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HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177: Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project

Closed Closed September 5, 2025 Opportunity HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$1.4 million
• Award floor$400,000
• Total funding$11.0 million
• Expected awards8
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards awards averaged $889,173; this notice allows up to $1.4 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

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