Project Grant AID688F1400001

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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) was awarded a $935,000 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 partner with several organizations to provide training and technical assistance to private drinking water well owners and stakeholders on well protection and water quality. Services will include in-person and online workshops, well...

The Department of State Office of the Secretary of State awarded a $990,462 cooperative agreement to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute to strengthen preparedness of an expanded group of states to confront the risk of state-sponsored ICT-enabled intellectual property theft. Funded through the Cyber Capacity Building program under the Cybersecurity category (CFDA 19.035), the award period is from July 20, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The Cyber Capacity Building program aims to enhance global...

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 Oklahoma Water Resources Board was awarded a $280,143 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE, CFDA #97.023) program for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The CAP-SSSE program provides funding to states and territories to provide technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and to evaluate community performance in implementing...

The State of Washington Department of Ecology received a $174,000 cooperative agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) program. The CAP-SSSE program provides funding to states and territories to provide technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and to evaluate community performance in implementing measures required for participation. Under this...

The federal Project Grant award of $3,430,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) will enable the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) to provide a range of technical assistance and capacity building services to rural communities across the United States. RCAP, a national non-profit organization, will use the funding to enhance water, wastewater, and solid...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $192,992 cooperative agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) program. The CAP-SSSE program, listed under CFDA #97.023, provides funding to states and territories to deliver technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and to evaluate those communities' compliance with program requirements. For...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing education and training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships,...