Technical Assistance and Training Grants
Description:
Funding (grants) for technical assistance and
training for water and waste disposal facilities and solid waste management are
available.
Loan Purposes:
Funds may be used to identify and evaluate
solutions to water and/or sewer problems of associations in rural areas relating
to source, storage, treatment, distribution, collection, and disposal. Solid
waste management grants may be used to evaluate current landfill conditions,
provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the
maintenance and operation of active landfills, and provide technical assistance
and/or training for operators of landfills which are closed or will be closed in
the near future with the development/implementation of closure plans, etc.
Who is Eligible:
Private nonprofit organizations that have
been granted tax exempt status by the IRS and for Solid Waste Management grants,
public bodies including local governmental-based multi-jurisdictional
organizations.
Other Criteria:
Applications must be filed between October 1
and December 31 of each fiscal year.
Funding Allocation for FY '10:
Technical Assistance and Training Grants and
Solid Waste Management Grant funds will be retained in the National Office and
allocated on a project case basis. These funds are not available for obligation
within the State. Pre-applications will be accepted between October 1 and
December 31, 2010, for FY '10 funds.
Accomplishments
There were no projects funded in Georgia
under this program during FY '09.
Where Do You Apply:
Applicants will file an original and one copy
of SF-424.1, "Application for Federal Assistance" (for
Non-construction) through the State Office as follows:
State Director
USDA, Rural Development
Stop 304
355 East Hancock Avenue,
Athens, Georgia, 30601-2768
Inquiries can be made at the Area
Office
Last Updated :
February 03, 2010
