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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 '09:

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, 2008, for FY '09 funds.

Accomplishments

There were no projects funded in Georgia under this program during FY '07. 

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 

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Please send any comments or suggestions to:   craig.scroggs@ga.usda.gov

Last Updated : February 12, 2009