Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $400,000 to $1,381,975
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Olivia Barfield olivia.barfield@acf.hhs.gov (202) 545-4904
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services is seeking nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance for rural water and wastewater treatment systems through the Rural Community Development (RCD) Program. The grant aims to increase access to water supply and waste disposal services for low-income families in rural communities, enhance local capacity for maintaining community facilities, and improve economic opportunities through infrastructure support. Eligible applicants must be private, nonprofit organizations serving multiple contiguous states within a specific region. The evaluation will focus on the applicant's ability to leverage public and private resources, promote coordination between federal, state, and local agencies, and demonstrate expertise in rural community development. The application deadline is September 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, with an expected project start date of September 30, 2025.
The total program funding is $11 million, with 8 expected awards ranging from $400,000 to $1,375,000 for the first budget period. The grant will be awarded for a five-year project period, consisting of five one-year budget periods. The program specifically targets low-income rural communities, with a focus on improving water and wastewater system management, enhancing community governance structures, and supporting infrastructure improvements in small, underserved rural areas. Recipients will be expected to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to help these communities develop and maintain affordable, safe drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Synopsis
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services announces the availability of approximately $11million in Rural Community Development (RCD) discretionary grant funds. RCD funds must be used to provide training and technical assistance to: Increase access for low-income families to water supply and waste disposal services, preserve affordable water and waste disposal services in low-income rural communities, increase local capacity and expertise to establish and maintain needed community facilities, increase economic opportunities for low-income rural communities by ensuring they have basic water and sanitation, utilize technical assistance to leverage additional public and private resources, and promote improved coordination of Federal, state, and local agencies and financing programs to benefit low-income communities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| hhs-2025-acf-ocs-ef-0177_mvv revisions 9.2.25.pdf |
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