# Training and Technical Assistance for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems for Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination of Pollution

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-ow-owm-24-01-training-and-technical-assistance-for-rural-small-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356501

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $4.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 28 awards worth $49.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 25, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-OW-OWM-24-01 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 25, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $4.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 28 |
| Total funding | $49.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.446 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section III of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The EPA is soliciting applications to provide training and technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities, publicly owned wastewater treatment works, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution. Eligible activities include training and technical assistance only. Each application submitted under this announcement must address one, and only one of the four Priority Areas. Only one application may be submitted for each Priority Area per applicant. Eligible organizations may submit more than one application under this competition as long as each one is separately submitted and addresses only one Priority Area. Priority area 1: Acquisition of Finance/Funding: Training and technical assistance for rural, small, and Tribal municipalities for planning, developing and acquisition of financing/funding for CWSRF eligible activities. Priority area 2: Protect Water Quality and Compliance Assistance: Training and technical assistance for rural, small, and Tribal publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater systems to help improve water quality and to achieve and maintain compliance. Priority area 3: Tribal: Training and technical assistance focused specifically on Tribes for planning, developing and acquisition of financing/funding, to help improve water quality and achieve and maintain compliance, and/or to support emerging contaminants project development. Priority area 4: Decentralized Systems: Information Dissemination, Training and Technical Assistance focused specifically on decentralized wastewater treatment systems to support planning, development and acquisition of finance.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-OW-OWM-24-01 still open?

No. It closed on November 25, 2024.

### Who can apply for Training and Technical Assistance for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems for Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination of Pollution?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Training and Technical Assistance for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems for Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination of Pollution?

Closed November 25, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $4.0 million each. About $49.0 million in total across about 28 awards.

### Who has won Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (Clean Water Act [CWA] Section 104(b)(8)) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated, National Rural Water Association, University of New Mexico. The program made 27 awards worth $102 million in that time.