Cooperative Agreement 90ET0508

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) will receive $215,000 under a Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water on January 1, 2022 to develop an innovative credentialing program for drinking water administrative professionals. The program is funded through June 30, 2023 under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E). RCAP will follow the psychometric process to determine the knowledge, skills, and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $125,000 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) on July 17, 2023. This 2-year project grant supports WWBIC's mission to empower entrepreneurs, particularly women and minorities, through business training, one-on-one advising, financial literacy programs, and fair access to capital to launch and grow successful enterprises. As a certified Community Development...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $378,064 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant to the West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency Inc. (West Cap), a non-profit organization, for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant will fund West Cap's efforts to provide rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, permanent supportive housing, and transitional housing services to address homelessness in its seven-county service area. The award also...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded RCAP Solutions, Inc. a $1,378,767 Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Award (CFDA 93.570) to implement the Rural Community Development Water/Wastewater Training and Technical Assistance project. Under this 5-year award, RCAP Solutions will undertake 300 projects and conduct 45 trainings and seminars, serving over 50,000 individuals with low incomes across rural areas in the Northeastern...

This $106,976 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), supports continued infrastructure development and a Tribal Pest Survey Specialist position for the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council Inc. (WTCAC). The key products and services to be delivered under this award include serving as the primary point of contact...

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) was awarded a $1.1 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424) to provide technical assistance and training to small publicly owned wastewater treatment systems and communities/individuals served by onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. RCAP will collaborate with six regional partners and the...

The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) received a $1.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP). The two-year award ending December 31, 2023 will support WWBIC's efforts to prepare for and respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. As a Community...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $160,985 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461) for a cooperative agreement running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The purpose of this assistance is to fund the development of additional tools and resources that can be extracted from existing wetland monitoring and assessment data, and to grow the capacity of Wisconsin's Wetland Monitoring and...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Newcap Inc., a non-profit community development corporation, a $337,001 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) on July 14, 2023. The funding will be used to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses, industry, and related employment to improve the economy in rural Wisconsin communities served by Newcap Inc. As an experienced recipient of federal grants,...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $413,537 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) grant to the West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency Inc. (West Cap) to provide a range of housing and supportive services for homeless individuals and families. The award will fund eligible activities under the CoC Program components, including permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, homeless management information systems (HMIS), and...