# Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project (15.522)

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Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $29.7 million in 1 grants, about $29.7 million per award.

## Objectives

To ensure a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Pine Ridge Indian, Rosebud Indian, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations in South Dakota; to assist the citizens of Haakon, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Pennington, and Stanley Counties, South Dakota, to develop safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies; to promote the implementation of water conservation programs at these locations; to provide certain benefits to fish, wildlife, and the natural environment of South Dakota; and in consultation with the Oglala, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Sioux Tribes, to conduct feasibility studies on the need to develop water disposal facilities and systems and rehabilitate existing waste water disposal facilities and systems on the Pine Ridge, Rosebud, and Lower Brule Indian Reservations.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.8 million | 1 |
| 2022 | $23.8 million | 1 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $3.2 million | 1 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Arizona | $29.7 million |