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Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program

Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture

Deadline
December 31, 2026
Award size
Not stated
Matching funds
Not required
Fit for small groups
Possible fit

In plain language

This grant helps pay for training and technical assistance related to water and waste systems. It is meant to help nonprofits that provide support to communities with water and waste issues.

The money can pay for

  • Training for water and waste system personnel
  • Technical assistance for solving water problems
  • Helping with grant and loan applications
  • Evaluating solutions for waste problems

Who can apply

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status that are legally established and located in a state as defined by the Rural Utilities Service.

Is it a fit for a small group?

Possible fit. This grant may be a good fit for a small community nonprofit that works with water or waste issues, but it requires specific experience and capacity that some small groups may not have.

Before you apply

  • Applicants must be incorporated by December 31 of the application year
  • Must have proven ability to provide regional technical assistance
  • Cannot use funds for capital assets or office improvements
  • Federal applicants need an active registration at SAM.gov and a Grants.gov account. Registration can take several weeks, so start early.

This summary was written by GrantGather with AI, based on the official listing. It can contain mistakes. Check the official listing on Grants.gov before you apply.

From the official listing

Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment, or disposal: assist applicants, that have filed a pre-application with RUS, in the preparation of water and/or waste loan and/or grant applications; and/or provide technical assistance and/or training to water/wastewater system personnel that will improve the management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities. Grant funds may not be used to duplicate current services, such as those performed by an association’s consultant in developing a project; fund political or lobbying activities; pay for capital assets; purchase real estate or vehicles; improve or renovate office…

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Funds may be used to pay expenses associated with providing technical assistance and/or training (TAT) to: Identify and evaluate solutions to water problems relating to source, storage, treatment, or distribution; identify and evaluate solutions to waste problems relating to collection, treatment, or disposal: assist applicants, that have filed a pre-application with RUS, in the preparation of water and/or waste loan and/or grant applications; and/or provide technical assistance and/or training to water/wastewater system personnel that will improve the management, operation and maintenance of water and waste disposal facilities. Grant funds may not be used to duplicate current services, such as those performed by an association’s consultant in developing a project; fund political or lobbying activities; pay for capital assets; purchase real estate or vehicles; improve or renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately owned property; pay the costs for construction, improvement, rehabilitation, modification or operation and maintenance of water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities; and pay costs incurred prior to effective date of grant.

Opportunity number
TAT-FY27
Posted
October 1, 2026
Total funding
$35 million
Eligible applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Eligibility details
(a) Entities eligible for grants must be private nonprofit organizations with tax exempt status, designated by the Internal Revenue Service. A nonprofit organization is defined as any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that:(1) Is operated primarily for scientific, education, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest.(2) Is not organized primarily for profit.(3) Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations.(b) Entities must be legally established and located within a state as defined in §1775.2.(c) Organizations must be incorporated by December 31 of the year the application period occurs to be eligible for funds.(d) Private businesses, Federal agencies, public bodies, and individuals are ineligible for these grants.(e) Applicants must also have the proven ability, background, experience (as evidenced by the organization's satisfactory completion of project(s) similar to those proposed), legal authority, and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to associations as provided in §1775.33. To meet the requirement of actual capacity, an applicant must either:(1) Have the necessary resources to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations in rural areas through its staff, or (2) Be assisted by an affiliate or member organization which has such background and experience, and which agrees, in writing, that it will provide the assistance, or…
Assistance listing
10.761 Technical Assistance and Training Grants
Agency contact
LAVONDA PERNELL Community Programs Specialist
water-rd@usda.gov
202-720-9635
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