# Technical Assistance and Training for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-ow-owm-26-01-technical-assistance-and-training-for-rural-small-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362798

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $3.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $25.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 14, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-OW-OWM-26-01 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 14, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $25.5 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 2 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications under the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 104(b)(8) to provide Technical Assistance and Training for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems. The program supports small, rural, and Tribal communities’ efforts to identify water challenges, develop plans, build technical, financial, and managerial capacity, comply with CWA requirements, and access water infrastructure funding. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity under the Clean Water Act, EPA will achieve greater protection of public health and the environment through an increase in trained water sector personnel, access to funding and financing for wastewater treatment facilities, and Clean Water Act compliance. This action advances the Administration’s priorities, including to Make America Healthy Again, by improving water quality and reducing exposure risks, and enabling responsible economic growth for small, rural, and tribal communities through improved wastewater infrastructure. In partnership with States, Tribes, and local governments and grounded in sound science and the law, EPA will deliver cleaner water, stronger infrastructure, and long-term environmental stewardship for all Americans. The proposed activities support the Agency’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative’s Pillar 1: Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American. Priority Areas identified in this opportunity are: (1) Technical assistance and training for rural, small, and Tribal municipalities for planning, developing and acquisition of financing/funding for eligible projects and activities. • Technical assistance and training for rural, small, and Tribal publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater systems to help improve water quality and to achieve and maintain compliance. (2) Technical assistance and training 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. (3) Information dissemination, technical assistance and training focused specifically on decentralized wastewater treatment systems to support planning, development and acquisition of financing.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-OW-OWM-26-01 still open?

No. It closed on August 14, 2026.

### Who can apply for Technical Assistance and Training for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems?

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 Technical Assistance and Training for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems?

Closed August 14, 2026. 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 $3.0 million each. About $25.5 million in total across about 12 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.