The Rural Utilities Service is offering additional funding for TAT/Disaster Relief grants to assist rural communities in rebuilding water and sewer infrastructure damaged by recent disasters. Private, non-profit organizations with expertise in providing technical assistance to RUS eligible utilities in disaster-declared areas can apply for grants. The funding will support disaster recovery technical assistance activities such as FEMA and insurance claims, addressing delinquencies, and assisting with loan and grant applications. Applications are accepted until October 18, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 297891
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | TATDISASTERFY18 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | TAT Disaster Grant Funding FY18 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Disaster Prevention and Relief |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.761 — Technical Assistance and Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 06, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility criteria for TAT grants is as follows: (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 ofproject(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 7 CFR 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 (3) Contract with a non-affiliated organization for not more than 49 percent of the grant to provide the proposed assistance. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Rural Utilities Service |
| Description: | The additional funding made available under this notice for TAT/Disaster Relief grants will allow rural communities to rebuild water and sewer infrastructure damaged by recent disasters and enhance the security of the RUS loan portfolio. Qualified private, non-profit organizations with expertise and a record of experience in providing technical assistance and training to RUS eligible water and sewer utilities may apply to receive a grant to provide technical assistance to RUS eligible water and sewer utilities in areas covered by a Presidential disaster declaration on or after the date of this notice. Grants are for disaster recovery related technical assistance, including such services as helping eligible rural water and sewer utilities complete Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) claims, and file insurance recovery claims, address and cure outstanding delinquencies, and assisting new and returning RUS applicants prepare applications for water and waste disposal loans and grants as needed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Anita OBrien
Loan Specialist Phone 202-690-3789 Email:anita.obrien@wdc.usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 297891 Full Announcement-Federal Register NOSA -> Application Guide TAT_SWM Grants FY 2018 – FINAL.pdf
Folder 297891 Full Announcement-Federal Register NOSA -> TAT-DR NOSA FR Doc.pdf
Folder 297891 Full Announcement-Federal Register NOSA -> 1775%20finalrule.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Anita OBrien Loan Specialist Phone 202-690-3789 Email: anita.obrien@wdc.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.761 | PKG00235171 | Oct 18, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
297891 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
297891 SF424B-1.1.pdf
297891 SF424A-1.0.pdf
297891 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
297891 AD_1047-1.0.pdf
297891 AD_1048-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
297891 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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