Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)/Rural Community Development Facilities Program (RCDAP)/ Homeland Security Program: Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Safety and Security Training and Technical Assistance Project

Post Date

April 17th 2009

Application Due Date

May 18th 2009

See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EF-0025

CFDA Number(s)

93.570

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Multi-state, regional, private, non-profit organizations that can provide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities concerning their community facility needs are eligible entities under this program announcement. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $400000

• Award Range:

  $400000 - $400000

Grant Description

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, contingent upon available funding, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award a Rural Community Facilities Development Program (RF), Homeland Security Program, Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Safety and Security Training and Technical Assistance grant to a non-profit organization to provide a Nationwide training and technical assistance to small, rural communities. The project will address concerns of many small and very small community water and wastewater treatment systems that may be most vulnerable to possible terrorist attacks and least prepared to deal with such events.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Administration for Children and Families

• Agency Contact:

  ACF Applications Help Desk
  app_support@acf.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  ACF Applications Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  app_support@acf.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-OCS-EF-0025.html