Helmsley Grants $20 Million To EMI For Improvements To Water, Sanitation, And Hygiene (WASH) In Rural Alaska

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced a new $20,434,374 grant to Engineering Ministries International (EMI) for improvements to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in rural Alaska. This three-year grant will support efforts for sustainable and affordable water and sewer services at the state, regional, community, and household level. The work includes installing and improving remote monitoring equipment in 139 communities statewide to improve operation and maintenance of water and sewer utilities; establishing a regional utility assistance program in partnership with the Norton Sound Health Corporation to benefit 15 target communities in the Bering Strait Region; and construction of community and household water and sewer projects within the targeted region.

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