U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- Range: $1,900,000 to $56,500,000 Average: $15,000,000
What it pays for
To provide safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, mitigation of wetland areas and water conservation for the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System member entities located in southeastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa.
Who can apply
The Lewis and Clark Rural Water Supply System, Inc., and its member entities (rural water systems and municipalities the meet the requirements for membership in the Lewis and Clark Rural Water Supply System, Inc.).
How applications are judged
The scope of work must address and be responsive to the authorizing legislation, the final engineering report and the appropriation ceiling. Reclamation will allocate funds based on the recently implemented funding criteria.
Match
The Federal share of the project is 80 percent; except that Federal funds for the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, shall be 50 percent of the incremental cost to the city of participation in the project. (Public Law 106-246, Section 4108).
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2025: Construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
Fiscal year 2026: Construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System
Fiscal year 2027: Construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System