Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project
This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that offer training and technical assistance to small rural communities, helping them improve and maintain their water and wastewater treatment systems for low-income families.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is forecasting the availability of approximately $11 million in grant funding through the Rural Community Development (RCD) Program. Administered by the Office of Community Services (OCS), this discretionary funding opportunity focuses on providing training and technical assistance for small rural communities to improve and maintain water and wastewater treatment systems. The anticipated grant opportunity ID is HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177. This funding initiative aims to increase access to essential water supply and waste disposal services for low-income families in rural communities. It seeks to preserve affordability, enhance community capacity and expertise for facility management, and promote local economic development by ensuring basic sanitation infrastructure is in place. A key component of the grant is leveraging additional public and private resources and fostering collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies to deliver effective solutions for rural populations. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, both those with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status, excluding institutions of higher education. The grant is open to multistate, regional, private, nonprofit entities capable of delivering training and technical assistance to small, rural communities to meet their facility needs. Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible, provided they meet the established requirements. However, individuals and foreign entities are strictly ineligible. The funding will be distributed to approximately eight grantees, with individual awards ranging from $400,000 to $1,381,975. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement for this funding opportunity. The assistance listing number associated with this program is 93.570, Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards. The estimated timeline for this funding opportunity includes a forecasted posting date of May 1, 2025, with applications due by July 1, 2025. Awards are expected to be announced by August 29, 2025, and project start dates are projected for September 30, 2025. Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 PM EST on the due date. For additional information or questions, applicants can contact Olivia Barfield at (202) 401-5711 or via email at olivia.barfield@acf.hhs.gov. Further details and updates can be accessed at https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OCS-EF-1831.
Award Range
$400,000 - $1,381,975
Total Program Funding
$11,000,000
Number of Awards
8
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Eligible organizations include multistate, regional, private, nonprofit organizations with the ability to enable organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities concerning meeting their community facility needs. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
May 1, 2025
Application Closes
July 1, 2025
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