Oklahoma Rural Economic Action Plan Grants

FAD@owrb.ok.gov
405.530.8800

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board provides funding for water and sewer projects in rural areas of the state.

Eligible projects:

• Sewer line construction or repair and related storm or sanitary sewer projects
• Water line construction or repair
• Water treatment
• Water acquisition
• Distribution or recovery and related projects

Fact sheet

Eligible applicants:

• Counties, towns, and municipalities
• Public Works Authorities
• School districts
• Water conservancy districts
• Rural water districts
• Rural sewage districts
• Irrigation districts

Priority is given to cities, towns, and municipalities with a population less than 1,750, school districts with less than 525 students, and rural water and/or sewer districts with less than 525 non-pasture taps.

$350,000 maximum per project and per applicant during any fiscal year

No local contribution is required.

Links to additional guidance and the online application are available on the program website.

On-site applications workshops are scheduled for:

• July 13, 2026
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central
  Southern Oklahoma Development Association Office
  2704 N. 1st Avenue
  Durant, OK 74701
• July 14, 2026
  9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central
  Red River Technology Center
  330 W. Bois D'Arc Avenue, Building 107, Room 509
  Duncan, OK 73533
• July 16, 2026
  12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Central
  Choctaw Nation Community Center
  2408 E. Lincoln Road
  Idabel, OK 74745
• July 20, 2026
  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central
  Southern Oklahoma Development Association Office
  2704 N. 1st Avenue
  Durant, OK 74701
• August 17, 2026
  12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Central
  Choctaw Nation Community Center in McAlester
  3274 Afullota Hina
  McAlester, OK 74501

See webinar recordings covering application and fiscal year 2027 rule changes on the program website.