Alaskan Native Village and Rural Communities Sanitation Grant Program

In FY 1995, EPA, through funding from Congress, created a grant program to assist Alaskan Native Villages (ANVs) and Alaska rural communities with the construction of new or improved drinking water and wastewater sanitation systems. This funding can also be used to provide training and technical assistance in the operations and maintenance of treatment systems. Significant human health and water quality problems exist in these communities due to unacceptable sanitation conditions.

Through FY 2001, $155 million has been provided to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to address the needs of both rural and native Alaska communities. Grant Funds are made available by the EPA Regional Office in Seattle, Washington to Alaska DEC. The DEC, in turn, administers these funds through its Village Safe Water (VSW) Program. The VSW Program's goal is "to improve public health and compliance with environmental laws by upgrading the level of sanitation facilities in rural communities through financial and technical assistance." The Program uses a priority list to identify community projects eligible for funding. Click here to access EPA funding for the program. For more information, you may contact

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