Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity, Inc. receives $2,000,000 grant from OWRB

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (COHH) received approval for $2,000,000 in funding Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) for the development of water and sewer infrastructure.  Construction to the water and sewer systems will be financed by the Oklahoma American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program along with $373,168.92 in Habitat funds.  

The COHH owns 160 acres where affordable housing is being constructed. These proceeds will be used to install water and sewer lines, sewer mains, and fifty-one manholes.   

Joe Freeman, chief of the OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division, calculated that the COHH’s customers will save an estimated $3,108,600 compared to traditional financing.  

The ARPA grant program is administered by the OWRB with funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and appropriated through the Water and Wastewater American Rescue Plan Act grants program. This OWRB program has been structured to provide communities and other eligible entities with the financial resources necessary to address water and wastewater infrastructure needs within their systems. Since 1983 the Water Resources Board has approved over $7.1 billion in loans and grants for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout Oklahoma.  

“We are grateful to State Legislators from the Oklahoma City area for their continued support of our financial assistance programs,” said Julie Cunningham, Executive Director of the OWRB. 

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Contact: 
Joe Freeman 
Oklahoma Water Resources Board 
(405) 530-8800 
Joe.Freeman@owrb.ok.gov