Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loans

Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loans and Grants are provided to develop water and wastewater systems in rural areas with a population of 10,000 or less. Grants are specifically made for the purpose of reducing water and waste disposal costs to a reasonable level for users of the system. Grants may be made, in some instances, for up to 75 percent of eligible project costs. Funds are available to public entities, such as municipalities, counties, special-purpose districts, and Indian tribes, as well as to corporations operated on a not-for-profit basis. Priority will be given to public entities in areas with less than 5,500 people, and to projects that restore a deteriorating water supply, or improve, enlarge, or modify a water facility or an inadequate waste facility. Also, preference will be given to requests which involve the merging of small facilities and those serving low-income communities. 

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Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loans

Guaranteed Loans may be made for the same purpose as direct loans, and are made and serviced by lenders such as banks and savings and loan associations. 

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Water and Waste Disposal Grants

Water and Waste Disposal Grants are made for the purpose of reducing water and waste disposal costs to a reasonable level for users of the system. The grants may be made, in some instances, for up to 75 percent of eligible project costs. Eligible applicants are the same as for loans. 

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Technical Assistance and Training Grants <more info>

Technical Assistance and Training Grants are made to non-profit organizations to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations located in rural areas with a population of 10,000 or less. Assistance may be provided to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste disposal problems, to improve the operation and maintenance of existing water and waste disposal facilities, and to assist associations in preparing applications for water and waste disposal facilities. 

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Solid Waste Management Grants <more info>

Solid Waste Management Grants are made to public and private non-profit organizations to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations located in rural areas with a population of 10,000 or less. Their purpose is 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. 

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Rural Water Circuit Rider Technical Assistance <more info>

Rural Water Circuit Rider Technical Assistance provides on-site technical assistance to help assure cost-effective operation of rural water systems. Rural Utilities Programs has assisted rural water systems, via contracting, with day-to-day operational, financial and management problems. The assistance is provided at no charge and may be requested by officials of rural water systems or by Rural Development personnel. It complements supervisory assistance provided by Rural Development personnel. 

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Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants are made to rural communities that have had a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water and that have a population of less than 10,000. These grants may be made for 100 percent of project costs. The maximum grant is $500,000 when a significant decline in quantity or quality of water occurred within 2 years, or $75,000 to make emergency repairs and replacement of facilities on existing systems. 

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Community Facilities Loans <more info>
See also WV Community Facilities

Community Facilities Direct Loans, Loan Guarantees and Grants, which help construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services in rural areas and towns. 

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Distance Learning and Telemedicines (DLT) Loans and Grants Program

The purpose of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine loan/grant program is to provide financial assistance to needy recipients to enhance learning and health care opportunities for rural residents through the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies by student, teachers, medical professionals and rural residents. To learn more about the program and how to apply, please click on this link:

http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

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