State Water Infrastructure Grant Programs

In 2023, Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Legislature, through Sen. Sub. for HB 2302, increased the amount of state funding for the State Water Plan Fund (SWPF). Its provisions included the creation of two new water-related grant funds: the Technical Assistance Grant Fund and the Water Projects Grant Fund.

The two grant funds serve to help identified Kansas entities to obtain the up-front technical assistance and the on-the-ground actions needed to address various water quantity and quality needs. The two funds are generally directed to supporting water-related infrastructure activities.

Meet the new State Water Infrastructure Grant Program!

In 2026, the Kansas Legislature passed HB 2462 which amended the eligibility criteria, scoring categories, and administration of the two grant funds. The Kansas Water Office is updating the HB 2302 Grant Program as the State Water Infrastructure Grant Program!

FY 2027 Applications

FY 2027 Applications are now open! Applications submitted after 11:59pm on September 15, 2026 will not be accepted. Information on the updated program can be found below.

Grant Application and Management Portal
FY 2027 Program Guidance
FY 2027 Scoring Matri x
FY 2027 Supplemental Application - Technical Assistance Grant(For reference only, must be submitted through grant portal)
FY 2027 Supplemental Application - Water Projects Grant (For reference only, must be submitted through grant portal)

Informational Webinar

Learn about the updated State Water Infrastructure Grant Program and FY 2027 application cycle. The webinar will be recorded and posted to this page.

Date: July 23

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88689415276

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FY 2026 Recipients

Technical Assistance Grant Recipients:

Attica, $139,000
Chautauqua Rural Water District #2, $46,450
Caldwell, $425,650
Canton, $156,900
Claflin, $303,000
Cunningham, $165,000
Emmett, $134,000
Glen Elder, $83,000
Grinnell, $77,200
Harvey County Rural Water District #1, $88,000
Longton, $387,600
Marion County Rural Water District #1, $361,000
McCracken, $113,700
Morganville, $502,500
Norwich, $304,100
Pawnee Rock, $962,594
Robinson, $162,400
Silver Lake, $295,000
Thayer, $454,780
Wabaunsee County Rural Water District #2, $37,500
Windom, $132,000
West Central Kansas Small Municipality Coalition in GMD 1, $415,000

Water Project Grant Recipients:

Barber County Rural Water District #1, $1,782,516
Caney, $1,574,751
Delia, $1,743,840
Dexter, $1,432,325
Elwood, $1,322,427
Galva, $1,300,000
McPherson Rural Water District #3, $705,865
Moscow, $612,000
Peabody, $1,230,000
Public Wholesale Water Supply District #26, $735,000

Loan Assistance Recipients:

Argonia, $141,840
Arlington, $78,066
Burden, $141,840
Clyde, $141,840
Franklin Rural Water District #5, $141,840
Grainfield, $141,840
Latham, $36,942
Liberty, $67,200
Severy, $25,215
Smith Center, $143,582
St. George, $141,840
Woodston, $47,947

FY 2025 Recipients

Technical Assistance Grant Recipients:

Alma, Water System Improvements: $575,600
Anthony, Anthony Water Main Crisis: $50,000
Barber Co. RWD No. 1, Water System Expansion and Improvements: $324,116
Bronson, Sanitary Sewer System Improvements Design: $307,075
Bunker Hill, Sewer Improvements: $176,200
Cawker City, Water Distribution Improvements: $241,650
Chase, Sanitary Sewer improvements: $366,100
Cloud Co. RWD No. 1, Water Storage Improvement: $132,600
Ellis, Water System Improvements: $83,400
Ellis Co. RWD No. 1C, Owned Water Source Development: $219,600
Finney Co. RWD No. 1, Waterline Extension: $307,500
Finney Co. Sewer District 1, Garden Spot Sewer Extension: $165,000
Franklin Co. RWD No. 1, District Expansion: $18,500
Harper, Ash St. Water Main Replacement: $83,800
Hartford, Hartford Technical Assistance: $68,000
Jewell Co. RWD No. 1, Water Storage Improvements: $237,500
Kismet, Water Well Improvements: $146,500
Lakewood Hills Sewer Improvement District, Wastewater Collection System: $909,000
Lecompton, Water Works Improvement: $125,000
Leon, Phase #2 Water System Improvements: $250,000
LeRoy, Sanitary Sewer System Improvements Design: $102,000
Liberty, Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvement Project: $25,000
Marion, Water Treatment Plant Technical Assistance: $50,000
Montgomery Co. RWD No. 9, Distribution System Improvement Project: $55,000
Norcatur, Engineering Design for Water Project: $134,700
Onaga, Sewer & Drainage Technical Assistance: $192,490
Ozawkie, Ozawkie Pipe Dreams Project: $45,000
Parsons, Secondary Raw Water Study: $92,000
Potwin, Drinking Water Storage Facility Improvement Project: $52,180
Randall, Water Distribution Improvement Planning Activities: $38,300
Reno Co. RWD No. 1, Water System Improvements: $94,600
Sylvan Grove, Water Improvements Planning Activities: $148,400
Sylvia, Water System Improvements: $304,900
Toronto, Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements: $250,400
Towanda, Water System Design: $390,900
Wallace Co. RWD No. 1, Planning for the Future of Wallace County RWD No. 1: $452,000
Washington Co. RWD No. 2, Water Distribution Improvement Planning Activities: $64,000
West Mineral, Drinking Water System Evaluation: $33,000
Wilson Co. RWD No. 4, Water System Improvements Design: $39,700

