The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.446) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP). The funding will support RCAP and its network of five regional partner organizations in providing in-person and remote training and technical assistance (TA) to owners, operators, and managers of lagoon wastewater treatment systems across the United States, territories, and tribal...
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP), in collaboration with six regional partners and the University of Illinois, received a $1,100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water under the "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" program (CFDA 66.436). The funding will support RCAP's efforts to provide in-person and remote...
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) was awarded a $4 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA #66.446). RCAP and its strategic partners—which include sub-awardees the University of Illinois, Water Environment Federation, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, and National Association of Clean Water Agencies—will provide...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.446) provides $3,000,000 in funding to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) to deliver technical assistance and training to owners, operators, and managers of small publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. The activities include in-person and remote capacity building in technical, managerial,...
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization, received a $14,300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424). The funding will support RCAP's efforts to provide technical, managerial, and financial capacity-building training and technical assistance to operators, board members, and managers/staff of small tribal/non-tribal community...
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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office for Water awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (CFDA 66.446) program to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) to reduce barriers for Tribes to access infrastructure funding. Through this grant, RCAP and its subrecipient partners will provide in-depth technical assistance projects, develop a Tribal septic assessment tool, and deliver a variety of trainings on technical,...
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) was awarded a $12.32 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). RCAP will provide technical assistance, training, and capacity building for operators, managers, and board members of small community water systems, non-transient non-community water systems, and transient non-community water...
The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) was awarded a $6.765 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office for Water under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA #66.424). Under this award, RCAP will provide technical, managerial, and financial capacity-building training and technical assistance to operators, board members, and managers of small community water systems, non-transient...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $8,500,000 Project Grant under the Water and Waste Technical Assistance and Training Grants program (CFDA 10.761) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The grant, awarded on Sep 6, 2024, supports RCAP in providing technical assistance and training services focused on improving water, wastewater, and solid waste management systems in small, rural, and tribal...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (CFDA 66.446) program to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP). RCAP will utilize this 3-year grant to provide in-person and remote training and technical assistance to small, rural, and tribal communities across the U.S., territories, and tribal lands. The goal is to improve the compliance and long-term financial sustainability of publicly owned treatment works and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems through capacity building, infrastructure funding assistance, and ensuring effective system management. RCAP will leverage its network of over 300 technical assistance providers to deliver more than 240 multi-visit projects, with each receiving an average of 80-100 hours of support. The expected outcomes include increased personnel knowledge and skills to develop and manage competitive funding for clean water infrastructure projects, ultimately leading to more sustainable solutions for rural communities.