Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications 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 Clean Water Act requirements, and access water infrastructure funding. Eligible entities include non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education that can provide technical assistance and training to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities, publicly owned wastewater treatment works, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems. The EPA expects to make at least one award in each of the four Priority Areas, with a total of up to 12 awards. The funding range per award is between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000.
Some key points to consider:
* Eligible entities must meet specific requirements, including being a non-profit organization or institution of higher education.
* Applications must address one and only one of the four Priority Areas.
* Technical assistance and training activities should be tailored to the specific needs of the target audience.
* Applicants must demonstrate their ability to successfully perform the project and manage the proposed technical assistance and training activities.
* The EPA will evaluate applications based on criteria such as the applicant's approach to addressing the Priority Area, environmental results, milestone schedule, and programmatic capability.