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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2025-acf-ocs-ef-0177-rural-community-development-program-rcd-water-and-wastewater/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355619

> Administration for Children and Families - OCS offered grants of up to $1.4 million (at least $400,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $11.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 5, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177 |
| Agency | Administration for Children and Families - OCS |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 5, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.4 million |
| Award floor | $400,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $11.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.570 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177 still open?

No. It closed on September 5, 2025.

### Who can apply for Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project?

Administration for Children and Families - OCS accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project?

Closed September 5, 2025. 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 $1.4 million each. About $11.0 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc., Communities Unlimited Inc, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership. The program made 159 awards worth $141 million in that time.