Communities Unlimited has created a searchable map for communities and individuals to see if they are currently eligible for the Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Water Grants program.
Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Water Grants help eligible communities pay expenses related to damages to rural water systems as a result of events (Presidentially Declared Disasters) that occurred between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. For the purposes of this program, the term “water” refers to all water resource infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, stormwater drainage, and solid waste facilities.
To be eligible for USDA funding under this program, a system must have been damaged by a Presidentially Declared Disaster that occurred in Calendar Year 2022 (January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022).
For a current list of Presidentially Declared Disasters, visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website, and type “2022” into the Declaration Date search box.
This map was created using data derived from FEMA and created by our GIS Team.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Eligibility Requirements
Water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste systems in rural areas with populations up to 35,000 are eligible for assistance if they were damaged by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022. Priority will be given to disadvantaged/distressed communities with populations of 5,500 or less, but all eligible communities are encouraged to contact staff for additional information.
More information on Eligibility Requirements
2022 Disaster Water Grants Fact Sheet
State, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private-non-profit organizations in these designated counties are eligible for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.
Priority Points
Priority Points, also referred to as discretionary points, are additional points added to an established scoring criterion that USDA Rural Development uses to help determine which projects qualify for funding. Awarding extra points (i.e., priority points) raises a project’s score, which in turn improves the chances of a project being scored high enough to warrant a funding award. The flexibility related to these kinds of points varies, depending on regulations language.
Learn more about Priority Points
