The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water awarded a $15,400,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants - Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (CFDA 66.424) program to Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated. Through this funding, the organization will provide technical, managerial, and financial capacity-building training and technical assistance to operators, board members, and managers of tribal and...
This $1,375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" (CFDA 66.436) program funds the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) to provide training and technical assistance to small publicly owned wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems across the U.S., territories, and tribal lands. The EFCN...
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,...
This $1,000,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water under the Section 104(b)(3) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436) supports the Environmental Finance Center Network in increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems. The University of New Mexico serves as the lead awardee coordinating seven...
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,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446) provides $666,399 to the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) to develop and deliver on-demand, onsite/decentralized wastewater systems training programs across Iowa. The key activities include offering 30 in-person regional or county-level training courses for local officials, regulatory...
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 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...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $2.97 million Project Grant to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico from August 2021 to January 2024 under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The funding supports increasing the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of small public water systems through comprehensive training and technical assistance...
Under a $1,026,220 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA #66.446), the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) will provide training and technical assistance to help rural, small, and tribal wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) in the Northeast region achieve regulatory compliance and improve water quality.
NEIWPCC will develop six online, self-paced training courses on technical, financial, and managerial topics to increase the capacity of WWTW personnel. They will also provide site-specific, in-person and virtual technical assistance to up to 35 struggling WWTWs, helping them evaluate and recommend CMOM (capacity, management, operations, and maintenance) program improvements and identify funding sources. These efforts aim to equip WWTWs with the skills needed to sustainably operate, maintain, and manage their wastewater infrastructure and achieve permit compliance, ultimately improving water quality in the region.