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| ELIGIBILITY: |
Entities eligible for Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) grants:
- Private nonprofit organizations that have been granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service
- Must have proven ability, background, experience, legal authority and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis
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ELIGIBLE
GRANT
PURPOSES:
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- Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems of associations (group-type organizations) in rural areas relating to:
- Source
- Storage
- Treatment
- Distribution
- Identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems of associations (group-type organizations) in rural areas relating to:
- Collection
- Treatment
- Disposal
- Assist associations, that have filed a preapplication for assistance, in the preparation of water and/or waste disposal loan and/or grant application
- Provide training to association personnel that will improve the management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities
- Pay expenses associated with providing the technical assistance and/or training
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INELIGIBLE
GRANT
PURPOSES:
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- Recruiting applications for water and waste disposal loan and/or grant program
- Duplicating current services, replacement or substitution of support previously provided such as those performed by an association's consultant in developing a project
- Funding political activities
- Paying for capital assets, purchase of real estate or vehicles, improve or renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately-owned property
- Paying for construction or operation and maintenance costs
- Paying costs incurred before the effective date of the grant
- Paying for technical assistance which duplicates assistance provided to implement an action plan funded by the Forest Service
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PREAPPLICATION
DEADLINE:
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Preapplications, on SF-424.1, can be filed between October 1 and December 31 of each fiscal year. |
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