
Oklahoma Rural Infrastructure Grant
The Oklahoma Rural Infrastructure Grant (RIG) program helps rural and small municipal water and wastewater systems become sustainable and improve infrastructure, with up to $100,000 in funding per project. The program will fund 80 percent of the project cost. The other 20 percent must be matched by the system, either through dollars or in-kind contributions.
RIG is available to publicly-owned Oklahoma water and wastewater systems serving 3,300 or fewer people. Projects that can be considered for funding include:
- Engineering Work
- New and Existing Source Projects
- Hydrants
- Backup Power Generators
- SCADA Systems
- Billing Software and Systems
- GIS Mapping
- Laboratory Upgrade
- Treatment Projects
- Line Extension
- Tank Rehabilitation
- Water Meters
- Financial Auditing
- Manhole Projects
- Customer Meters
- Master/Inline Meters
- Leak Repair
- Storage Projects
- Distribution Valves
- Smoke Testing
- Lift Stations
- Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study
- Manhole Projects
- Develop CMOM Program
Grants are awarded based on merit, financial need and the impact the project will have on system sustainability.
For more information or to request a paper application, contact Lindsay Roland at RIG@orwa.org or 405-413-7942.