Rural Community Development Program (RCD), Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) grants

Rural Community Development Program (RCD), Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) grants is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families - OCS. This program awards grants to multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities concerning their community facility needs, specifically focusing on increasing access for low-income families to safe w…

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gov Maintenance Calendar Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)/Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families - OCS Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:HHS-2015-ACF-OCS-EF-0981 Funding Opportunity Title:Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)/Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Income Security and Social Services Expected Number of Awards:8 Assistance Listings:93.

570 -- Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Original Closing Date for Applications:Jun 30, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p. m. , ET, on the listed application due date.

Current Closing Date for Applications:Jun 30, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p. m. , ET, on the listed application due date.

Archive Date:Jul 30, 2015 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 6,400,000 Eligible Applicants:Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organizations that can provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities concerning their community facility needs are eligible entities under this funding opportunity.

Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www. acf.

hhs. gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Administration for Children and Families - OCS Description:The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services will be accepting application to award a Rural Community Development Program (RCD), Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) grants to multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities.

These grants will provide a Regional/Tribal resource for assistance in ensuring that small communities have access to safe water and wastewater systems by either helping them develop their own systems, connecting to systems in neighboring communities, or improving their existing systems.

RCD funds will be used to provide training and technical assistance to: Increase access for low-income families to water supply and waste disposal services; Preserve affordable water and waste disposal services in low-income rural communities; Increase local capacity and expertise to establish and maintain needed community facilities; Increase economic opportunities for low-income rural communities by ensuring they have basic water and sanitation; Utilize technical assistance to leverage additional public and private resources; and Promote improved coordination of Federal, state, and local agencies and financing programs to benefit low-income communities.

Link to Additional Information:http://www. acf. hhs.

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