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Great Lakes RCAP receives federal funding under the following programs to provide free technical assistance to communities.
Health and Human Services - Office of Community Services
Program seeks to improve the living conditions of rural poor by providing access to safe drinking water and sanitary wastewater treatment in communities under 10,000.
EPA Wastewater
Funds RCAP to provide outreach and on-site technical assistance to address wastewater treatment issues in rural areas under 3,300.
EPA Safe Drinking Water
Funds RCAP to help water systems that serve less than 3,300 customers to achieve compliance with federal drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
USDA - Rural Utilities Service - Technitrain Program
RCAP assists communities under 10,000 in the development and management of water and wastewater facilities.
USDA - Rural Housing Service - RCDI Program
Most of these programs are targeted to serve communities in rural areas with populations under 3,300. Many of our client communities are very small, with less than a few hundred people. In addition to federal programs, several state RCAP's also receive a portion of their funding from state programs.
Great Lakes RCAP also houses the Sandusky River Watershed Coalition. Click here to link to its homepage.
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