Water Projects Grant Recipients:

Bartlett, Drinking Water Distribution System Improvement Project :$416,310
Barton Co. RWD No. 2, Barton Co. Wellbeing: Water Systems Improvements: $980,000
Blue Mound, Water Storage Improvements: $517,000
Collyer, Water Well Improvements: $13,745
Cuba, Water Tower Improvements: $334,000
Geary Co. RWD No. 4, Water Line Installation: $192,516
Girard, Water Supply & Regionalization Efforts: $1,289,800
Goff, Sewer and Water Emergency Improvements: $94,850
Hamilton, Water Tower: $467,000
Harveyville, Harveyville Water Infrastructure Project: $1,272,556
Humboldt, Water System Improvements: $3,000,000
Huron, Lagoon Improvement: $610,805
Kanopolis, Water Storage Improvements Project: $1,196,141
La Harpe, La Harpe Lift Station Rehabilitation: $750,000
Leonardville, Sewer Relining & CCTV Inspection: $289,140
Marion Co. Improvement District No. 2, Save the Septic at Marion County Lake: $458,880
Marion Co. RWD No. 4, Under Pressure: $1,414,760
Moscow, Well 5: $635,300
Moundridge, Water Supply System Improvements - Phase 2: $542,000
Palco, Water Treatment Plant: $500,000
Pretty Prairie, Primary well pump and water valve replacement: $33,651
Quinter, Water Supply System Improvements: $350,000
Troy, Water Treatment Plant Improvements: $824,520
West Mineral, Sanitary Sewer System Improvements: $664,000

Water Project Loan Assistance Grant Recipients:

Gorham: $59,506
Gove: $132,110
Hill City: $1,011,696
Kensington: $197,008
Liebenthal: $24,103
Plainville: $107,027
St.John: $531,772

FY 2024 Recipients

Technical Assistance Grant Recipients:

Bern: $30,250
Deerfield: $464,000
Dexter: $159,500
Effingham: $300,000
Fowler: $70,000
Harveyville: $75,650
Keats: $359,100
Mankato: $461,548
McDonald: $150,000
McPherson County Rural Water District #3: $98,700
Milford: $388,000
Ogden: $404,710
Osborne County Rural Water District #1a: $8,300
Paxico: $618,240
Protection: $78,000
Randolph: $650,000
Republic: $202,400
Tescott: $407,500
Waterville: $53,092

Water Project Grant Recipients:

Atwood: $2,305,000
Burden: $823,055
Burr Oak: $1,028,749
Chetopa: $3,704,506
Logan: $500,000
Paul: $505,000
Timken: $385,035
Wakefield: $2,521,440
Williamsburg: $84,292

Water Project Loan Assistance Grant Recipients:

Downs: $336,303
Moran: $141,275
Miltonvale: $352,500
Ness City: $130,918
Osborne: $92,390
Wilson: $88,552

Technical Assistance Fund Grants

Eligible Applicants:

Municipalities.
Special district related to water organized under the Laws of Kansas.

Eligible projects and activities for Technical Assistance Fund Grants:

Planning, engineering, managing and other technical assistance that may be necessary in the development of plans for water infrastructure projects; or
Processing grant and loan applications for such water infrastructure projects.

Limits on Grant Awards:

The KWO may provide full or partial grants. No single grant awarded under the Technical Assistance Grant Fund shall exceed $1,000,000 (unless specified by a specific action of the Legislature).

Application Process for Technical Assistance Fund Grants:

The grant application must be submitted through the grant portal linked on the KWO’s website.

Water Projects Fund Grants

Eligible Applicants include:

Municipalities.
Special district related to water organized under the Laws of Kansas.

Eligible projects and activities for Water Project Grant Funds:

Construction, repair, maintenance or replacement of water-related infrastructures and any related construction costs;
Matching moneys for grant or loan applications for water-related infrastructure projects; and
Application of the funds to an outstanding loan balance from the Public Water Supply Loan Fund (established in K.S.A. 65-3322 and amendments thereto) or the Kansas Pollution Control Fund (established in K.S.A. 65-163e, and amendments thereto) subject to the certain criteria (see Evaluation Criteria for Water Projects Grant Fund section).

Limits on Grant Awards:

The KWO may provide full or partial grants. No single grant awarded under the Water Projects Grant Fund shall exceed $8,000,000 (unless specified by a specific action of the Legislature).

Application Process for Water Projects Grant Fund:

The grant application must be submitted through the grant portal linked on the KWO’s website.