RCD technical assistance-the project will benefit communities with populations under 10,000 by providing t & TA to develop drinking water/wastewater facilities and efficiently manage and maintain…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Great Lakes Community Action Partnership $2,757,534 on September 30, 2025, under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to operate a Rural Community Development technical assistance program through September 29, 2030.

The program delivers onsite technical assistance and both virtual and in-person training to help small rural communities develop, build, and sustain drinking water and wastewater infrastructure systems. Services focus on improving technical, managerial, and financial capacity, with emphasis on communities facing economic hardship and geographic isolation. The program targets communities with populations under 10,000 and median family incomes below 80 percent of the statewide median, aiming to improve health, safety, and economic well-being across the Great Lakes region.

Performance occurs across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, with administrative oversight in Ohio. The program helps communities identify water and wastewater issues, apply for infrastructure funding, preserve affordable services, train system operators to ensure compliance with federal regulations, and increase local capacity and economic opportunity.

Great Lakes Community Action Partnership is passing through funds to two sub-grantees. Indiana Community Action Association Inc. received a sub-award on November 14, 2025, to provide training and technical assistance for drinking water and wastewater facility development in Indiana. West Virginia Community Action Partnerships, Inc. received a sub-award on November 12, 2025, for the same purpose in West Virginia.

RCD technical assistance-the project will benefit communities with populations under 10,000 by providing t & TA to develop drinking water/wastewater facilities and efficiently manage and maintain them. - great lakes community action partnership (glcap) will use RCD funds to continue operating a technical assistance program that supports water and wastewater infrastructure development in rural, low-income communities across illinois, indiana, kentucky, michigan, ohio, west virginia, and wisconsin. The project will provide onsite technical assistance and both virtual and in-person training to help small communities build and sustain water and sewer systems. Services will focus on improving technical, managerial, and financial capacity, especially in areas facing economic hardship and geographic isolation. The program targets communities with populations under 10,000 and median family incomes below 80% of the statewide median, aiming to improve health, safety, and economic well-being for thousands of rural residents across the great lakes region, as well as greater development potential in the communities assisted.