Federal grants to Truckee Meadows Water Authority
Truckee Meadows Water Authority in Reno, Nevada received $33.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2 awards. Its largest program was WaterSMART Water Recycling, with $30.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $33.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$33.0 million
- Awards2
- Awarded in FY 2025$33.0 million
- Largest award$30.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 0 | -$8,811 |
| FY 2022 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2023 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2024 | 0 | $0 |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $33.0 million |
Programs that fund Truckee Meadows Water Authority
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WaterSMART Water Recycling | 1 | $30.0 million |
| Congressionally Mandated Projects | 1 | $3.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $30.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $3.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: the project will diversify the regions water supply and prove up a technology that can be used elsewhere in the truckee meadows in the future to further increase water resources for the region. It will store 2,000 acre-feet per annum (AFA) of advanced purified water (APW) underground, which | WaterSMART Water Recycling | September 10, 2025 | $30.0 million |
| Description: this grant will be used exclusively for design development. This effort for the onewater Nevada advanced purification facility project, includes the design of all key infrastructure elements such as the layout of buildings, tanks, wells, pipelines, stormwater management systems, as well | Congressionally Mandated Projects | July 11, 2025 | $3.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Truckee Meadows Water Authority get?
$33.0 million in 2 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Truckee Meadows Water Authority the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $30.0 million in 1 award. The Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Truckee Meadows Water Authority's largest federal grant?
$30.0 million under WaterSMART Water Recycling, with its first action in the period on September 10, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Truckee Meadows Water Authority?
Its largest are WaterSMART Water Recycling and Congressionally Mandated Projects.
Other grant recipients in Reno
- Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education
- American Battery Technology Company
- Nevada Clean Energy Fund
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada,
- Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
- Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County
- Nevada System of Higher Education
Largest federal grant recipients in Nevada · Federal grants in Nevada