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General | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
"Making improvements to your lighting is one of the fastest ways to cut your energy bills."![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - American Public Works Association.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - International City/County Management Association.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - National Rural Water Association.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Small Community Water Infrastructure Exchange.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - The Utility Wind Integration Group, Inc.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Water Infrastructure Network.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Mississippi State University. Southern Rural Development Center.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Land and Water British Columbia, Inc.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Local Government Environmental Assistance Network.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Mississippi State University. Southern Rural Development Center.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Rural Development. Rural Utilities Service.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Rural Community Assistance Corporation.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Kansas State University.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Kansas State University.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Local Government Environmental Assistance Network.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Environmental Protection Agency.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Local Government Environmental Assistance Network.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Washington State. Department of Ecology.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - The Ohio State University.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Rural Utilities Service.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Environmental Protection Agency.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Rural Utilities Service.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Rural Utilities Service.
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A database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Please search for the programs below in the database for more details and contact information.
- 10.736 Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
- 10.910 Rural Abandoned Mine Program
- 10.762 Solid Waste Management Grants
- 10.770 Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants (Section 306C)
- 10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Environmental Protection Agency.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - West Virginia University. National Research Center for Coal and Energy.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Rural Community Assistance Partnership.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Appalachian Regional Commission.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - U.S. DOE. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office.
"The Weatherization Assistance Program enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient." - State Contacts
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - U.S. General Services Administration. Federal Citizen Information Center.
Listing of State Utility Commissions. "State utility commissions regulate consumer service and rates for gas, electricity and a variety of other services within your state."![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - DOI. United States Geological Survey.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Rural Development.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - National Rural Water Association.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Department of Agriculture.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - The Small Community Water Infrastructure Exchange.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Economic Research Service.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Environmental Protection Agency.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Environmental Protection Agency.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - Housing Assistance Council.
Rural Voices: The Magazine of the Housing Assistance Council, Summer 2004, Volume 9, Number 2![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - National Council for Science and the Environment. National Library for the Environment.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - USDA. Economic Research Service.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115175001im_/http://ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_web/shared_images/page_images/spacer.gif) | - United States Department of Energy.
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