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Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project

Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OCS

Assistance Listings: 93.570 -- Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards

Last Updated: April 24, 2025

Description

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...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible organizations include multistate, regional, private, nonprofit organizations with the ability to enable organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities concerning meeting their community facility needs. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.

Grantor contact information

Description

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Email

olivia.barfield@acf.hhs.gov

olivia.barfield@acf.hhs.gov

Documents

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Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

May 1, 2025

Estimated Application Due Date:

July 1, 2025

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

August 29, 2025

Estimated Project Start Date:

September 30, 2025

Fiscal Year:

2025

Application process

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Award

$11,000,000

Program Funding

8

Expected awards

$400,000

Award Floor

$1,381,975

Award Ceiling

Funding opportunity number:

HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Income security and social services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

3

Posted date:

July 25, 2024

Archive date:

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