US Edition'Keep the Town Going': Iowa Town Fights Water Issues with the Help of USDA Aid
Grants totaling $4.7 million will fund water infrastructure and health care upgrades in five Iowa counties to address drought impacts and improve rural access, USDA said.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced $4.72 million will fund five water and health projects in Fayette, Wayne, Taylor, Crawford, and Pottawattamie counties.
- Amid multi-year droughts, southwestern Iowa municipalities faced summers of shortages, boil orders and conservation mandates, prompting system grant requests.
- Healthcare facilities will receive $2 million for a dialysis addition at Wayne County Hospital, $1.1 million to renovate obstetrics at Palmer Lutheran Health Center, plus $580,000 for a new well in the City of Macedonia serving 267 residents.
- Bidding starts now with the goal of completing the City of Macedonia's well by fall next year, while Taylor County will receive a study called a 'necessary first step' for sanitary improvements for 278 residents.
- The USDA release credited Sexton and the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Rollins with helping rural Iowa address water and healthcare issues.
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$4.7 million in USDA grants to five Iowa projects
USDA Rural Development has awarded a total of four-point-seven million dollars to support projects at two hospitals and for three municipal water systems. The Wayne County Hospital in Corydon is planning to build an addition for a more modern dialysis unit and is getting a $2 million USDA grant. Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West […]
USDA Rural Development Invests $4.7 Million to Safeguard Water and Improve Healthcare in Rural Iowa: Impacts in Crawford, Fayette, Pottawattamie, Taylor and Wayne counties
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development’s Iowa State Director Michael Sexton today (Wednesday) announced that the agency is awarding a total of $4,720,000 for three projects to safeguard drinking water and two projects to improve hospital facilities and obstetrical services. The investments are: -City of Clearfield received a $29,000 grant through the Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Commu…
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