Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)/Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project

For programmatic or technical questions:
Harold Taylor
855.792.6551
ocsgrants@acf.hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Tim Chappelle
855.792.6551
ocstech@reviewops.org

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)/Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project will provide grants to multi-state regional organizations to enable the organizations to provide training and technical assistance on water and wastewater management systems to small, low-income, rural communities.

Project efforts involve:

• Increasing access to water supply and waste disposal services
• Preserving affordable water and waste disposal services
• Increasing local capacity and expertise to establish and maintain needed community facilities
• Ensuring basic water and sanitation
• Utilizing technical assistance to leverage additional public and private resources
• Promoting improved coordination of federal, state, and local agencies
• Financing programs in rural communities

Eligible applicants are multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organizations, that can provide training and technical assistance to small, low-income, rural communities concerning their community facility needs.

Award ceiling: $1,156,250
Award floor: $400,000
Number of awards: 8
Project period: 5 years
Total funding available: $9,200,000

Links to the full announcement and the online application process are available through grants.gov.