Federal grants to National Rural Water Association
National Rural Water Association in Duncan, Oklahoma received $203 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 51 awards. Its largest program was Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants, with $109 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $50.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$203 million
- Awards51
- Awarded in FY 2025$50.3 million
- Largest award$14.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $25.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $35.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 15 | $43.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 13 | $48.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 11 | $50.3 million |
Programs that fund National Rural Water Association
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants | 27 | $109 million |
| Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | 6 | $39.8 million |
| Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) | 6 | $28.7 million |
| Registered Apprenticeship | 1 | $7.6 million |
| Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E) | 1 | $5.6 million |
| Environmental Finance Center Grants | 3 | $5.0 million |
| Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | 1 | $4.6 million |
| Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects | 5 | $2.5 million |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $150,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 33 | $116 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 16 | $79.2 million |
| Department of Labor | 2 | $7.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: the agreement provides funding to national rural water association. Specifically, the recipient will provide training and technical assistance to rural, small and/or tribal municipalities- including those on decentralized systems- for planning, developing, and acquisition of financing/fu | Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) | September 4, 2025 | $14.7 million |
| Wwd technical assistance & training grants | Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants | June 30, 2022 | $10.0 million |
| Description: nrwa will implement a two-year training and technical assistance (t/ta) program for tribal, small, and rural public water systems (PWS) to promote compliance with the safe drinking water act (SDWA) and improve capacity for achieving long-term sustainability. This program is based on the | Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | June 26, 2025 | $9.1 million |
| Wwd technical assistance & training grants | Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants | June 26, 2025 | $9.0 million |
| Wwd technical assistance & training grants | Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants | June 30, 2021 | $9.0 million |
| Description: through this program, national rural water association will deliver a training and technical assistance program for small public water systems to promote compliance with the safe drinking water act (SDWA) and improve financial and managerial capacity.activities: training specialists will | Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | June 28, 2023 | $8.0 million |
| Description: through this program, the national rural water association will deliver a training and technical assistance program for small public water systems to promote compliance with the safe drinking water act (SDWA) and improve financial and managerial capacity.activities: training specialists w | Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | August 20, 2024 | $7.9 million |
| Description: the purpose of this award will allow nrwa to address national priority area 1 by implementing training and technical assistance for small public water systems to achieve and maintain sdwa compliance, including improving financial and managerial capacity in all 50 states, tribal nations, | Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | August 30, 2022 | $7.8 million |
| See notice of award, attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d, statement of work, abstract. | Registered Apprenticeship | June 26, 2024 | $7.6 million |
| This grant will implement an innovative safe drinking water act compliance assistance circuit rider program that will address the national priority area 1 by implementing training and technical assistance for small public water systems to achieve and maintain compliance, including improving financia | Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | July 20, 2021 | $6.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does National Rural Water Association get?
$203 million in 51 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives National Rural Water Association the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $116 million in 33 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Labor follow.
What is National Rural Water Association's largest federal grant?
$14.7 million under Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)), with its first action in the period on September 4, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund National Rural Water Association?
Its largest are Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants, Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)).
Other grant recipients in Duncan
- Comanche County Hospital Authority (Trus
- Duncan Regional Hospital
- Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments
- City of Duncan
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