Technical Assistance Fund Grants

Technical Assistance Fund Grants is sponsored by Kansas Water Office. These grants provide funding for up-front technical assistance needed to address various water quantity and quality needs. They are generally directed to supporting water-related infrastructure activities.

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Sub. for HB 2302, increased the amount of state funding for the State Water Plan Fund (SWPF). The State Water Plan Fund was created in 1989 to provide funding for projects, programs, and activities recommended in the Kansas Water Plan (KWP) to address the various water issues identified in the KWP.

In August of 2022, the Kansas Water Authority approved the updated Kansas Water Plan, which the Kansas Water Office had developed with input from federal, state, and local agencies, regional advisory committees, non-profit organizations and members of the public. During the following legislative session, Sen. Sub.

for HB 2302 became law. 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. The new law directs the Kansas Water Office (KWO) to administer these two grant programs, according to certain criteria and parameters. The 2026 Legislature passed HB 2462 which amends the eligibility criteria, scoring categories, and administration of the HB 2302 Grant Program.

The Kansas Water Office is currently working to implement these changes and will post information as soon as it is available. Please note this information does not reflect the changes enacted in HB 2462. This information remains posted for reference for current awardees.

* Informational Brochure (PDF) * FY 2026 Grant Guidelines (PDF): Updated 7/25/25 * HB 2302 Grant FAQ (PDF): Updated 10/27/25 * Budget Submission Example (PDF) * Affidavit Examples (PDF) Join our email list for updates on the grant programs.

**Technical Assistance Grant Recipients:** * **Chautauqua Rural Water District #2,**$46,450 * **Cunningham,** $165,000 * **Glen Elder,** $83,000 * **Harvey County Rural Water District #1,** $88,000 * **Marion County Rural Water District #1,** $361,000 * **McCracken,** $113,700 * **Morganville,** $502,500 * **Pawnee Rock,** $962,594 * **Silver Lake,** $295,000 * **Wabaunsee County Rural Water District #2,** $37,500 * **West Central Kansas Small Municipality Coalition in GMD 1,** $415,000 **Water Project Grant Recipients:** * **Barber County Rural Water District #1,**$1,782,516 * **McPherson Rural Water District #3,** $705,865 * **Public Wholesale Water Supply District #26,**$735,000 **Loan Assistance Recipients:** * **Franklin Rural Water District #5,**$141,840 * **Grainfield,** $141,840 * **Smith Center,** $143,582 * **St.

George,**$141,840 **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:** * **Hill City:**$1,011,696 * **Kensington:**$197,008 * **Plainville:**$107,027 Technical Assistance Grant Recipients: * McPherson County Rural Water District#3: $98,700 * Osborne County Rural Water District #1a: $8,300 Water Project Grant Recipients: Water Project Loan Assistance Grant Recipients: **Technical Assistance Fund Grants** * 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). **Matching Fund Requirements:** There are no matching funds required to be eligible for a Technical Assistance Grant Fund award. **Application Process for Technical Assistance Fund Grants:** The grant application must be submitted through the form posted on the KWO’s website.

** Water Projects Fund Grants** **Eligible Applicants include:** * 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).

**Matching Fund Requirements:** There are no matching funds required to be eligible for a Water Projects Grant Fund award. **Application Process for Water Projects Grant Fund:** The grant application must be submitted through the form posted on the KWO’s website.

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