WATER, WASTEWATER, and STORMWATER – Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant (SEARCH)
USDA Rural Development
Funding Amount
N/A
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Federal
Overview
Provides funding to financially-distressed rural communities to pay for predevelopment feasibility studies, preliminary design and engineering analysis, and technical assistance ad environmental impact analysis to develop applications for financial assistance for water and waste disposal projects.
Details
- Funding Entity: USDA Rural Development
- Funding Type: Grant
- Funding Range: N/A
- Match Required: N/A
Notes
Areas to be served must be rural (population of 2,500 or less) and financially distressed (median household income below the poverty line or less than 80 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan median household income based on latest Census data).Predevelopment planning costs must be related to a proposed project that builds, enlarges, extends, or improves rural water, wastewater, solid waste, or storm water disposal facilities.Contact Dianne Drown, Community Program Specialist, Dianne.Drown@usda.gov, before pursuing an application Broadband | Brownfields | Climate and Environment | Culture and the Arts | Cybersecurity | Disaster Recovery | Economic | Emergency Services | Energy | Housing | Infrastructure | Multiple | Other | Recreation | Transportation | Water/Wastewater/Stormwater Publication Date 10/01/2026
How to Apply
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Water
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