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Eligible: Education, Nonprofits, Tribes

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$0 - $3,000,000

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

From US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA is offering technical assistance funding under the Clean Water Act to help small, rural, and Tribal communities address wastewater and water quality challenges. This assistance will help wastewater treatment systems – centralized and decentralized – support infrastructure improvements, and build technical, managerial, and financial capacity to operate systems well, protect water quality, and maintain compliance.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

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

    • Source

      US Environmental Protection Agency

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $25,500,000

    • Number of Awards

      12

    • Award Range

      $0 - $3,000,000

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Topics

    Resilience

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Education, Nonprofits, Tribes

    • Sector

      Resilience

    • Activity

      Financial Help

    • Eligibility

      Eligible Entities

      • Nonprofit organizations
      • Institutions of higher education

      Eligible Activities

      • Technical assistance and training for planning, developing and acquisition of financing/funding for eligible projects and activities
      • Technical assistance and training to help improve water quality and to achieve and maintain compliance.
      • 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.
      • Information dissemination, technical assistance and training focused specifically on decentralized wastewater treatment systems to support planning, development and acquisition of financing.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Jun 15, 2026

    • Application Close Date

      Aug 14, 2026

    • Application Close Time

      12:00 AM PST

    • Publish Date

      Jun 15, 2026

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