Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants in Colorado

This grant program is designed to assist eligible rural communities in preparing for, or recovering from, emergencies that impact the availability of safe, reliable drinking water. It supports a wide variety of events that can qualify as emergencies, including natural disasters like droughts, floods, earthquakes, and outbreaks of diseases, as well as chemical spills. Specifically, the program offers two types of funding: grants up to $150,000 for water transmission line work, including line extensions, repairs, and necessary maintenance, and grants up to $1,000,000 for developing new water sources, intake, or treatment facilities. The core goal is to restore or prevent damage to households and businesses' access to clean drinking water, potentially improving the natural environment and encouraging economic growth in rural areas by making them more attractive for business operations.