The Small-Town Water and Sewer Infrastructure Assistance and Grant Program is now accepting pre-applications for funding. This program is funded from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Fiscal Recovery Funds as recommended by the SPARK Executive Committee and approved by the State Finance Council in December 2022.
This funding opportunity will provide up to $10,000,000 in short term sewer and drinking water grant funding to local governments. Eligible funding recipients would include cities, counties and other identified political subdivisions who have populations less than 1,000 people and are experiencing a health or regulatory compliance issue that an infrastructure project would resolve.
Eligible local governments are encouraged to submit a pre-application form, which can be found on the KDHE Applications Webpage, no later than June 30, 2023. Selected applicants will be notified of their funding awards by August 31, 2023, and projects will be prioritized according to the severity of the health or regulatory compliance issue being resolved (please note projects that resolve issues through regionalization will rank higher than individual utility projects).
Additional information on the application process, program guidelines and eligibility requirements for grant funding can be found in the KDHE STSWIA FAQ.
Should additional questions regarding the Small-Town Water and Sewer Infrastructure Grant Assistance Program be identified, please contact Amelia Ness (Amelia.Neis@ks.gov) for water related questions, or Cara Hendricks (Cara.C.Hendricks@ks.gov) for sewer related questions.