USDA Tribal & Native Hawaiian Water and Waste Disposal Programs
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-29 — Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act: cross-connection with fort-peck-water-system-reauthorization: Fort Peck reauthorization is part of the broader federal support for tribal water infrastructure covered under USDA’s tribal water and waste disposal programs. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-07-23 — Healthy H2O Act: cross-connection with healthy-h2o-act-rural-drinking-water: Both establish USDA-administered water quality assistance for underserved populations, though Healthy H2O targets household- and facility-level contamination testing rather than tribal system infrastructure. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-07-31 — MORE USDA Grants Act: cross-connection with more-usda-grants-act: Both target improved USDA rural infrastructure access for tribal and small-county applicants, with MORE USDA Grants Act easing match/priority barriers that affect eligibility for programs like Water and Waste Disposal. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-07-14 — Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2025: Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2025 (HR4377) expands USDA Section 306C water/waste loan-grant eligibility and technical assistance to federally recognized tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, authorizes IHS sanitation facility support for noncommercial tribal community structures and O&M, and increases Bureau of Reclamation Native American Affairs technical-assistance funding through FY2030. (novelty: 3)