Interior to administer this project in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa. At the present time, no new project awards are being made under this authority. Funding is only available for continuation of existing agreements.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. The Federal share of the project is 80 percent; except that Federal funds for the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, shall be 50 percent of the incremental cost to the city of participation in the project. (Public Law 106-246, Section 4108). MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range: $1,900,000 to $56,500,000 Average: $15,000,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water SystemFiscal Year2026: Construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water SystemFiscal Year2027: Construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Lewis and Clark Rural Water System (15.520) awarded $256 million across 3 grant awards, an average of $85.5 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark Regional Water System | South Dakota | 3 | $256 million |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 81% of the money, state and local governments 19%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 2 | $208 million | 81% |
| State and local governments | 1 | $48.9 million | 19% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 3 | $256 million |