California Community Economic Revitalization Team
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California Community Economic Revitalization Team |
Water and Waste Disposal Program |
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Agency: USDA Rural Development - Rural Utilities Service
Program: Water and Waste Disposal Program
Program Description: The programs and descriptions are as follows: Water and Waste Disposal Direct and Guaranteed Loans - Direct loans may be made to develop water and wastewater systems, including solid waste disposal and storm drainage, in rural areas and to cities and towns with a population of 10,000 or less. Funds are available to public entities, such as municipalities, counties, special-purpose districts, and Native American Indian tribes. In addition, funds may be made available to corporations operated on a non-profit basis. Priority will be given to public entities, in areas with less than 5,500 people, to restore a deteriorating water supply, or to improve, enlarge, or modify a water facility or an inadequate waste facility. Also, preference will be given to requests that involve the merging of small facilities and those serving low-income communities. Applicants must be unable to obtain funds from other sources at reasonable rates and terms. The maximum term for all loans is 40 years; however, no repayment period will exceed State statutes or the useful life of the facility. Interest rates may be obtained from Rural Development Field offices. Guaranteed loans may be made for the same purposes as direct loans. They are made and serviced by lenders such as banks and savings and loan associations. Normally, guarantees will not exceed 80 percent on any loss of intere3st and principal on the loan. Water and Waste Disposal Grants - The purpose of the grants is to reduce water and waste disposal costs to a reasonable level for user of the system. Grants may be made, in some instances, up to 75 percent of eligible projects costs. Eligible applicants are the same as for loans. Technical Assistance and Training Grants - The purpose of the program is to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations on a wide range of issues relating to the delivery of water and waste disposal service. Grant funds may be used to assist communities and rural areas identify and evaluate solutions to water or wastewater problems, improve facility operation and maintenance activities, or prepare funding applications for water or wastewater treatment facility construction projects. Eligible communities include rural areas and cities and towns with a population of 10,000 or less. Solid Waste Management Grants - Provides technical assistance and training to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste facilities. Assistance may be provided to enhance operator skills in operations and maintenance, identify threats to water resources, and reduce the solid waste stream. Eligible communities include rural areas and cities and towns with a population of 10,000 or less. Rural Water Circuit Rider Technical Assistance - Grants are made to public and private non-profit organizations to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations located in rural areas and to cities and towns with a population of 10,000 or less to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources, and improve planning and management of solid waste facilities. Assistance may be provided to enhance operator skills in operations and maintenance, identify threats to water resources, and reduce the solid water stream.
Eligibility: See information above.
Funding Information: See information above.
Timelines: Applications are accepted year-round.
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