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

Administration for Children and Families - OCS · HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EF-0177

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Award Range

$400K$1.4M

Total Program Funding

$11.0M

Expected Awards

8

Deadline

September 5, 2025

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project. Administration for Children and Families - OCS. 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... $400,000-$1,381,975 per award; $11,000,000 total program funding; ~8 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Nonprofits (501c3), Nonprofits (non-501c3), Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • Eligible organizations include multistate, regional, private, nonprofit organizations with the ability to enable organizations to provide training ...
  • Deadline: 2025-09-05

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What This 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.

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Who Can Apply

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.

Eligible Applicant Types

501(c)(3) NonprofitsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award
$400K
Maximum Award
$1.4M
Total Program Funding
$11.0M
Expected Number of Awards
8
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: September 2, 2025
Application Deadline: September 5, 2025 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Olivia Barfield olivia.barfield@acf.hhs.gov

olivia.barfield@acf.hhs.gov

Ready to apply?

View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov