; and (C) any rural water project or rural water supply project authorized under— (i) section 1110 of title XI of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ); or (ii) any other Federal law. ; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so redesignated, the following: (12) Small community The term small community means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 25,000 inhabitants. . (b) Eligible project costs Section 5028(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3907(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000 . (c) Authority To provide assistance for project development Section 5023 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3902 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Technical assistance to small communities (1) In general The Administrator may provide technical assistance to small communities to aid such communities in developing a proposal for an eligible project and seeking assistance under this subtitle to carry out such project. (2) Types of assistance Assistance under paragraph (1) may be in the form of engineering and financial planning assistance. . (d) Conforming amendments (1) Eligible project costs Section 5028(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3907(a)(2)(B) ) is further amended by striking a community of not more than 25,000 individuals and inserting a small community . (2) Funding Section 5033 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3912 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting (other than technical assistance under section 5023(c)) after technical assistance